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w98SE PC can't see W2K server

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by chrisnl 1 view

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Got a new PC running W98SE. It can access shared folders on other PC's in the workgroup, and vice versa, but can't see the W2000 server. It can ping the server OK. If I do Find Computer and ask for the server, it does not find server. At the server,in My Network places, the new PC shows up on the list of the PC's in the workgroup, but if I try to open it, it fails saying "not accessible. the network path was not found."

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by cg it

humm, tricky question to answer. First, a "server is kinda like the head honcho of a network so to speak. One logs into the server to access shared files, folders, applications, shared printer and so forth across the network [which can comprise of humdreds of computers]. Your server can not access resources on a client computer because the client computer hasn't logged onto the server [hense "network path was not found"]

by chrisnl

Thanks for the reply. Granted the PC is not logged on to the server. The question remains,
how do I allow the server to appear so the PC can log in?

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