Networking Windows XP and Windows 98SE

[Guest]

Attemping to network new Pentium 4 3:00 system using Windows XP Home edition through a Linksys Fast Ethernet 10/100 hub Model #FENSK05 to an older AMD Athlon running Windows 98SE. Both computers access the Internet, independent of each other.

Created a network floppy disk using XP Home and installed on the AMD Athlon running 98SE. I have configured both networks using the same workgroup name - MSHOME. Appears the only small success I've had is that the AMD Athlon will acknowledge the Pentium on the network however in the Network Neighborhood - no permission to access resource.

The new Pentium XP simply won't acknowledge another computer on the network.

Any clues as to what is happening here and and to correct this problem? The older AMD Athlon has a Linksys network card while the new Pentium has a different type of card installed.

I have the protocols in both computers matched as best possible with TCP/IP, NetBIOS, IPX/SPX/NetBios. I have also disabled the McAfee Firewall Network Filter running in the XP protocols.

Any help appreciated, Thanks.

Bob - Terrace, B.C.

 

[Paul]

Are you using a firewall besides XP's??

Also open My Computer/tools/folder options/view
and tick simple file sharing on XP and enable file/printer
sharing on each network icon in the taskbar...

And if you want the AMD to go online is ICS enabled
on XP? And on both the XP and 98 under the LAN
icons, is use the following ip address selected??

On XP it should be 192.168.0.1 subnet 255.255.255.0
and on the 98 192.168.0.2 (or other) subnet mask
255.255.255.0 default gateway 192.168.0.1
and preferred DNS server 192.168.0.1 (this is for
net access).

NOT obtain an ip automatically...

Attemping to network new Pentium 4 3:00 system using Windows XP Home

edition through a Linksys Fast Ethernet 10/100 hub Model #FENSK05 to an
older AMD Athlon running Windows 98SE. Both computers access the Internet,
independent of each other.

Created a network floppy disk using XP Home and installed on the AMD

Athlon running 98SE. I have configured both networks using the same
workgroup name - MSHOME. Appears the only small success I've had is that
the AMD Athlon will acknowledge the Pentium on the network however in the
Network Neighborhood - no permission to access resource.

The new Pentium XP simply won't acknowledge another computer on the network.

Any clues as to what is happening here and and to correct this problem?

The older AMD Athlon has a Linksys network card while the new Pentium has a
different type of card installed.

I have the protocols in both computers matched as best possible with

TCP/IP, NetBIOS, IPX/SPX/NetBios. I have also disabled the McAfee Firewall
Network Filter running in the XP protocols.