configuring win98 to network with XP

Did you run the diskette on the W98 box? If so the start menu Search feature to search for files or folders named My Network Places. If the wizard ran to completion on the W98 box you should have the folder cereated.

From my experience, don't use the wizard to connect both together. it sucks. Instead, assign the same workgroup name to both PCs and IP address also. Use IP class C. eg 168.156.10.x . Assign any value between 0-255 to the x. U're done! check your Network Neighbouhood and happy exchanging files :)

I like to Window XP machine is done. XP machine is very fast.

Answer 2 is a step in the right direction but you're not done yet. Make sure you create a share on the XP machine. Then....

You need to create user accounts on the XP machine. For instance: on the XP machine create an account called Bob, you can leave the password blank. You might also want to put "Bob" in the administrators group. Then, on the Win98 machines, log off. It'll probably be set at default user. Then log onto each Win 98 machine as Bob, again, no password and you should have access to the XP machine.

Where does it say you should have a folder named "My Network Places" on the Win98 computer? I ran the WinXP network disk on my Win98 computer and have the network running, but I do not have that folder name. I have an "Internet Gateway" program in my Start Menu/Programs and an icon for it in my Systray on the Win 98 computer; the filename for the program is "icsdclt.dll" in the Windows/System folder.

I set up my network with static IP addresses (192.168.0.1 for the XP server and 192.168.0.2for the Win98 client). I have disabled IEEE 802.1X in the LAN properties/authentication on the XP and set to install NetBios on the XP. For the internet connection on the XP, I've enabled Internet Connection Sharing udner advanced properties.

Don't forget to turn "off" ICF under lan properties\advanced.
Otherwise you won't be doing andy "happy exchanging files".

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