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Win98 not recognizing network

LeetestUnleet

Senior member
Opening Network Neighborhood and choosing 'Entire Network' gives me this:

Unable to browse the network.

The network is not accessible.
For more information, look in the Help Index
at the topic 'Network Troubleshooter'.

I've looked in the FAQ about setting up a 9x box to a network, and it didn't fix my problem. I'm running a simple P2P network with 2 computers currently connected to a hub, and the other is running Win2k and sees the Network just fine (it only sees itself, but at least it's working)

I've got TCP/IP installed and bound to the Network adapter, I've got the checkbox for File and Printer sharing checked, everything is secured tightly, but I can't seem to figure out the problem.

I tried pinging the Win2k box from Win98 and vice versa, and neither of them can reach the other - it says "Host unreachable", but I switched the cabling around and my Win2k box still recognizes the network, so I don't think it's a cabling issue. I'm thinking the hardware aspect is working fine, but there's something I'm not setting up correctly with my Win98 box. I took some screenshots of the settings and posted them here: http://homncruse.tripod.com/network.htm

Any ideas? Also, do I *need* to choose "Client for MS Networks" as my primary logon if I'm running P2P instead of using Domains? I'd rather use "Windows Family Logon" as the rest of my family would probably get confused. And in case I do, I've tried it with that too and still no luck.
 
a. get rid of family login.
b. are you using a router or ICS of some kind?
c. have you tried a crossover cable directly between the two computers.
d. what about running netbeui instead of tcp/ip, can your computers "see each other that way"?
 
Hm, I think I figured out the problem. For some reason, my computer didn't correctly install my NIC.

In answer to lobadobadingdong's response:
a.) erm, ok
b.) nope, only a standard 8-port 10/100 hub - nothing fancy
c.) don't have any crossover cable
d.) I haven't tried that yet, as I removed my NIC and I'm reinstalling my computer (it was having some problems otherwise - I accidentally loaded older Win95 drivers for my Shark drive instead of Win98 which can cause lockups and they don't go away that easily)
 
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