Re: Internet Connection Sharing AND networking?

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On Wed, 7 Dec 2005 10:04:35 -0700, "Owen Mortensen" <ojm.NO_SPAM@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>"Chuck" <none@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:h6sbp1tjdhg9pcfig82g964vmplq39qihc@xxxxxxxxxx
>> On Tue, 6 Dec 2005 11:50:40 -0700, "Owen Mortensen" <ojm.NO_SPAM@xxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>"Tony" <ttiger@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>news:dn21em$elg$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>
>>>> "Owen Mortensen" <ojm.NO_SPAM@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>> news:uIsvm5b%23FHA.2176@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Thanks. I'll give that a try when I get home this afternoon.
>>>>>
>>>>> Owen
>>>>>
>>>>> <rvegas@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>>> news:OwztPzb%23FHA.2008@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> Don't use the wizard.
>>>>>> Try this guide, should get your network up and running
>>>>>> http://www.pctechnicians.ca/help/xp.html
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Owen Mortensen" <ojm.NO_SPAM@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:%23umQFaa%23FHA.3308@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>>I have a windows XP Pro machine that is connected to the Internet
>>>>>>>through dial-up. I have Internet Connection Sharing working such that
>>>>>>>I
>>>>>>>can connect to the Internet from a Windows 98SE computer through the
>>>>>>>XP
>>>>>>>Pro computer's dial-up connection. Now, I need to be able to share
>>>>>>>folders from the XP machine so the 98 machine can see them and the
>>>>>>>reverse. I've run the Network setup wizard several times, but still
>>>>>>>cannot see either the XP machine from the 98 machine OR the 98 machine
>>>>>>>from the XP machine.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Anyone know how to make this work?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>> Owen
>>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Note that from the link given, you may wish to consider the following:
>>>>
>>>> XP doesn't give you the option of netbeui as standard (you can install
>>>> it
>>>> as an additional option from the XP disk)
>>>>
>>>> ICS will not work if you use static IP addresses on the client machines
>>>> and will allocate a static IP address of 192.168.0.1 to the host
>>>> machine.
>>>>
>>>> The most relevant part of the article is setting up a user/password on
>>>> the
>>>> XP machine the same as that used on the windows 98 machine.
>>
>>>Did not work. Still have the same problem: I can get to the Internet
>>>through
>>>the XP computer from the 98 computer, but I can't see the XP computer from
>>>the 98 computer nor the reverse.
>>>
>>>I cannot disable the firewall for just the LAN connection. If I disable
>>>the
>>>firewall on the LAN, the firewall is also disabled on the dial-up
>>>connection
>>>to the Internet (I don't want to do that! The log shows just about
>>>constant
>>>port probes from various ip addresses)....
>>>
>>>Ideas,
>>>Owen
>>
>> Owen,
>>
>> If you have all correct protocols and transports on all computers, check
>> for a
>> browser (no, I'm not discussing Internet Explorer) problem. This is a
>> normal
>> situation with Windows 98 and Windows XP on the same LAN.
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/windows-9x-9598me-and-browser.html>
>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/windows-9x-9598me-and-browser.html
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/fix-network-problems-but-clean-up.html>
>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/fix-network-problems-but-clean-up.html

>Half way there! Once I disabled the browser on the 98 machine, I could find
>it from the XP Pro machine. However, I still can't see the XP Pro machine
>from the 98 machine....
>
>Anyone?
>
>Owen

Can you see the XP Pro computer from itself? Does it have shares setup?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#Browser>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#Browser

Did you restart both computers, after disabling the browser on the 98 computer?
Do you have any personal firewalls, or antivirus products?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/your-personal-firewall-can-either-help.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/your-personal-firewall-can-either-help.html

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Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
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