Win95 and Win XP Networking

[mark]

HI

I have 2 pc's one with win95 the other with win xp home. I
an using a crossover cat 5 cable, with tcpip, ipx/spx and
netbeui on win 95 and xp. Win xp pc can ping win 95 pc and
logon to shared folders. win 95 is unable to ping win xp
pc (request timed out) but from network neighbourhood can
see xp pc but unable to access shared printer and folders.

When logged in as Administrator on win 95, from dos prompt
net use command get error code 5. When logged in as Charles
(User Account on win95 and xp) on win 95, from dos prompt
net use command get error 2215 (logon server cannot be
found.

Any help would be appreciated

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

HI

I have 2 pc's one with win95 the other with win xp home. I
an using a crossover cat 5 cable, with tcpip, ipx/spx and
netbeui on win 95 and xp. Win xp pc can ping win 95 pc and
logon to shared folders. win 95 is unable to ping win xp
pc (request timed out) but from network neighbourhood can
see xp pc but unable to access shared printer and folders.

When logged in as Administrator on win 95, from dos prompt
net use command get error code 5. When logged in as Charles
(User Account on win95 and xp) on win 95, from dos prompt
net use command get error 2215 (logon server cannot be
found.

Any help would be appreciated

Using more than one protocol can make networking unreliable. Unless
you have a specific reason for using them, remove NetBEUI and IPX/SPX
from both computers and use only TCP/IP. If you keep more than one
protocol, choose one of them and un-bind file sharing from the
other(s). Details here:

Windows XP Network Protocols
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/network_protocols.htm

You must disable XP's built-in Internet Connection Firewall on the
local area network to allow Win95 to access it. Details here:

Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/ic_firewall.htm

If your XP computer isn't configured as an Internet Connection Sharing
host, you need to assign static IP addresses to both computers.

On Windows XP:

1. Open the Network Connections folder.
2. Right click the network connection.
3. Click Properties.
4. Double click "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
5. Click "Use the following IP address".
6. Enter IP address 192.168.0.1.
7. Enter subnet mask 255.255.255.0.

On Windows 95:

1. Go to Control Panel | Network.
2. Double click "TCP/IP->network adapter".
3. Click "Specify an IP address".
4. Enter IP address 192.168.0.2.
5. Enter subnet mask 255.255.255.0.
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[Guest]

Steve,

If your XP computer isn't configured as an Internet

connection Sharing host, you need to assign static IP
addresses to both computers.

Why?

Fred

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[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Steve,

connection Sharing host, you need to assign static IP
addresses to both computers.

Why?

Fred

Because:

1. Computers that communicate using TCP/IP need IP addresses, and:

2. Mark's network has a crossover cable connection between XP and 95,
so there isn't another device on the network acting as a DHCP server
to assign IP addresses, and:

3. Windows 95 can't automatically assign itself an IP address like
later versions of Windows can.
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
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[Guest]

HI
Thanks for the help. Promblem sorted. Windows XP
Configured for Domain and not workgroup.
Change to workgroup all fine

Regards

Mark