Win98 has no network neighbourhood!!!

[smp]

I'm at my friends house, I just got his router working for him.. but now we're trying to network his and his brother's computers.. his windows 98 install doesn't seem to have a network neighbourhood.. and when I try to > \\brother\c$ I get nothing either.. I enabled file and print sharing on both of the machines (both 98), his brothers machine can see itself in network neighbourhood.. but my buddies doesn't even have a network neighbourhood.. this is odd.. can I get some help please? Thanks.

 

[AndyHui]

Go to Network Properties under Control Panel and install some network protocols. Network Neighbourhood will not show up without them.

 

[smp]

Is thisenough network protocols Anyways, it doesn't matter, that installation of 98 has been latered since.....

Now I've got a newor rather an old problem recurring. Please check it out, it's driving me over the edge..........

 

[htmlmasterdave]

Actually, there aren't enough network protocols. It looks to me like your TCP/IP protocol is not bound to anything. Go into the properties and bind it to the network card. Hopefully that will solve your problem.

 

[smp]

You're right.. it did look like that, but it doesn't matter anymore because that installation is gone.... He was on the net through a lan though, so the TCP/IP stuff was all there....weird.. but yeah, he never had a network neighbourhood on his desktop even... isn't that standard with any 98 install? I know it is w/ second edition.. is first edition any different? Anyways, if you want to try your hand at another, more frustrating mystery, check the link above, that thread describes my current situation and it's killin me.

 

[MasterShredder]

95, 98, and 98 SE won't put a Network Neighborhood icon on the desktop unless the network properties are set. Pull out your network card and turn the computer on; you'll see.