Networking XP and 98SE

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Mark

I am having problems with the networking on two
machines. I can read from the XP computer to the 98 but
not in reverse. When onthe 98 computer I can see the
shared files but get the message "Access denied" whenever
I try to transfer or read files.

Any help?

Mark
 
"Mark" said:
I am having problems with the networking on two
machines. I can read from the XP computer to the 98 but
not in reverse. When onthe 98 computer I can see the
shared files but get the message "Access denied" whenever
I try to transfer or read files.

Any help?

Mark
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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
firewalls while troubleshooting. Details here:

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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Thank you. I have tried the NETBui disabling but without
success. Whe I run "ipconfig /all" I get a the dos
prompt for a second then it goes. Not having much luck.

M
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Thank you. I have tried the NETBui disabling but without
success. Whe I run "ipconfig /all" I get a the dos
prompt for a second then it goes. Not having much luck.

M
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Before running ipconfig, open a command prompt window:

1. Click Start | Run.
2. Type "cmd" in the box
3. Click OK.

Close the command prompt window with the "exit" command.
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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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