Sharing Files from XP to 98

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I have set up a wireless network with XP to 98. The
network is up and working fine as far as getting to the
internet. My problem is when I try to connect to the
share that I have shared out It will not connect. I am
able to ping both computers with the ip address, but not
by the computer name themselves. Acts like the DNS is not
working properly and is not doing name to ip resolution.
When I look in My network places I can see both computers
in the window but when I click on the other computer I
get a message the says "\\ computer not accessable. you
might not have permissions to use this network resource.
Contact the admin Can someone help on this thanks
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"Randall" said:
I have set up a wireless network with XP to 98. The
network is up and working fine as far as getting to the
internet. My problem is when I try to connect to the
share that I have shared out It will not connect. I am
able to ping both computers with the ip address, but not
by the computer name themselves. Acts like the DNS is not
working properly and is not doing name to ip resolution.
When I look in My network places I can see both computers
in the window but when I click on the other computer I
get a message the says "\\ computer not accessable. you
might not have permissions to use this network resource.
Contact the admin Can someone help on this thanks
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File sharing between XP and 98 uses NetBIOS name resolution, not DNS.
Make sure that NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (NetBT) is enabled on both
computers, as shown here:

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/troubleshoot/netbt.htm

If that doesn't solve the problem, run "ipconfig /all" on the XP
computer and look at the "Node Type" at the beginning of the output.
If it says "Peer-to-Peer" (which should actually be "Point-to-Point")
that's the problem. It means that the computer only uses a WINS
server, which isn't available on a peer-to-peer network for NetBIOS
name resolution.

If that's the case, run the registry editor, open this key:

HLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netbt\Parameters

and delete these values if they're present:

NodeType
DhcpNodeType

Reboot, then try network access again.

If that doesn't fix it, open that registry key again, create a DWORD
value called "NodeType", and set it to 1 for "Broadcast" or 4 for
"Mixed".

For details, see these Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:

Default Node Type for Microsoft Clients
http://go.msmvps.com/l.aspx?linkid=3D111

TCP/IP and NBT Configuration Parameters for Windows XP
http://go.msmvps.com/l.aspx?linkid=3D110
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Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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"Steve said:
For details, see these Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:

Default Node Type for Microsoft Clients
http://go.msmvps.com/l.aspx?linkid=3D111

TCP/IP and NBT Configuration Parameters for Windows XP
http://go.msmvps.com/l.aspx?linkid=3D110
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I'm sorry, but the links that I gave above are wrong. Here are the
right ones:
For details, see these Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:

Default Node Type for Microsoft Clients
http://go.msmvps.com/l.aspx?linkid=111

TCP/IP and NBT Configuration Parameters for Windows XP
http://go.msmvps.com/l.aspx?linkid=110
Click to expand...
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

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http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
 
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