Home Networking

[Eric]

Hi Mike,

Yes, NetBEUI is an unsupported protcol. Nothing in
Windows networking has ever required NetBEUI. To keep it
short, I suggest enabling NetBIOS over TCP/IP on all
machines. However, this doesn't mean you cannot use it.
It just simply means that Microsoft will not give you any
support if you have problems with it.

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Eric


>-----Original Message-----
>Was wondering what is recommended by microsoft for
>communicating between various operating systems on a
home
>network. You can get to the internet but you cannot see
>all the computer in a network with a simple hub unless
you
>install NETBEUI. Microsoft says they no longer support
>this protocol and it is in a directory on the XP install
>CD, but is only there to temporarily help you. OK, what
is
>the long term fix? My computers are working fine with XP
>through Win98SE while using these files. Why is it
>considered a temporary work around? What is the final
fix?
>Upgrade everything to XP or what?
>.
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