Problems networking 2 PCs.

[Plester]

Let me preface this w/ my networking skill level - beginner/intermediate.

I am trying to network a laptop running W2k to a desktop running 98SE.

The desktop has a COX cable business connection (fixed IP, DNS enabled) connected to a D-link 10/100 pci nic. I installed an Intel EtherExpress Pro/10+ (Pnp Enabled) ISA nic and installed a crossover between the lappy and this nic. The Pro/10+ is assigned 192.168.0.1 and the lappy is 192.168.0.2, both have the 255.255.255.0 subnet and both are on the same workgroup. I don't no if this matters, but it seems if DNS is enabled on one nic then its is enabled on all nics at least in 98SE, I cannot disable it on the Pro/10+ without disabling it on the D-link.

File and print sharing is enabled on the desktop and the appropriate folders are setup for full access sharing. I get a good connection and the laptop sees the desktop in 'computers near me' but cannot connect.

I know this is probably an easy fix, but I can't figure it out.

 

[JackMDS]

By "connect" you mean connecting to the Internet?

What are you using for NAT solution?

 

[Plester]

no - just setting up a lan. the laptop isn't going to be connecting to the inet.

 

[JackMDS]

The fastest solution is to install NetBEUI on both computers, and make it the default protocol (NetBEUI does not care about DNS, and IP), bind file sharing and printing to NetBEUI, and unbind it from TCP/IP

It will add security to your setting, since NetBEUI is not routable to the Internet.

 

[ProviaFan]

<< The fastest solution is to install NetBEUI on both computers, and make it the default protocol (NetBEUI does not care about DNS, and IP), bind file sharing and printing to NetBEUI, and unbind it from TCP/IP

It will add security to your setting, since NetBEUI is not routable to the Internet. >>


Yes, since you are not using Windows XP (which requires an ugly hack to get NetBEUI working), do what Jack says, and enable NetBEUI over the local connection, and set up file and printer sharing accordingly. Also you will need to set up your Windows 98 machine to have the same username and password as the Win2k laptop uses, so that the desktop will be able to access resources on the laptop.

 

[Woodchuck2000]

I would suggest you leave TCP/IP alone - if you ever want to share the internet connection, it'll be very handy to have it installed. I would leave netbeui off the 2K machine and enable Netbios over TCP/IP - it will allow broadcast communication without using obsoleted protocols (Or at least soon-to-be obsoleted protocols - microsoft are trying very hard to drive a pointy stake through netbeui)

The unable connect thing is likely to be a problem with permissions.
Win2k needs both a username and password to connect to shared resources. Make sure that there is a user on the 2K machine with the same name as the one that logs onto the 98 machine. You should then be prompted for the password when you try to connect.

 

[Plester]

will implement the suggestions on monday. thanks very much!