Netbeui

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I have Windows Xp Home on a laptop and XP Pro on desktop.
Using a Linx Router with a 4 port switch, I was unable to
share or even see each other. Tried everything I could
find in the knowledge base and still no connection. An
article at http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
scid=kb;en-us;306059 sugeested that Netbeui was not a
router protocal. I tried it anyway on both computers and
now the network works fine..... Will I now encounter
other problems.......what did I do wrong that I had to
use it in the first place
 
"E. Smith" said:
I have Windows Xp Home on a laptop and XP Pro on desktop.
Using a Linx Router with a 4 port switch, I was unable to
share or even see each other. Tried everything I could
find in the knowledge base and still no connection. An
article at http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
scid=kb;en-us;306059 sugeested that Netbeui was not a
router protocal. I tried it anyway on both computers and
now the network works fine..... Will I now encounter
other problems.......what did I do wrong that I had to
use it in the first place
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NetBEUI is OK for your network, where all of the computers are
connected to the same switch.

NetBEUI can't be used in a routed (not router) network. That means
that it won't work when there are multiple switches connected to each
other by routers.

TCP/IP, by itself, works for both Internet access and file sharing in
a Windows XP network. The most likely problem is that a firewall is
blocking communication between the computers. The next most likely
problem is that "NetBIOS over TCP/IP", which is completely different
than NetBEUI, isn't enabled on all of the computers.

If you continue to use NetBEUI, un-bind file sharing from TCP/IP for
best network performance. I've written a web page showing how:

Windows XP Network Protocols
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/network_protocols.htm
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