Log on from Win 95

[tbalazs]

We have been running a peer-to-peer Win 95 LAN over TCP/IP (the only protocol currently installed). Now with one 2000 Pro machine on the LAN the following occurs:

Only 2 of the Win 95 machines can browse Network Neighborhood; one of these has also been set up as a user on the 2000 Pro machine and can access a shared 2000 folder. *On neither of these machines do I explicitly log on as a Windows user*.

The other Win 95 machines can't see Network Neighborhood at all, but they are still mapping shared Win 95 drives OK and are fully on the network in other respects.

I need just 2 other machines to share a 2000 folder (3 in total) but can't get any of them to see Network Neighborhood unless the 2000 machine is switched off.

Should I install NetBEUI alongside TCP/IP (which we need on the LAN)? Or SP1?

Thanks for any suggestions.
Tony.

 

[wybnormal]

You say peer to peer? No wins? get WINS running on the win2K box or somewhere on the wire. I run the same type of network but I run WINS/DNS and I have no troubles browsing even across the routers.

Let us know what happens

Mike S

 

[tbalazs]

Thank you very much for this helpful response. In the interim, I have got the thing sort-of working by installing NetBEUI on the 2000 and 95 machines. Now Network Neighbourhood is OK and the 2000 folder shares work OK. Is this a bad idea? I would like to try yours.
Tony.

 

[dball63]

WINS would be a better solution than putting another protocol on your network.