Xp Network in Netbeui

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Bheemasena

I have a 5 PCs in my home. Windows98SE, Windows 2000
Professional, Windows95, and Windows XP. Also I have a
Pinter with Printserver connected to its Cintronic port.

All PC have NetBeui installed and are in same work group.

From XP machine i can ping the other PCs with their host
name but cannot see them in my Workgroup.

I cannot access the printserver, from XP but can access
from other 4 pc.

Please tell me
1. How can i see the other PCs in my Workgroup.
2. How can i use my printer which is connected to print
server.

Note Service paches is being updated regularly on all
these PCs.

Thanks in advance....

Bheem
 
Did you create the network card on the XP machine and install it on the
other computers ?
 
I have a 5 PCs in my home. Windows98SE, Windows 2000
Professional, Windows95, and Windows XP. Also I have a
Pinter with Printserver connected to its Cintronic port.

All PC have NetBeui installed and are in same work group.

From XP machine i can ping the other PCs with their host
name but cannot see them in my Workgroup.

I cannot access the printserver, from XP but can access
from other 4 pc.

Please tell me
1. How can i see the other PCs in my Workgroup.
2. How can i use my printer which is connected to print
server.

Note Service paches is being updated regularly on all
these PCs.

Thanks in advance....

Bheem
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I'm having similar problem. I posted question about this earlier but have
not received help yet. Why using NetBeui?
 
I understand you need the Netbeui or Ipx/spx protocol if you are using
Ethernet cards.
Otherwise, just use the Tcp/ip for a direct hookup.
 
Greetings --

My recommendation would be to remove NetBEUI from the mix and
simply configure your various PCs' TCP/IP settings correctly.

On the WinXP PC, create local user account(s), with password(s),
that have the desired access privileges to the desired shares. Log on
to the other PCs using those account(s), and you will be able to
access the designated shares, provided your network is configured
properly. Also, make sure that WinXP's built-in firewall is disabled
on the internal LAN connection.

On the Win2K PC, create local user account(s), with password(s),
that have the desired access privileges to the desired shares. Log on
to the other PCs using those account(s), and you will be able to
access the designated shares, provided your network is configured
properly.

Usually, WinXP's Networking Wizard makes it simple and painless --
almost entirely automatic, in fact. There's a lot of useful,
easy-to-follow information in WinXP's Help & Support files, and here:

Home Networking
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/using/howto/homenet/default.asp

Networking Information
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking.htm

PracticallyNetworked Home
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/index.htm

Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm

Configuring Windows 2000 Professional to Work in a Peer-to-Peer
Network
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q258717

And you really needn't use more than a single protocol on all of
the machines. If you requires Internet access, TCP/IP is necessary,
so that's normally the one to use.

If, however, you decide that you want to use the old, unrouteable
NetBEUI, anyway, install it.

HOW TO Install NetBEUI on Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q301041


Bruce Chambers

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On Wed, 12 May 2004 01:01:43 -0700, "Bheemasena"

Do you have the firewall enabled on the WinXP machine? If so, turn it
off. Also, WinXP does not normally install NetBEUI on a machine. You
have to install it manually from the valueadd\msft\net\netbeui folder on
the CD. Instructions for doing that are located here:
http://www.winxpcentral.com/windowsxp/netbeui.php
and here: http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/winxpnet.htm

With your setup I don't see any reason you couldn't just use TCP/IP for
everything - and it is actually supported by WinXP.

Good Luck,
Navin R. Johnson
 
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