sharing files with windows 98se PC

[surface9]

I have AT&T DSL and a router connecting both PC's (windows 2000 sp2
and windows 98se) and both have good access to the internet at the
same time.

So far, so good.

I want to share files on both PC's with each other, and I am lost
trying to figure out how to do that. I viewed the following microsoft
webpage:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/g258717/

but it is ahead of me - I don't have any way of seeing my windows 98se
PC on my windows 2000 PC (or vice-verse).

When I go to "network and dial-up connectons", under the TOOLS tab, I
select "map network drive", but, under "entire network, and also
"computers near me", I only see my own windows 2000 PC - my windows
98se PC does not appear.

How do I tell windows 2000 that there is another PC (connected via the
router), and that it has the same workgroup name ("HOME") as my
windwos 2000 PC has and that it uses the same protocols. I don't see
any button for "detect a locally connected PC" or something logical
like that - how do you let win2k know about it so I can select which
drive to map?

THanks, littleberry

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I have AT&T DSL and a router connecting both PC's (windows 2000 sp2
and windows 98se) and both have good access to the internet at the
same time.

So far, so good.

I want to share files on both PC's with each other, and I am lost
trying to figure out how to do that. I viewed the following microsoft
webpage:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/g258717/

but it is ahead of me - I don't have any way of seeing my windows 98se
PC on my windows 2000 PC (or vice-verse).

When I go to "network and dial-up connectons", under the TOOLS tab, I
select "map network drive", but, under "entire network, and also
"computers near me", I only see my own windows 2000 PC - my windows
98se PC does not appear.

How do I tell windows 2000 that there is another PC (connected via the
router), and that it has the same workgroup name ("HOME") as my
windwos 2000 PC has and that it uses the same protocols. I don't see
any button for "detect a locally connected PC" or something logical
like that - how do you let win2k know about it so I can select which
drive to map?

THanks, littleberry

Under the Tools / Map Network Drive item, type this address:

\\Win98PC\Win98Share

Use the correct computer name and the correct share name
instead of "Win98PC" and "Win98Share".