networking two machines using a hub. what do i need to know

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about my old machine when setting up the network from my new computer
under win98 all i needed to know was computer name and workgroup.
i could set up the machine and never had to return to it as long as it was
one and connected to the hub
under xp it seems unless you are already on a network you can't set up a
machine as client. you have to go back and forth from one machine to the
other.
 
Do you have WinXP Home or WinXP Pro?

You have to create a User Profile on the XP machine that
is identical to the Logon and Password for either Windows
98 Logon and Password OR MS Networking Logon and Password.

If the 98 machine is not configured to display a windows
logon screen on boot up then you have to create one by
doing a find on *.pwl and deleting it then rebooting. You
then HAVE to create a logon and password that is identical
to the User Profile that you created on the XP machine
that can then be seen by XP.

Clicking Cancel on the windows logon screen won't work.

If you prefer to use the ms networking screen then you
have to change from microsoft family logon to microsoft
networking and when you get the networking screen on boot
up you HAVE to type in a logon and password that is
identical to the XP User Profile that was created.

Clicking Cancel on the networking logon screen won't work.

To create a User Profile on the XP machine right-click My
Computer/click on Manage/Open the Users and Groups
branch/click on Users/create a new user that will have the
exact same logon and password as the 98 machine.

Reboot both computers after doing these things and they
should network ok provided that you have shared
resources/files/printers/whatever on both.

That's the only way the 98 machine can get into the XP
machine and share files, etc.

Just a general statement. When XP sees a 98 machine it
kinda expects to be the "server" rather than the client
although in the very stictest sense WinXP cannot be a
true "server." The same is true of Win98. :-)
 
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