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Cable Modem Tech
September 5th, 2001, 02:48 PM
I just installed RC2 last week or so ... upgraded from 98. 5 computers on local network. cable modem and linksys 4 port router......
all the machines see each other except for my win2k box.... it will not see the xp box.....
everything else is 98..... i am using net buei and i heard that xp has no net buei......

on my 98 machines i have to logon to the 2k box by typing administrator pass= admin..... to get into it..... that is fine and all works well...... well on the xp box i logon as the exact same and i still cant see the 2k box..... not sure if i need to change something in the 2k box or the xp box...... any help would be appreciated..... thanks in advance

CMT :) :) :)

PJPilate
September 5th, 2001, 03:21 PM
Let me get this straight, you're sharing an internet connection with only netbeui? That's an amazing feat, lemme tell ya!

I'm assuming that you have tcp/ip installed and working, standard questions are:

Are all the workgroup names the same?
Can you ping the box from the other computers?
Can you directly connect to a share on the box?

Thats just a starting point for you... :D

Cable Modem Tech
September 5th, 2001, 03:58 PM
I'm assuming that you have tcp/ip installed and working, standard questions are:....yeah sorry i left that out...

Are all the workgroup names the same? ....yes
Can you ping the box from the other computers? yes
Can you directly connect to a share on the box?
no.

the xp box can be seen from every computer except for the win2k machine...

every other machine can see the xp box.
i think the problem may lie with my limited experience of the 2000/xp networking section....
CMT :) :) :)

DJSEARCHING
September 7th, 2001, 01:57 PM
Nah he's right.I thought it was because of sp2 on the 2k machine.I didn't get to into it,basically cause I was excited that MS sent me another product code,so that I was able to get xp on the machine running 2k.MS dosen't "support" net buei.However you'll find it on the cd under cd:\valueadd\msft\net.

fair64
September 8th, 2001, 03:29 PM
Make sure you have the internet connection firewall turned off in the local area connection properties advanced tab.

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