"rick" said:
trying to make a simple home network for file sharing with
win xp and win 98 connected thru netgear router. installed
router ok and can access internet. ran network wizard on xp
box, selecting option 'connecting thru hub'. used win xp
disk on win 98 machine - after restart got message "Cannot
Complete Wizard - Cannot find Network hardware"
any ideas?
Run the Wizard again on XP and tell it that the computer connects to
the Internet through a "residential gateway" (the Wizard's term for a
router), not a hub.
Since the Wizard won't run on 98, configure its network settings
manually. Go to Control Panel | Network and:
1. Install these network components if they're not already present:
a. Client for Microsoft Networks
b. TCP/IP protocol
c. File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks
2. Configure the network adapter's TCP/IP properties to obtain an IP
address automatically.
3. Click the Identification tab, specify a computer name, and set the
workgroup name to MSHOME to match XP's workgroup name.
Reboot, then right-click and share any desired disks, folders, and
printers
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