Home network with XP, 98 and 95

[Lee Smith]

I have a home network with a 2k system, 98 systems and a
95 system. I have all of them shared out and they can
all see each other using NetBEUI. The reason I use the
NetBEUI is I am connected to a hub that connects me to
the internet via Comcast. Comcast provides my systems
with IP addresses and each one has a different subnet
mask. Needless to say when I tried to go to IP only the
machines would not see each other. Well the other day I
added a XP system to this mix. From boot up the XP
system sees the 95 system but nothing else. I've since
added file sharing to the XP system, turned off the
firewall and added NetBEUI to the XP box. With all that
I am still unable to see any of the other machines. Any
ideas on what I am missing and what I could do to correct
this problem so the XP machine can be seen by the 98 and
2k systems? Any help in this would be greatly
appriciated!

Lee

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

I have a home network with a 2k system, 98 systems and a
95 system. I have all of them shared out and they can
all see each other using NetBEUI. The reason I use the
NetBEUI is I am connected to a hub that connects me to
the internet via Comcast. Comcast provides my systems
with IP addresses and each one has a different subnet
mask. Needless to say when I tried to go to IP only the
machines would not see each other. Well the other day I
added a XP system to this mix. From boot up the XP
system sees the 95 system but nothing else. I've since
added file sharing to the XP system, turned off the
firewall and added NetBEUI to the XP box. With all that
I am still unable to see any of the other machines. Any
ideas on what I am missing and what I could do to correct
this problem so the XP machine can be seen by the 98 and
2k systems? Any help in this would be greatly
appriciated!

Lee

You're doing the right thing by using a protocol other than TCP/IP in
your network, where the computers are connected directly to the cable
modem and receive public IP addresses from it.

Be sure to un-bind File and Printer Sharing from TCP/IP on all of the
computers, as shown here:

Windows XP Network Protocols
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/network_protocols.htm
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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