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by ssmith

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When I click on network neighborhood in win98,I don't see any computer icons.
It is the same for the 15 computers in the office. I can ping them and get on the internet. I tryed reinstalling the protocols.
What can I do.

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by ebob

Are all of these PCs Win9x?

They need to be in the same workgroup (or domain, if you have a WinNT/Win2K domain). That's the first place I'd check.

I believe also that you will need to install/enable File and Print Sharing on each Win98 PC before they'll show up in NN. And of course to actually share resources, you'll have to setup specific shares. When you do this, do yourself a favour and establish some decent rules imposing user IDs and passwords.

by robert_a_mocarski

You are struggling with the browsing service, which is not all that great in Win9x. If you are connecting to an NT network, you'll need to determine which machine is acting as the master browser. It is likely that this machine either needs to be rebooted or is not turned on.

For a peer to peer network, try installing file and print sharing in network properties. In the properties for file and printer sharing, there is an option to act as a master browser. Turning this option on improves but does not completely cure the problem. This will increase network traffic, in case that is a concern.

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