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by isrick

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I have 3 Pentum 100 systems the only difference is the mem 16,24 and 32 ine each sys. The issue is on a clean load the two with low mem will not get on a network, They can see them selfs on the network and one of there computer names show up, have checked the drivers one has a new nic, it is peer to peer and uses netbeui, the same sys had win98st and worked fine. Can any one shed some light?

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by ann777

You need to also make sure that the workgroup name is the same on all three computers. All three net MS NetBEUI. And under the TCP/IP protocol, the ip addresses and subnet masks should be within the same network as well:

computer 1 = 192.168.1.1 / 255.255.255.0
computer 2 = 192.168.1.2 / 255.255.255.0
computer 3 = 192.168.1.3 / 255.255.255.0
computer x = 192.168.1.x / 255.255.255.0

And lastly, make sure "file and printer sharing" in enabled and that you have something (a folder or printer) "shared" on each computer (if you want to see it active in Network Neighborhood).

by isrick

ther is no TCP/IP so no supnet mask or IP addresses, they all have the sam workgroup

by blackcurrant

Hi

If the IP addesses are configured correctly, and sharing is set-up properly, you should check your NIC in Device Manager. Try updating the NIC drivers or reinstalling them.

Good luck

by isrick

Have used the nic utility all the hardware responds with a passing test, have the latest drivers

by isrick

there is no fix the to systems that will not get on the net work have chip sets that are not conpatable with windows 98 se

thanks any ways

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