weird network problem 1

[thuree]

my 2 computers running win98se will not lan. they used to, and they work fine running win2k or xp. i cant view in network neighbourhood, ping or anything. ive tried specifying ip's, letting them obtain, a bit of mix and match, but nothing.

weird how they used to work before and not now.

anyone know wat the problem is?

Arran

 

[mainegeek]

Do you have file sharing enabled and are they on
the same domain?

 

[Mulga]

You must specify the IP address, usually 192.168.1.xx where xx is any 2 numerals, must be different for each system of course. Also the subnet mask should be set to 255.255.255.0 for both. They must be on the same workgroup if it is a peer to peer LAN and each be given a unique name, file sharing must be enabled and at least one folder shared on each system. All things are possible except skiing through a revolving door.

 

[mainegeek]

Try running 'winipcfg' and see what you are getting for adapter info on each machine.

 

[PCBlondie]

If they used to be able to do this what, if anything, has changed? Added any new hardware or software?