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Russ Poffenberger <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 26 Sep 2000 08:11:47 -0700
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Rick Lindstrom <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> At 08:16 PM 9/25/2000 -0400, John Penberthy wrote:
> >I recently talked a customer into trying Windows 2000.
> >
> >In trying to intgrate the system into his Windows 98 peer to peer network,
> >(no server), he is able to see other Win98 computers from the Win2k machine,
> >but not visa-versa.  Sometimes it sees and asks for a password, most of the
> >time its "no see" or "cannot find."
>
>
> John-
>
> For starters, you need to create an account on the Win2000 machine for each
> of the Win9x peers. Typically, this will be the same name and login that is
> used at the Win9x machine.

I may be wrong, but I think I recall reading somewhere that you can simply
enable the guest account, if you are not overly concerned about security.


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