home netwk enquires

[jan hawie]

hi
i've a notebook running win 98
and 2 X pc running win XP

i've some difficulty setting up the netwk even with the
help of the XP home networking wizard
the problems dat i'm facing.

1) Aft installin the netwk setup disk which was created
on my pc with XP on my notebook, under the my network,
couldnt see any of my pcs at all despite the being on.
but on one of my pc, i could see the presence of the
notebook. I can access the shared folder for awhile
afterwhich i lose the connection with the notebook.

2) Pc to Pc, one cant see the other on the network places.

could someone help me by providin some insight as to how
i may set up the network properly.

[Steve Winograd]

In article >, "jan hawie"
> wrote:
>hi
>i've a notebook running win 98
>and 2 X pc running win XP
>
>i've some difficulty setting up the netwk even with the
>help of the XP home networking wizard
>the problems dat i'm facing.
>
>1) Aft installin the netwk setup disk which was created
>on my pc with XP on my notebook, under the my network,
>couldnt see any of my pcs at all despite the being on.
>but on one of my pc, i could see the presence of the
>notebook. I can access the shared folder for awhile
>afterwhich i lose the connection with the notebook.
>
>2) Pc to Pc, one cant see the other on the network places.
>
>could someone help me by providin some insight as to how
>i may set up the network properly.

I've written a web site that should help you solve the problem:

Windows XP Network Troubleshooting
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/troubleshoot

Please pay particular attention to these sections:

1. Firewalls: Permanently disable XP's built-in Internet Connection
Firewall on local area network connections -- it's for use only on a
direct modem connection to the Internet. Disable and un-install all
other firewalls while troubleshooting.

2. Protocols: Use only one for File and Printer Sharing. If the
network needs more than one protocol, unbind File and Printer Sharing
from all but one of them.

3. NetBIOS over TCP/IP: Make sure that it's enabled on all computers.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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