"Glen" said:
Hi,
I'm having problems setting up a small network for a friend who bought an
inexpensive WIN XP HOME system and wants to easily move data from his old
WIN 98 system.
I've tried to run the networking wizard. Both systems can see and browse
the internet, thru the common 4-port DSL modem. The Win98 system sees files
on the XP system but cannot access them. The WinXP system will not complete
the Network Wizard procedure; it will not make the disc needed to set up
ICS, and because this is a cheap Compac computer with the OS already
installed, there is no WINXP CD to use.
I've done this successfully at my office with a WIN XP PRO system and a WIN
2000 PRO system . . . eveything ran as advertized. Why the problems with XP
HOME and WIN98?
Anyone have any suggestions?
You don't need the disc, because you can make the necessary network
settings manually. You don't need to set up ICS, because your 4-port
DSL modem, not an ICS host computer, is providing Internet access on
the network.
On Windows 98, go to Control Panel | Network and:
1. Add these network components if they aren't already present:
Client for Microsoft Networks
File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks
2. Remove these network components if they're present:
IPX/SPX protocol
NetBEUI protocol
Client for NetWare networks
3. Set the workgroup name to the same name as the Windows XP computer
uses (default for XP is MSHOME).
On XP, run the Network Setup Wizard again, tell it that the computer
connects to the Internet through a residential gateway, and tell it
not to make the disc.
If those steps don't get everything to work, try these:
1. Permanently disable XP's built-in Internet Connection Firewall on
local area network connections -- it's for use only on a direct modem
connection to the Internet. Disable and un-install all other firewall
programs while troubleshooting. When un-installing a firewall
program, use the un-install procedure provided by the manufacturer .
Don't use Control Panel | Add or Remove Programs, which might not
completely un-install it.
For more information, see:
Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/ic_firewall.htm
2. Use only one protocol for File and Printer Sharing. If the network
needs more than one protocol, unbind File and Printer Sharing from all
but one of them. Details here:
Windows XP Network Protocols
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/network_protocols.htm
3. Make sure that NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on all computers.
Details here:
Enable NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (NetBT)
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/troubleshoot/netbt.htm
4. Run "ipconfig /all" on XP and look at the "Node Type" at the
beginning of the output. If it says "Peer-to-Peer" (which should
actually be "Point-to-Point") that's the problem. It means that the
computer only uses a WINS server, which isn't available on a
peer-to-peer network for NetBIOS name resolution.
If that's the case, run the registry editor, open this key:
HLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netbt\Parameters
and delete these values if they're present:
NodeType
DhcpNodeType
Reboot, then try network access again.
If that doesn't fix it, open that registry key again, create a DWORD
value called "NodeType", and set it to 1 for "Broadcast" or 4 for
"Mixed".
For details, see these Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:
Default Node Type for Microsoft Clients
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;160177
TCP/IP and NBT Configuration Parameters for Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314053
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Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
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