The file and printer sharing was not installed on both machines. I had no idea the terminals were supposed to be shared. Some real expert advice from posrescue.
I will certainly donate to the forums as they were very helpful in the deadend situation.
Thank you again everybody.
Thank you posrescue.
This is the only thing that I failed to verify.
Did not know that the terminals should be shared.
I'll try that shortly and keep this thread updated.
I will paypal a reward or donate to the community if it really solves the problem.
P.S. NetBEUI is an extension to...
One more thing for consideration.
The 1 online terminal is fully functional and does all the job it is supposed to do. It communicates with the server and runs the sales. Can't be a sharing or config issue.
Thank you Posrescue.
Both terminals are windows98SE.
C: drive on NT server (NTFS) is shared as bootdrv with full access to everyone.
Terminals reconnect to Z: without any isssues.
Could it be NTFS glitch?
The terminals connect via Netbios.
The names are Term3 and Term6.
The config file is up to the specs.
The file sharing looks ok because I can fully access the Z drive from both computers. And the terminals are fully functional one at a time.
I can connect via pc anywhere (Netbios) to both...
SETUP: 2 terminals + BOH server.
Work fine 1 at a time.
If 1 terminal is running, the second won't start - it shuts off after getting to the line : Determining fileserver.
I can start the second terminal and the 1st one will shut off for the same reason.
Please help. They only work one at a...
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