Hi Howard,

I would start with putting in a different NIC on the XP machine.  Did you
make sure the one you got was on the hardware compatibility list (HCL)?
I've had the exact same trouble before.  The machines couldn't see each
other in Windows, but I could ping between them.  Every time it's happened,
installing a new NIC fixed the problem.  It's a cheap test (you can get a
USB NIC for around $10), or better yet, borrow one from a friend.

Kyle Elmblade
Computers are a more fun way to do the same work you'd have to do without
them.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Howard Rubin" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 5:37 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Networking problem


> My customer has a  Win98SE machine (Intel Celeron 400) using a internal
> modem to connect to the internet.  She wants to share files (only) with a
> WinXP-pro machine (PIII 1GH).  We purchased a NIC for the XP machine and
> connected it to the Win98SE (internal NIC) with no problems so far.  We
ran
> the wizards, installed NETBUI on the XP machine, bought a book, and
> consulted the web...  We now have this situation:  The XP machine does not
> list itself on a network (not even the name of the workgroup), the Win98SE
> does in network neighborhood.  I can ping each machine with no loss but
each
> machine cannot see each other in My Network Places, etc.  Each is set up
> with the same workgroup and different name.  I tested the cable connecting
> to a XP laptop, no problems. I tried the ICS wizards from the XP CD on
each
> machine also with no results.  I´m definitly not a network guru, just
> break/fix and troubleshoot, but this is the first setup I have not been
able
> to complete.  The host is set to 168.192.0.1 and internet dialup
networking
> has always worked. I disabled ZoneAlarm.   Is there something simple I am
> missing?  Thank you for your help.
> Howard Rubin
> Fortaleza, Brazil

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