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DegnerNJ	posted on 04-14-2002 @ 8:13 PM
Psychopath Registered: Jul. 00	I'm trying to network my computer (WinXP) with my girlfriend's (Win98). I followed the Wizard's directions on both machines, in addition to an article in issue 2 of "The Official Magazine Windows XP." The problem is, the '98 machine can't see my XP machine at all, and all my XP can see is her shared Docs folder and printer (which is weird, because the printer is attatched to mine...) The XP machine has a 100BaseT Ethernet card, the '98 has a 10BaseT, and they are run through a 10BaseT Ethernet Hub. Does anyone know what's wrong, and how to fix it? AOL IM- DegnerNJ DegnerNJ@OpieAnthony.com "Before you walk down this road, you'd better have a map."-Me Get free condoms

FollowThisLogic Nay. We are but men. ROCK. The man with the plan.	posted on 04-15-2002 @ 12:57 AM
O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00	Need more info..... -Are they connected to the internet - if so, how? -If there is a router with DHCP on it (auto-IP-addressing), make sure both computers are set to obtain their IP automatically. -If not, make sure both computers have similar IPs. I would suggest one have 192.168.0.1 and the other 192.168.0.2 - and the subnet mask on both should be 255.255.255.0 -Make sure the Workgroup is the same on both machines. -Open a DOS prompt in Win98 and try to ping the IP of the XP machine. The command is "ping (IP address)". If you need any help on HOW to do any of the things I've mentioned, just ask here, and I (or anyone else who knows) can help you out. "dream yourself awake" he calls "an eternity awaits us all open your eyes and be with me forever.." HOO HOO.. I INVENTED SIGS LIKE THIS!!

DegnerNJ	posted on 04-15-2002 @ 4:11 AM
Psychopath Registered: Jul. 00	quote: -Are they connected to the internet - if so, how? The XP is connected using a 56Kb modem. (MSN) quote: -If there is a router with DHCP on it (auto-IP-addressing), make sure both computers are set to obtain their IP automatically. They are connected to a router, although I'm not sure what good that does, seeing that I'm using a dial-up. (In case you couldn't tell already, I'm not too well versed in this stuff...) quote: -If not, make sure both computers have similar IPs. I would suggest one have 192.168.0.1 and the other 192.168.0.2 - and the subnet mask on both should be 255.255.255.0 I'll give that a shot later, it's kinda late. quote: -Make sure the Workgroup is the same on both machines. Workgroup? Is that the MSHome thing? quote: -Open a DOS prompt in Win98 and try to ping the IP of the XP machine. The command is "ping (IP address)". Again, I'll do that when I get a chance to do the other stuff. Thanks for the help! AOL IM- DegnerNJ DegnerNJ@OpieAnthony.com "Before you walk down this road, you'd better have a map."-Me Get free condoms

Bloody Anus P.L.F. Portugese Liberation Front- Liberating Status' everywhere from the Tyranny of Portugal HYBRID THINKS I'M A GENIUS	posted on 04-15-2002 @ 4:25 AM
O&A Board Regular Registered: Jul. 00	quote: Workgroup? Is that the MSHome thing? Go to control panel and 'System', there should be a 'network identification' tab or something like it..i forget exactly what it is in 98.. and then click on properties, it will show you what the workgroup is. You've probably already done this, but make sure the folders you want to share are set as shared on the XP machine Also, you may need to set access rights for the guest account on XP, not sure though as I don't have XP, but it is an issue I've had with 2K.. I think my mask of sanityÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â is about to slip 2002 Crack Committee Objectives: 1. 94 Wins and NL East Title by the Mets this year 2. Hate the Braves with a passion 3. All 5 Starters have winning records this year 4. Mets win World Series

DegnerNJ	posted on 04-15-2002 @ 4:55 AM
Psychopath Registered: Jul. 00	quote: You've probably already done this, but make sure the folders you want to share are set as shared on the XP machine Actually, no I haven't. It wasn't stated in the Wizard, or in the magazine article. How do I go about this? quote: Also, you may need to set access rights for the guest account on XP, not sure though as I don't have XP, but it is an issue I've had with 2K.. Again, how? God, I'm a moron. I need to take a course in computers or something. AOL IM- DegnerNJ DegnerNJ@OpieAnthony.com Get free condoms This message was edited by DegnerNJ on 4-15-02 @ 5:02 AM

FollowThisLogic Nay. We are but men. ROCK. The man with the plan.	posted on 04-15-2002 @ 3:48 PM
O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00	Right, how frickin stupid of me. Okay, the 98 computer has to log in right? Of course. Even if you just have no password and you just click OK, there's still got to be a username there. That username HAS TO BE a user on the XP machine, and the password has to be the same. To do this (and I hope XP is the same as 2000 on this) go into "Computer Management" in the Administrative Tools. Inside this you'll see "Local User and Groups". Under this there's Users. You must add that username here, and make the password the same as the password to log into Win98 (even if it's no password). To find the workgroup in Win98, right-click Network Neighborhood. click Properties, and click the Identification tab. You'll see "Workgroup" there. This should be the same as the workgroup of the XP machine. Also on this properties page, check out the Configuration tab. If the Primary Logon is not set to Client for Microsoft Networks, it should be. That will give you the login box when you start Windows - you probably won't be able to do this without that. Give it a shot... "dream yourself awake" he calls "an eternity awaits us all open your eyes and be with me forever.." HOO HOO.. I INVENTED SIGS LIKE THIS!!

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