WinXP in a Win98 Workgroup

Have you tried disabling XP's built in firewall?

Try this link:

http://tinyurl.com/d5kg

While the site is dedicated to home networking, the answers apply across the board.

Most likely, you need to install / enable NETBEUI on the XP box so it can communicate with the W98 boxes.

Chas

Security on the XP machine will require you to create a name and password with the same details as you are logging in to your 98 machine. provided you have also assigned a correct IP address to the XP machine, then you will be able to see all the folders you would normally have access to on the 98 machine.

You must have
1.Client for Microsoft Networks enabled.
2.File and Print Sharing,and
3. TCP/IP enabled with your Nic card
On the general tab of InternetProtocol(TCP/IP)it must say Obtain an IP address automatically.And enable DHCP.You must name a workgroup and have it match the rest of the workgroup.example-boss03 is on the 98 machines,and that would be on the XP machines as the workgroup name must match to make the machines see each other.
Plus the machine must be able to see itself as well as the printers.

In order to make this work, all computers must be members of the same workgroup. You will probably need an LMHOSTS file or some type of name server (WINS or DNS) to make sure you don't have problems with the workgroup master.

Once they are members of the same workgroup, reboot the machines and attempt to ping the WinXP machine by name from the Win98 machine. If that works, try pinging the 9x machine from the XP machine. Assuming both work, you only need to address the user names and passwords issue - in XP add users and passwords from computer management (Right Click on My Computer and choose Manage, then expand Local Users and Groups and add as needed).

Let me know if you have any other questions.

I had a similar problem and the answer involved a personal firewall as well.. This one was in the TrendMicro Virus Scan software that came with my Motherboard. Disabling the firewall or customizing it to allow the address range of the workgroup PCsdid the trick.

I think there is a problem with your firewall. As well the max no of PC you can connect to this kind of network is 5 for XP home and 10 for pro including the server. You have to set up shared folders on the XP PC for other win98 to access it. The Xpmachine can access win98 HDD but the win98 cannot access the the XP HDD unless you give the admin rights. I have done it many times should be very strait forward.

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