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Networking XP Home & W2K Pro systems (w/ W98SE system as well)
Good afternoon, all! Please bear with me for a sec as
I've tried to research a fix for this problem for the last 10 days, determined to fix it. Finally I see that I need some help from YOU (and the W2K newsgroup users as well)! Here's the beef... Recently added an XP system to an existing 2-computer network of a W2K Pro and a W98SE system (connected through a Network Everywhere 4-port router). Both old computers were able to share files and printers on the network without issue as well as as access the internet before we added the XP box. After we ran XPs home network setup wizard, it made me a setup disk to use on the W98SE system (which shares files just fine with the XP system). However, it wouldn't work for the W2K system at all. Long story short... Neither the XP nor W98SE can access files or can 'see' the W2K system, OR vice versa. However, XP & W98SE can exchange files just fine. Bottom line, on the W2K when I click on the workgroup name under "My Network Places", it tells me that "[WORKGROUP] is not accessible. The network path was not found." That's funny, because I can ping BOTH other computers from the W2K machine just fine, but neither other pc can ping the W2K box (oh, and of course the XP & W98SE can ping each other just fine). Also, Users & passwords are identical on all 3 systems, and all 3 can access the internet with problems. ANY suggestions and/or resources would be GREATLY appreciated as I am at a dead end (after apparently stumping Pavilion support @HP with this issue). Thanks in advance for your time, & God Bless America! |
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