XP Home and 98SE and LAN access

[JEDORI]

I have these two systems connected through a LinkSys Router/Hub and can get onto the Internet but can't see each other. Both are under WORKGROUP and have specific Computer Names and have sharing set up on My Documents. When I try to search for a Computer I get nothing. When I double click on My Network Places or Entire Network I get "Unable to connect to Network". Client, MS Family Logon, SMC ethernet card, TCP/IP and sharing are all loaded.

I have run the LAN setup disk on the XP machine using access by a Hub as opposed to "Residential Gateway" and then run it on the 98 machine, to no avail...


HELP!


Thanks,


Jeff

 

[wolluf]

Is the router acting as DHCP server, supplying both machines with private IP addresses? Can you ping one machine from other (run ipconfig on XP machine command prompt, and run winipcfg on 98 machine to find what IP addresses they have). Can you ping 127.0.0.1 on both machines?

You say MS Family logon - what about Client for microsoft networks - have you specified a network username/password on 98 machine?

 

[JEDORI]

I have not run ipconfig yet. Client is loaded on both machines but no "login" is set up. Is the login required in this instance?


Jeff

 

[wolluf]

You do need to logon to the network - or you're not logged on to the network! - just standalone (on 98 machine). XP logon should automatically be to network if one is present. So if 98 machine displays a network login prompt (rather than family) - you know you are.

 

[nutcracker1955]

Connected to the internet how? and are you running a firewall?
example: with norton internet security, goto personal firewall launch configue, then click on the home networking tab and the do the wizard.

 

[JEDORI]

Fixed! Thanks y'all!!!

Jeff