Re: Network prob with XPpro

"Paul Jeffree" <me@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Posted a few days ago in alt.pcnews, wonder if anyone here can help:

I saw your Post in news:alt.pcnews
But I didn't (& don't) have any bright ideas that would make it Fixted.

We've two W98se machines linked via ethernet & ADSL/router,
all w**king fine. Then added a laptop which has XPpro. After using
the network connection wizard the situation is:

The 2 W98 boxes can read and write to the laptop.
The laptop can see the internet & download stuff. But it can't see
either of the W98 machines for file sharing, tho' it can ping them!

Thought it was a Zonealarm thing, so made sure all were mutually
in the trusted zone. No change, and (after disconnecting the
internet feed) I turned off ZA and still no change.

I've not used XP before, and expect I'm missing something obvious....

Suggestions welcome!

Have you tried Enabling the "Simple File Sharing" thingy
in the WinXP Pro Machine?
(Or Disabling it, if it's Enabled.)

I can't remember where that Option is, exactly, but have a look
around in the various property Boxes on Drives & Folders & things.
(or in the XP "Help & Support" thingy)

WinXP Pro has *different* Settings available than WinXP Home in
that respect.

Also, what does a "net view" (at a Command Prompt) show?

& can you ping the other (w98) Machines?
Both by Machine Name & by IP Address?

& have you Set the XP Pro Machine up with a User Account that you
have to Log into with a PassWord, or not?

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pmj


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