I have 2 Win XP Home edition and 2 Win 98SE systems networked with ethernet using a Linksys router and a
speedstream DSL modem for internet access.
If the XP machines are NOT turned on, the Win 98SE machines can see each other and the internet and file and printer sharing work correctly.
If either or both XP machines are on, then Network neighborhood can not find the other Win 98 machine or the XP machine(s). An XP machine can find just one of the Win 98 machines, always the same one. The XP machine can also get to the printer on that Win98 machine. Internet access works just fine from all machines all the time, regardless of what is on or off. Workgroup name same on all machines.
Does anyone have any ideas, or perhaps the details of just what protocols must be defined when XP and 98 machines are trying to work together. TCP/IP must be OK since internet stuff is always OK.
Thanks,
Bob McBirney
bobmcb@sbcglobal.net
speedstream DSL modem for internet access.
If the XP machines are NOT turned on, the Win 98SE machines can see each other and the internet and file and printer sharing work correctly.
If either or both XP machines are on, then Network neighborhood can not find the other Win 98 machine or the XP machine(s). An XP machine can find just one of the Win 98 machines, always the same one. The XP machine can also get to the printer on that Win98 machine. Internet access works just fine from all machines all the time, regardless of what is on or off. Workgroup name same on all machines.
Does anyone have any ideas, or perhaps the details of just what protocols must be defined when XP and 98 machines are trying to work together. TCP/IP must be OK since internet stuff is always OK.
Thanks,
Bob McBirney
bobmcb@sbcglobal.net