WITS END: Cant print share from wireless XP to Win98 base

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Allan

I have a Dell notebook Inspiron 5150 running XP and using
a Linksys wireless PC card. The high speed internet
connection works well and is shared with a desktop
running Win 98 second edition (hard wired to a linksys
router)

I cannot set up a home network or file or print share
despite 37 hours of work, and frustrating every help desk
employee at Dell and Linksys.

Neither computer will recognize the other in a network or
a printer. Anyone who tells me to run the networking
wizard for the 3,247th time gets it....
 
"Allan" said:
I have a Dell notebook Inspiron 5150 running XP and using
a Linksys wireless PC card. The high speed internet
connection works well and is shared with a desktop
running Win 98 second edition (hard wired to a linksys
router)

I cannot set up a home network or file or print share
despite 37 hours of work, and frustrating every help desk
employee at Dell and Linksys.

Neither computer will recognize the other in a network or
a printer. Anyone who tells me to run the networking
wizard for the 3,247th time gets it....
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I'm sorry that you've had such a hard time. I don't know what Dell
and Linksys had you do, so please forgive me if this duplicates some
of it.

The only thing that I'll say about the Wizard is that it calls a
router a "residential gateway". That's the option to select when it
asks how you connect to the Internet.

I'm a little unsure of your network setup. Does the high speed
Internet connection connect to the router, or does it connect to a NIC
on the desktop? How does the desktop connect to the router?

I've written a web site that should help you solve the problem:

Windows XP Network Troubleshooting
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/troubleshoot

Please pay particular attention to these sections:

1. Firewalls: Permanently disable XP's built-in Internet Connection
Firewall on local area network connections -- it's for use only on a
direct modem connection to the Internet. Disable and un-install all
other firewalls while troubleshooting.

2. Protocols: Use only one for File and Printer Sharing. If the
network needs more than one protocol, unbind File and Printer Sharing
from all but one of them.

3. NetBIOS over TCP/IP: Make sure that it's enabled on all computers.
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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