Windows 2000 Server can't see Windows 98 computer

[AMCRambler]

I'm trying to set up an Anti Virus server where I work and the problem I am having is that I need to send out the Virus Scan Agent via Microsoft Networking but I'm unable to see the Windows 98 computer I'm trying to do this on. I search by computer name and ip address but can't see it that way, however when I ping it and tracert I can get replies and everything. I am also able to see the Windows 2000 server from the 98 machine. I've checked to make sure they both have Netbios enabled and Netbui installed and have also tried adding the 98 machine into the domain the Win2k machine is in but this does not work either. Any ideas? I'm about tapped here.

 

[lowtech1]

Try disjoint & rejoint the Win98 to the domain then reboot both server & workstation.
Created a user in the server CAL & login as the user in the Win98 machine.
Then push install NAV from the server to client, or install NAV locally on the client machine.

 

[calpha]

Actually, don't bother with disjoining and rejoining.

A Win 98 Machine based on my experience doesn't show up in Network Neighborhood under 2k unless you have enabled "File and Printer Sharing" under the network properties in 98. If that doesn't work then I gar-un-dam-tee that if you create a shared folder on your 98 machine, it will work after that, provided something else isn't hosed.

I can't tell you how many times I've had that happen, and that fix works every time. I don't if that's the expected behavior with "File and Printer Sharing" turned off in 98, but logically, it makes sense.