Re: Networking home computers

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If the Windows Firewall is on the XP computer, turn it off while
troubleshooting the network. If the Windows 98 computer has a firewall,
uninstall (not disable) it while troubleshooting.

Have you run the Network Setup Wizard on the XP computer? If so, did you
make the floppy disk to run on the Windows 98 computer and run it there?

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"bagruba" <bagruba@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:674D7F0B-B851-423A-9665-6B56DA64DF44@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Ok, let me start by admitting I am not very knowledgable about the
> intricacies of network setups.
>
> Here's what I'm trying to do: I have 2 computers at home: a desktop using
> Win 98 SE and a laptop using Win XP Home SP2. I have them both connecting
> to
> a Linksys wireless g broadband router/access point, and also have a dsl
> modem
> connecting to my router. Both machines can access the internet fine, so I
> know they are both communicating with my router. Also, the desktop (win
> 98)
> machine is hard-wired to my router. The laptop (win xp) machine connects
> via
> wireless connection.
>
> So, what I want to accomplish is to be able to share resources (drives,
> printers, etc) between the 2 machines. I do have file and printer sharing
> enabled in the network setups for each machine. And have them under same
> workgroup name.
>
> However, on win 98 machine, I can browse through network, access my
> workgroup, then only sees itself (doesn't see my other machine). From
> laptop, I browse through network, and when I try to access the workgroup,
> it
> tells me I don't have access. I am logged on as an administrative user.
>
> Any advice? I'm sure there is just something I don't have set up
> right...but don't know what else to try.


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