Networking xp with 98

[Guest]

I can't successfully network Windows XP and Windows 98. I have an old desktop machine (pentium 4) with Windows 98. I have plugged a Realtech Ethernet adaptor which is successfully installed. The XP machine is a laptop which has a CD burner but no floppy drive (therefore I can't create a network disk at the end of the xp network wizard). At the moment, the XP machine (laptop) can recognise the desktop as being present, but I don't have permission to access files (or the network path could not be found). However the laptop is not detected on the 98 machine

Please help

P.S I am virtually computer illiterate, so any advice, explain it like I'm a 2 year ol
Thank

 

[Phil M.]

I can't successfully network Windows XP and Windows 98. I have an old

desktop machine (pentium 4) with Windows 98. I have plugged a Realtech
Ethernet adaptor which is successfully installed. The XP machine is a
laptop which has a CD burner but no floppy drive (therefore I can't
create a network disk at the end of the xp network wizard). At the
moment, the XP machine (laptop) can recognise the desktop as being
present, but I don't have permission to access files (or the network
path could not be found). However the laptop is not detected on the 98
machine.

Are you logging in to the Win98 machine with a user account that is
identical (same user name and password) to a user account on the XP
machine?

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
I can't successfully network Windows XP and Windows 98.

I have an old desktop machine (pentium 4) with Windows
98. I have plugged a Realtech Ethernet adaptor which is
successfully installed. The XP machine is a laptop which
has a CD burner but no floppy drive (therefore I can't
create a network disk at the end of the xp network
wizard). At the moment, the XP machine (laptop) can
recognise the desktop as being present, but I don't have
permission to access files (or the network path could not
be found). However the laptop is not detected on the 98
machine.

Please help!

P.S I am virtually computer illiterate, so any advice,

explain it like I'm a 2 year old

Thanks


.
ethernetuser

first you need a network installation disk,ask around
maybe somebody have one you can use,someone can send you
one.
second when you install local area network on windows98
you need to put in a password at the desktop startup,
without it you whould't see other pc's and other pc can't
accsess yours.
please try microsoft.com/download maybe you will find
what you need,if avrything fails I will send you one.
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

I can't successfully network Windows XP and Windows 98. I have an old desktop machine (pentium 4) with Windows 98. I have plugged a Realtech Ethernet adaptor which is successfully installed. The XP machine is a laptop which has a CD burner but no floppy drive (therefore I can't create a network disk at the end of the xp network wizard). At the moment, the XP machine (laptop) can recognise the desktop as being present, but I don't have permission to access files (or the network path could not be found). However the laptop is not detected on the 98 machine.

Please help!

P.S I am virtually computer illiterate, so any advice, explain it like I'm a 2 year old
Thanks

Burn XP's Network Setup Wizard to a CD and run it on the Windows 98
computer. Here's the file:

C:\Windows\System32\Netsetup.exe

If that doesn't fix everything, try these tips:

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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