wireless network (Windows XP and 98)

[sg]

I have a wireless network with one machine on Windows XP
and the other two on 98. All three are able to browse
the internet, but the XP system cannot see the 98 systems
and vice-versa. The 98 systems can see each other in
network neighborhood. The workgroup on the 98 systems is
Wg. The workgroup on the XP system is WG. If you try to
browse the network on the XP system for other systems you
get an error message to consult your network
administrator. Any suggestions???

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

I have a wireless network with one machine on Windows XP
and the other two on 98. All three are able to browse
the internet, but the XP system cannot see the 98 systems
and vice-versa. The 98 systems can see each other in
network neighborhood. The workgroup on the 98 systems is
Wg. The workgroup on the XP system is WG. If you try to
browse the network on the XP system for other systems you
get an error message to consult your network
administrator. Any suggestions???

These tips should help you get everything working:

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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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
I have a wireless network with one machine on Windows XP
and the other two on 98. All three are able to browse
the internet, but the XP system cannot see the 98 systems
and vice-versa. The 98 systems can see each other in
network neighborhood. The workgroup on the 98 systems is
Wg. The workgroup on the XP system is WG. If you try to
browse the network on the XP system for other systems you
get an error message to consult your network
administrator. Any suggestions???
.
First of all both systems must be on the same

workgroup.....Wg not WG. Next go into your XP progranm
and have your firewall "disabled" Once this is done shut
down the XP xomputer & restart. Now you should be able to
Network all the computers.
Burt

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

First of all both systems must be on the same
workgroup.....Wg not WG. Next go into your XP progranm
and have your firewall "disabled" Once this is done shut
down the XP xomputer & restart. Now you should be able to
Network all the computers.
Burt

Workgroup names aren't case sensitive, so Wg is the same as WG.

It makes network browsing a little easier if all computers use the
same workgroup, but it isn't necessary. Windows networking supports
multiple workgroups, and a computer in any workgroup can access a
computer in any other workgroup.

To access another computer directly, regardless of what workgroup
either computer is in, type the computer's name in the Start | Run box
in this format:

\\computer
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com