[Penfold]

I have at home two machines one that is dual boot Win2K Pro/Win98SE the other just runs Win 98SE.

When they both running Windows 98 everything Works fine so I know the NICs and cable fine.
When I running Win 2K on one and Win98SE on the other they dont see each other at all... I cant even ping them.

The dual boot Win2K Pro\Win98 machine uses a ISA Realtek 8019 NIC made by Genius.
The Win98 Machine uses an PCI Realtek 8029 NIC made by Genius.

And the machines are conected through a coax cable.

Both have the following installed:
Client For Microsoft Networking
TCP/IP
File and Printer Sharing

Can anybody help give me any tips the get the machines to talk to each other.

Many thanks

Peter R

[rlculver]

Hi, I had some networking problems like this. They the following: -

1. Make sure they are both pointing to the same WORKGROUP.

2. Specfic an IP Address for each (First machine 192.168.0.1 - Second machine 192.168.0.2 etc).

3. Set up user / guest accounts on the win2k machine. Add themas local users.

4. Get updated drivers for your NIC cards for win2k / win98.

5. - Make sure there are no conflicts with the IRQ's on the network.

5. - E-mail me at rlculver@yifan.net or ICQ me - 68119581.

Hope this helps

Robert Culver
IT Student

Hope this helps

[kgeissler]

You could also try installing IPX/SPX on both boxes and see if that works.

[AnTiLooP]

Why not just ru it on NetBuei if you not intending to run the second pc for internet ? Specify workgroup, install netbuei and reboot... !

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[Down8]

Even though I had server up and running using only TCP/IP, when I clean installed pro, I could not see my network, until I installed NetBUI and IPX [both of which I think are useless, for my purposes]. Now, I can see everyone on my network. If only I could share files with them...

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-brianZjones

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Home built:                    Also, just for fun:
Soyo SY-7VCA                   AST Bravo LC 4/66d
[VIA T82C694X]                 Intel 486 CPU
[onboard sound]                40 MB RAM
PIII 500E [flip chip]          500 MB Conner Hdd
PNY 128 MB PC100 RAM           3 1/2, 5 1/4, 2x CD
Stealth III S540               3com Etherlink II
3com Etherlink III             Adaptec AHA-1545 SCSI
Quantum Fireball 10.3 GB       [to host some files on:]
HP 20" Monitor                 1.3 GB internal Seagate
Win2K Pro [v5.00.2195, SP-1]   2x 2 GB external Seagate
[format > clean install]       Windows 95 [v4.00.1111]
                               pcAnywhere 9.2
                               [so I can leave it in the closet]