??Networking?? HELP!!

[ElrichMeister]

Me and my neighbor want to make a little private network using crossover cables. We both have the same NIC. i have Win XP pro and he has win 98. we set up everything and the networking wizard in xp. on my task bar it shows a connection (XP). but the computers cant find each other. I know you supposed to do something else like in the OS but im tottaly in networking stuff. Please help.


is win 98 compatible with win XP.




Thanx in advance.

[Colin]

Yes, WinXP can network with Win98.

I have never used the WinXP Networking Wizard myself, I usually enter all teh values manually. First your computers must use the same Domain or Workgroup, otherwise you'll be able to see him but he won't see you. Secondly, did you setup your TCP/IP? Install the NetBUI protocol, it'll really help you out when doing simple networking.

Get back to me with those answers above and I'll see if I can help you out a bit more.

[ElrichMeister]

Sorry for the late reply,

I heard that Netbui is not compatible with networked games and stuff.

and how do you set up the TC/IP stuff

and yeah i already made the same workgroup stuff


thanks in advance

[Colin]

<< I heard that Netbui is not compatible with networked games and stuff. >>

It's not generally used for games. Games usually use IPX or TCP/IP.

Will any of these computers in the network have access to the internet? If they do, you'll have to use the 192.168.xxxx.xxx numbers.

On the first computer, make the IP address 192.168.0.1 and give the second computer the ip address 192.168.0.2. Enter 255.255.255.0 for the subnet mask. Now you'll be able to ping each other (open up dos prompt and type Ping 192.168.0.x (x the computer you want to ping). If you get a response then you set it up properly, if it times out something is wrong.

IPX usually sets itself up, you won't have to configure it.

If you want to share files, you'll have to share either drives and folders. If you don't know how to share drives, let me know and I'll give you instructions.

[Glockillusion]

I have a network problem as well, I have a computer with windows Xp and a computer with windows 98,
my windows Xp computer logs onto the network but my window 98 computer does not and it can't find my windows Xp computer.
I pinged both computers and everything worked, I have the domain, workgroup stuff set up.
Your help will be much apriecated
Thanks in advance.

[Colin]

Glockillusion you mean your Win98 rig cannot see the WinXP machine in Network Neighbourhood? Have you installed the NetBUI protocol?

[Glockillusion]

<< Glockillusion you mean your Win98 rig cannot see the WinXP machine in Network Neighbourhood? >>



Yes(sorry about the bad english in the last message) and my windows 98 computer won't log onto the network either.



<< Have you installed the NetBUI protocol? >>


I can't find NetBUI, do you mean NetBEUI, if you do then yes I have installed it.

I forgot to tell you in the last message that I get this error on my windows98 rig, when it trys to log onto the network

No domain Server was available to validate your password. You may not be able to gain access to some network resources

I haven't set up any passwords and it shows the domain/workgroup and my windows98 rig in the Network Neighbourhood but it doesn't show my windows Xp rig.

Thanks in Advance.

[Glockillusion]

<< Glockillusion can your XP machine see the Win98? >>


No it does not see the Win98 rig.
How many domains does XP see? >>


I don't think it sees any but it still logs onto the network.(that probably doesn't make sense but I'm new to networking and I have only had windows Xp for a few months)

[Colin]

Glockillusion ok, I hope you don't mind but we're going to be moving slowly... Setting up a network is not a "simple" thing to do.

Now my work computer is using Win2k Pro, not WinXP but the concepts I'm trying to relay should be the same.

First open up windows explorer and follow this path you see below.



On the right hand window, what do you see? You should see at least one domain there.

Open up any domain you see and do you now see your computers?

[Glockillusion]

This is what happens when I click on the domain(The annoying thing is that the network use to work before I formatted my windows98 rig)

[Glockillusion]

made a mistake with the img link

[Colin]

Glockillusion you cannot link to an image on your computer unless you have ISS installed..

If you want me to host it, just shoot over an e-mail.