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by alexbucho

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I did a Peer-To-Peer Networking using CAT5 cross-over cable on my 2 PCs', Using WIN 98SE as my O/S on the two machines and everything worked fine. I later tried to use WIN2000 on one of the machines and it did not work. I do not know if my configuration is proper it keeps giving me an error message that it could not find the named computer or server whenever I go to the Network Neigbhourhood. Please how can I resovlve this problem. Note that whenever I set the machine with WIN2000 O/S back to WIN 98 it will establish the connection.

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by ebob

1 - Is your Win98 <--> Win98 conenction straight TCP/IP? if not, clean up the connection and make sure you're not using NetBEUI.

2 - Your W2K box wants to believe that it is in a Domain structure, and therefore requires you to authenticate from your Win98 box to attach to your W2K box. With a straight TCP/IP connection, and both boxes setup in the same "workgroup" your W2K should see the shares on your Win98 box OK.

by russ werner

It sounds as though you know what you are soing as far as the configuring, since you established the Win98 connections. When using Win2000 although different menues, you basically do the same set up as when using Win98. But, it sounds as though you do not have the correct drivers for your network card. Even though Win 2000 probably installed your NIC , try downloading newer drivers for your NIC. Try www.download.com, user name = "drivers" password = "all" and on bottom of page search for drivers.

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