Hi Ben
What protocols are you running. (ie. Netbios, TCP/IP)
you need to setup sharing on your 98 system under network neighborhood
then you need to right-click on a drive or a folder and select sharing, just
follow the dialog box.
Security issues: if both systems are on the Internet then don't bind Netbios
to TCP/IP
if when you go into network neighborhood you don't see the system listed,
then try right-clicking on network neighborhood and select "find computer"
and type the name of the win98 system
if you are running tcpip only and you enable the netbios over tcpip then you
can edit a file called "LMHOSTS" (enter "hosts" under find file) if you only
see a LMHOSTS.SAM file then copy it to a file called "LMHOSTS" (no
extension) and open it in notepad and you will see instructions in there for
linking an IP address to a netbios name
Ben Johansen - www.pcforge.com
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-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 7:29 AM
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Subject: Off topic network Q
Hi all,
Since the list has been slow for a couple days I thought I'd ask a
dumb question.
I develop on a machine running NT server. I have my laptop (win
98) networked to it for testing and misc. I've also configured my
laptop as a server, or at least on a peer to peer network it would
show as a server. But the desktop machine doesn't recognize the
laptop as a server.
Not a big deal, but inquiring minds....
Thanks,
Ben Petersen
