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by mmbc_voltron

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I have a 4 computers all 98 second ed
I have a Peer to Peer setup.
one of the 98 computers can't see anybody
The setting seem all the same.
All have the same protocols installed.
There getting the IP from the firewall DHCP
all three computers see each other except this one.
The workgroup is type in the same.
What am I missing?

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by mike jones

You need to diagnose the network connection.

From DOS, type winipcfg to make sure that the PC is getting an IP Address.

Then ping the loopback address, 127.0.0.1 to make sure the network card is ok, then ping the default gateway which was showwhen you run winipcfg and then ping one of the other PC's. This should tell you if this PC is seeing the network properly.

Also swap the network cable from one of the PC's that is working to rule out the cable as a fault.

If all these doesn'tresolve the problem, post back here with the findings and we can go to the next step.

by el sombre

Previous answer is very good. One more thing you can check is the Ethernet port on the firewall (I'm assuming a hub or switch). On most hub/switch/router units there will be an "uplink" port (#5 on a 4 port unit, #9 on an 8 port unit). If you have a normal workstation plugged into the "uplink" port then it will see nothing and nothing will see it.

IMPORTANT NOTE - if the uplink port is in use (say to a router or server) then you cannot use the adjacent port (e.g. port #4 will not work when you are using #5 to uplink).

by digital_dna

The above two suggestions are very good. I would recommend removing the network card from device manager, deleting the protocols from the Network section in Control Panel and then re-install the network card. You could have a bad installation of the network card or perhaps a corrupt TCP/IP stack. I had a similar problem with a network card. Unfortunately, I wasn't patient enough to solve the problem. I ended up installing a different network card and disabling the Integrated network card.

You will want to make sure NetBEUI and IPX/SPX NetBIOS protocol are installed. Win98 Machines won't see each other without those protocols installed.

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