network

[dlrsuperman]

I have 2 computers on a windows 98 SE network. One has a Linksys Ethernet combo card, and the other has an old isa network card. They are networked to a hub, which is uplinked to my cable modem. Both network cards work on the internet. I can also play games on the lan. My only problem is that I can not browse the other computer through network neighborhood. I have tried searching for the other computer name, but I never find it. I can't browse from either one of them, and it is really annoying when I can't send a file from one cpu to the other. Does anybody know how to fix this problem? Thanks a lot for any help you might have to offer.

 

[bex0rs]

Have you enabled file and print sharing? (If not, do it.) Make sure both computers have unique names and are part of the same workgroup. Uninstall all unnecessary networking protocols. All you need to have is TCP/IP and that should be bound to Client for MS Networks.

More things:

Are you able to ping via NetBIOS name?

If so, try this at the command line:

net view \\netbios-name

If not, try this:

net view \\ip.address

(where netbios-name and ip.address correspond to the computer whose shares you are trying to access)

If either of those work, try running this to "manually" map a network drive.

net use x: \\computer\share

(where "x:" is the drive to map to, "computer" is either a netbios-name or ip.address, and "share" is the share name)

Good luck. LMK what you find.

~bex0rs

 

[hanginon]

Before you enable file and print sharing, you might want to take a look at this site:
http://grc.com/su-bondage.htm

 

[JackMDS]

After installing few networks, it seems to me that to use one protocol "TCP/IP" for both Internet surfing, and networking, slows down the system, and it is unsafe.

I found out that the best way is to leave TCP/IP bound only for Internet connection, with no sharing between the computers, then I install NetBEUI as the network protocol, and enable all sharing on NetBEUI.

Doing so allow smother Net surfing, and protect the system from Internet intrusion.

This link recommends installation of TCP/IP, and IPX/SPX protocols (which is probably better for gaming). I prefer TCP/IP, and NetBEUI. Never the less the method demonstrated there is the same for any other protocol.


http://www.hub-tech.net/netconf.html

 

[dlrsuperman]

Thanks for all of your help, I appreciate it. I decided to use netbieu and it works now. Thanks so much.

 

[TungFree]

JackMDS that sound good to me and I want to know where I can get NetBEUI, is it shareware or freeware?
Tungfree

 

[bex0rs]

It's an installable networking protocol, like TCP/IP. Check out your network properties.

~bex0rs

 

[JackMDS]

NetBEUI is part of Windows; it is a Microsoft protocol.

Put your original Windows CD.

Go to Control Panel; click on the Network icon.

In Network click ADD, double click on Protocol, click on Microsoft, scroll down, and click NetBEUI.

The computer will load the file, and restart.

Go back to the Network in Control Panel, click on the each element property, and put the checks so that NetBEUI is the default protocol, and all the file sharing is done only with NetBEUI.