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Win98 Workstations not in Network-Hood

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by dlaslo

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Running Win2k Server, all my Win2k Pro clients show up in Network Nieghborhood but none of my Win98 clients do. I think maybe a WINS problem but not to sure.

I am using DHCP to assign the DNS server, I mention this because i dont know if it matters or not.

File & Print Sharing are installed on all the 98 systems, and most of them are sharing at least a printer. I can ping all of them, as well as do a 'find computers' and find them.

They just do not show up under the domain under:\My network\Entire Network\MS Windows Network\Domain

thx
Dean

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by mikel~t

Are you running the Netbeui Protocol on the Win 95/98 machines? I know that this can help in most situations.

I know it sounds strange, but give it a shot if you already aren't.

Hope this helps.

Mike

by rivertf

I could be an advertising issue.
When you are using DHCP to issue IPs to the machines it assumes that the client will automatically register in the DNS server by it own. That only happens with w2k client os.
Older windows os (and other os) need that the DHCP server registers the assigned ip on the dns machine.
For the backward compatibility you have to go to the DHCP server properties and activate the register on the DNS assigned IP numbers.
Look around in the DHCP server properties you will find the correct field.

Installing netbios will solve the problem but it will tax your network because wins machines advertise himselfs every 5 minutes in the net and that sometimes causes network performance to go down.
If you can't understand the correct way to reach the field that activates dns registering e-mail me and I will send you a step by step e-mail.
Have fun.

by green lantern

If you have multiple protocols installed on the Win2000 server, keep in mind only the first bound protocol will be used to maintain your browser lists. THis means if NetBEUI is your first protocol, only those client machiens using NEtBEUI as their first protocl will show up on your server. If TCP/IP is your first bound protocol only those machines using TCP/IP as their first bound protocol will show up.
Additionally, if the Win98 machines do not have Client for Microsoft Networks installed you won't seem them. And if it is installed you still won't see them if you are not sharing any resources from those win98 machines. After all, a browser list is a list of shared domain resources. If nothing is shared, there is nothing to use for abrowser list.

ralph

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