Win XP Pro has a built-in software firewall that we had to disable in order
for the Win98SE stations on our network to gain visibility.

Tommy Holmes, Jr.
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> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Howard Rubin
> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 7:37 AM
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> 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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