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by mikehoke

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I have a 3 computer home network connected to a cable router for internet access. 1 computer has Windows 2000 and the other 2 are Win98. The Windows 2000 and 1 of the windows 98 computers can see each other in Network Neighborhood but the other 98 pc cannot. All the computers have shared folders on them. The pc that cannot see the other 2 can ping them from the command prompt by name and ip address. They all connect to the internet ok and connect to each other fine except for the 1 computer. I have tried ewverything. The 2 windows 98 computers are configured exactly the same yet the one cannot see the others. HELP!!! This is driving me nuts.

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by duskos

Check the following:
1. All computers must have the same workgroup name.

2. Your Win9x computers should preferably logon to Windows NT/2000 Domain

3. Run winipcfg command from Start/Run on Win9x computers. Compare Node type:
a) If you are using WINS service (provided by Win2000 server), then node type of your Win9x should be hybrid and WINS server configured in Network Properties.
b) If you do not use WINS service (provided by Win2000 server), then node type of your Win9x should be broadcast and WINS server should be blank in Network Properties.

by mikehoke

I had to delete an Autologon key in the registry because it was not prompting me for a password. Once I did that and logged on using the Windows Networking dialog box, everything worked fine.

by fenaikh

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since you say that the first win98 computer working
and the second has the same setting pls use:
winipcfg.exe to check and release the ip address if it is not in the range.
How:
start->run-> (type) winipcfg.exe->(click) relase all -> renw all -> ok ->reboot
if u still have the same ip address and sub mask
then
start->run-> (type) winipcfg.exe->(click) relase all -> ok

start->setting->control panel->network- (Highlight)TCP/IP->property -> (mark)specify ip address
and put an address in the range of you network.
suggestion copy your No 1 win98 IP address and add 1 or 2 to the last number
example:

IP addrss of first PC is
127.0.0.5
sub mask
255.255.0.0 tehn

second could be
127.0.0.7
sub mask
255.255.0.0 tehn

good luck.

Mohamed

by mikehoke

I had to delete an Autologon key in the registry because it was not prompting me for a password. Once I did that and logged on using the Windows Networking dialog box, everything worked fine.

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