NetBeui - Windows 95 (peer to peer) server, Windows XP Pro, problems seeing all computers

[Winchester]

??

 

[AndyHui]

Windows XP does not support NetBEUI out of the box. You need to install drivers for it separately. Check the AnandTech FAQs....it's in there.

 

[Winchester]

It is installed, already installed it from the CD!

 

[LiLithTecH]

You cannot just install it on WinXP.
The files located on the CD in Valueadd \ MSFT \ NetBeui

copy nbf.sys into the %SYSTEMROOT%\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ directory
copy netnbf.inf into the %SYSTEMROOT%\INF\ directory

If you install off the CD, it will show up as installed in Protocols, but will not function properly.

 

[Winchester]

^

Ok, I will try this. Everything works on the other machines, just not the Win XP Pro, even though it works on the XP Home.

 

[redbeard1]

...but will not function properly.

I've set it up a couple of times and it worked for me.

You might be running into problems with "master browser" issues from the 95, 98 systems. It's been a while since I had this issue, but it has to do with which system is holding the list of local computers on the network. Try a google search for more info.

Do all of the systems have a shared folder on them? I've seen where it helped to have file sharing on, to be able to find a troublesome computer on the network.

 

[Winchester]

redbeard1: Yes they all have a shared folder,

I have noticed that the "browser" is set to enabled rather than automatic on some machines, I forget which option this is under though, but they are different.

 

[redbeard1]

Master browser stuff

Is their workgroup name the same?

Do the computer names have spaces or odd characters in them? Are their names longer than 11 letters?