Problems Networking Windows XP & 98

[jimgl3]

I had exact same problem. He is right. Firewall can
cause trouble, however, I bet you will find that your
workgroup names are different, like mshome vs. home.
That was my fix. I changed home to mshome so they were
both mshome, and wa la! try it!

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

In article >, "jimgl3"
> wrote:
>I had exact same problem. He is right. Firewall can
>cause trouble, however, I bet you will find that your
>workgroup names are different, like mshome vs. home.
>That was my fix. I changed home to mshome so they were
>both mshome, and wa la! try it!

Using the same workgroup name on all computers makes networking a bit
easier, and it's a good idea.

However, it isn't necessary. Windows networking supports multiple
workgroups, and each computer can access all of the computers in all
of the workgroups.

To see all of the workgroups in Windows 98, click Network
Neighborhood, then click Entire Network.

To see all of the workgroups in Windows XP, click My Network Places,
then click " View workgroup computers" and press the Backspace key.
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