Networking XP and WIndows 98 computers on wireless network.

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Gerry Hurley

I'm at my wits end. I have a wireless network using
cable internet. I have two computers - one running
Windows XP and one running Windows 98. The wireless net
is working and I'm able to access the Internet on both
computers.

Now I'm trying to network the computers. I seem to have
done it for the Windows 98 computer - I can see it and
its printer in the Network on my Windows XP computer.

But, when I try to run the Netword Wizard on my XP
computer, it tells me it was unable to finish installing.
It doesn't tell me what the problem is, or give me any
clues about what to do. Some wizard that is.

I've tried a bunch of things, but nothing works. Can
anyone tell me why the wizard's on strike, or how to get
this going so that I can see the XP computer on my
WIndows 98 computer?

Any help would really be appreciated.

Thanks so much.

Gerry
 
Gerry, I have just about the same configuration; Win98SE
server, with (2) XP clients. They connect thru a USB
phone line net and share a cable connection. I dunno about
Mr. Wizard, as I chose not to use him (upon the advice of
others in here), but here's the settings that I entered
manually into the XP clients (this is from my own notes,
hope it makes sense):

Basic rules - Disable *all* firewalls during setup.
Server and clients must have different computer names, but
all must be in same workgroup name. To be safe, some
folks say that names should be in caps, with no spaces or
non-alpha characters.

In Windows XP: Control Panel > Network Connections >
Advanced (tab) >
Network ID (computer name tab) should display Computer
Name & workgroup

Optional Networking Components - all 3 should be Unchecked
& cleared

- Local Area Connection > Lan or Hi-Speed Connection >
(rt. Click) Properties > Local Area Connection Box

- General (1st tab)

- see Connect using Netgear adapter
- This client uses (all boxes checked):
- Client for MS Nets
- File & Printer Sharing
- QoS Packet
- Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

Show icon in notification when connected = checked

TCP/IP properties:
General:
Obtain IP Address auto (checked)

Obtain DND auto (checked)
Advanced:
IP Settings - IP address (none), DHCP Enabled
Default Gateways (blank)
Auto metric (checked)
DNS - Sever Address = blank
Append Primary & Append Parent = both
checked
Register this connection addresses in DNS
= checked
WINS - addresses = blank
Enable LMHOSTS lookup = checked
NetBIOS setting = Default
Option - TCP/IP filtering (enabled by
default)

Alternate Config (tab) - Auto Private IP Addresses
= checked

Authentication (2nd tab)

Enable IEEE 802 (checked)
Authenticate as computer. (checked)

ADVANCED (3rd tab) All blank

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I'll include my server settings in case you need them:

OS = Windows 98SE

Primary logon - Client for MS Networks; File/Print
sharing enabled.

Your network adapter
- properties - bound to NetIBEUI & to TCP/IP

(NOTE: there seems to be various opinions about whether
the NetBEUI protocol is needed, or even desirable, but I
think it's necessary in this config for browsing networked
PCs' drives - and all works OK with it)

NetBEUI - Your network adapter installed
*NOT* selected as default protocol
- Advanced tab Bindings: Client for MS net, File/Print
sharing

TCP/IP - Your network adapter installed - is default
protocol
Advanced tab - Allow Binding to ATM Value = NO
IP Address - *was* 192.168.10.1 (changed after installing
Win98 ICS - now 192.168.0.1)
Wins - Disabled
Gateway - all blank
DNS - Host = (Sever name); Domain = (workgroup name)
Search Order = blank
NetBIOS = "grayed-out" screen
Bindings: Client for MS net, File/Print sharing

File/Print Sharing - on Advanced tab, set server (name) to
be the Browse Master (enabled)
(NOTE: client must be set to disabled if Win98 client;
but in XP the equivalent is Computer Browser
in "Services", but it doesn't seem to matter)

ID tab -
Comp. Name = server name
WorkGroup = name
Comp. Desc. = whatever
Access Control = Share Level


Hope this helps!

p.s. - In order for my clients to browse, in my Win98
server i had to enable (using Run > msconfig) something
called "FatPipe DHCP". I don't know whether or not that's
peculiar to my particular network adapter.)
 
Thanks so much. I'll give this a try this weekend.
I'm using Linksys for my wireless network.

Gerry
 
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