I’m not sure if it’s simply a problem with compatible machines or what, but I’ve recently taken possession of a new server for the company which is running Win2003 Server Enterprise Edition. (old server is Win2000).
My XP workstation and XP Notebook are working fine on the new network, but the older machines will not recognise it or find it, I’ve tried all possible network configurations with no positive outcome, they just won’t connect.
I’ve discussed with the director about upgrading all the machines to XP (which involves considerable hardware upgrades) but at this point it is too expensive to consider.
Is there some particular setting which I have missed in Win95/98/ME which could affect this, or possibly Win2003? Is Win2003 compatible with older versions of Windows for networking? (I’m presuming it is, but why can’t they see it or connect to it?)
I’ve attempted NT Domain login etc, but the workstations won’t even see the server let alone the domain?
What have I done wrong?
