WinXP vs. Win98SE Network issue

[Chrille]

Hi everybody!

Got this really annoying situation.
My Laptop has WinXP home installed witch I have connected
to a network with two desktop computers witch have Win98SE
installed. I can see the computers in the specific
Workgroup that I'm in to, but when trying to connect to
one of the win98 computers from the WinXP Laptop, by
double clicking on it, it just says: \\"Computername" is
not available. bla bla.... Could not find bla bla.

But if I go through the "Run", and there enter the
specific IP adress of one of the Win98 Computers, it
works! I get a new window with all the shared resources on
the win98 computer.

What cause this strange behavior?

/Chrille

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Hi everybody!

Got this really annoying situation.
My Laptop has WinXP home installed witch I have connected
to a network with two desktop computers witch have Win98SE
installed. I can see the computers in the specific
Workgroup that I'm in to, but when trying to connect to
one of the win98 computers from the WinXP Laptop, by
double clicking on it, it just says: \\"Computername" is
not available. bla bla.... Could not find bla bla.

But if I go through the "Run", and there enter the
specific IP adress of one of the Win98 Computers, it
works! I get a new window with all the shared resources on
the win98 computer.

What cause this strange behavior?

/Chrille

Make sure that NetBIOS Over TCP/IP is enabled on all computers:

Enable NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (NetBT)
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/troubleshoot/netbt.htm
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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