Keith said:
In trying to transfer files and save all previous work on
an old system is it possible to network Home XP with
Windows 95?
Have installed cable to cable via cross-over cabling. All
network cards work and have given each machine their own
IP address with subnet set at 255.255.255.0 and am
running out of ideas, and if it is at all possible.
HELP.
Keith
It is possible; my home LAN includes W95b, W98SE, W2Kpro, and
XP HE; I share files (NTFS, FAT32, and FAT16) every which way,
and I share 3 printers (on XP and on W9x) from all those PCs.
Make sure both PCs are in the same IP sub-net; that is, for
IP=a.b.c.d, a.b.c should be the same on both and the d's should
differ. Your subnet mask is fine.
Make sure both PCs have the same workgroup name.
Make sure ICF is disabled on the XP PC. For debugging, disable
and remove (right; disinstall) all antivirus and firewall software.
A crossover cable should work here. See if you can ping the XP PC
from the W9x PC and ping the W9x PC from the XP PC. If you can't
ping-by-number, you may have bad hardware or a bad driver or a
corrupted network stack (or several other things; sorry). If you
can ping-by-number but you can't ping-by-name, then you have DNR
problems and you should look at your DNS settings.
Make sure both PCs have the same network protocols. In most cases,
use only TCP/IP, and enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP.
Make sure both PCs have Client for M$ Networks enabled (and if you
are trying to use multiple net protocols, that it is associated with
the same protocol on both PCs).
Make sure both PCs have File and Printer sharing enabled (and if you
are trying to use multiple net protocols, that it is associated with
the same protocol on both PCs).
Make sure you have a folder (with a simple folder name) marked for
sharing (with a simple share name and, on the W9x PC, a simple password)
on each PC. For starters, create a test sub-folder instead of the
root (e.g., C$) or other pre-existing folders; XP has funny rules
about sharing some magic folders.
