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John - 05 Feb 2007 20:06 GMT

I have a network with three pc's, one win98 is the admin, other two are xp.
When I open up network neighborhood in the admin pc I see both xp machines. I
can ccess the files n one, but when I try to with the other I get:

"\\Me is not accessible The computer or sharename could not be found."

The "ME" pc can see the files of the admn pc perfectly.

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MEB - 09 Feb 2007 09:31 GMT

| I have a network with three pc's, one win98 is the admin, other two are xp.
| When I open up network neighborhood in the admin pc I see both xp machines. I
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| The "ME" pc can see the files of the admn pc perfectly.

Sorry, I'm NOT one of the regular posters in this group, but it has been
noted that the group may need some help as some posts have not been
responded to.

A master information post was created (by me) for networking IN GENERAL and
likely contains what you need, pending a more personal response.

FOR OTHER INFO [the shotgun approach to answering potential issues, not all
of these may apply]:

CHECK:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Networ
k
for "nofilesharing" or "noprintsharing"

SHARING FILES Win98
On Win98 select "share level access" to share your files. If you select
"user level access", you need another machine on the network (like winNT) to
provide a user list since win98 can't provide its own. With share level
access you just use a password if you want to restrict access.
IF your LAN/Wan has such, make sure both are properly configured.

ADDRESSING ISSUES
If your using ICS AND a LAN/WAN, remember you must have two different
address ranges, EXAMPLE: 198.162.0.*; 198.162.1.* - EXAMPLE: 10.0.0.2 mask
255.0.0.0; 192.168.1.2 mask 255.255.255.0.

PORTS REQUIRED CONFIGURED IN FIREWALL
Generally there are "ports" consider necessary for full connections, 60, 80,
137 - 139, 445; though other ports may need opened or configured for certain
setups.

REMOTE DESKTOP
There is some troubleshooting help on this page...
http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/RemoteDesktopSetupandTrouble
shooting.html
Make sure you have TCP Port 3389 open on any software firewalls you may have
running on the machine. Some folks report NAV worm protection and OneCare
Live block TCP Port 3389 if not configured correctly. Also, if your running
a Cisco VPN client some folks report issues with that.

ENCRYPTION ISSUES
Do you have the encryption key for the network, and have you configured
your wireless adapter with the right encryption type and the right key?
Recheck the configuration, this can be hard at times to properly
configure.

3 MINUTE VPN SHUTDOWN
Microsoft has a hotfix. Or this search result may help,
VPN connection is disconnected after several minutesVPN connection is
disconnected after several minutes. We have been seeing more and more cases
like this one. We don't really know the causes, ...
http://www.chicagotech.net/VPN/vpn3minutes.htm

IE7 and CERTIFICATES
chicagotech.net :: View topic - How to: setup RPC over HTTP on a ...3) To
test, SSL, open the IE with the hhtps, for example, ... Click Install
Certificate and then follow the instruction and select OK/Yes to install it.
...
http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums/viewtopic.php?p=335&sid=081e02a5961777c4b18
2928ebf2dd528
Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE

MAXIMUM TRANSMISSION UNIT
http://search.microsoft.com/results.aspx?mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US&q=+Maximum+Tran
smission+Unit

CABLING CAT5/6
Yeah, you have to buy components that are compatible with CAT6.
If you are not experience in crimping Do Not crimp. Buy Keystone jacks and
punch the end of the cables to the keystones.
From the keystones to the computers, or switches, use commercially made
patches.
This page explains the principle, it is Not updated for CAT6 but the
principles are the same.
http://www.ezlan.net/CAT.html
Jack (MVP-Networking).

DUN verses networking issues
This procedure can fix strange problems with Windows 98 TCP/IP. Is this what
you tried?
1. Un-install Internet Connection Sharing (if installed).
2. Un-install Dial-Up Networking. Don't reboot.
3. Delete registry key HLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Winsock2
4. Re-install Dial-Up Networking. Reboot.
5. Re-install Internet Connection Sharing (if desired).

Signature

Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm

MICROSOFT HELP ARTICLES:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555038/en-us -
How to enable Windows 98/ME/NT clients to logon to Windows 2003 based
Domains
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=815485 -
Overview of the WPA wireless security update in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/204279 -
Direct hosting of SMB over TCP/IP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/106167 -
Error message: "Not enough server storage is available to process this
command"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;177078 -
Antivirus Software May Cause Event ID 2011 (Q177078)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/plan/xpbrdgnt.mspx -
Windows XP Bridging and Media Support for Home Networking
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306214 - changing domain password not member
of domain

https://www.grc.com/ - networking issues [be cautious with some of his
suggestions, he gets a little lost sometimes]

http://www.pcbuyerbeware.co.uk/Networking.htm - networking info
http://www.pcbuyerbeware.co.uk/NetworkingProblems.htm -general
troubleshooting

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/ - general resource
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/troubleshoot/netbt.htm -
NetBios -NetBEUI
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_ics/networksetupwiz.htm - XP
ICS networking setup
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/network_protocols.htm - info
on protocols

http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/multiipa.html - multiple
IP addresses in Win98
http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/wxpwin9x.html -
networking XP and Win98

http://www.wown.com/ - general networking

http://www.usbman.com/Guides/USB1.1HubsT&A.htm - related to USB 1.1

http://www.bu.edu/pcsc/internetaccess/winsock2fix.html - fix for Win98
Winsock

http://cexx.org/lspfix.htm - info on fixing ISP/networking after removing
firewalls, other

http://dundats.mvps.org/Software/Index.htm - Hosts Manager and other tools

http://www.howtonetworking.com/ - How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN &
Remote Access
http://www.howtonetworking.com/Windows/vpnsetup.htm - VPN setup

Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking] has created a number of help blogs:
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/01/look-at-complete-detail-in-error.html
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#
AskingForHelp
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/netbios-over-tcpip.html
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/fix-network-problems-but-clean-up.html
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/please-protect-yourself-layer-your.html
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/01/nat-routers-with-upnp-security-risk-or.html
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/please-protect-yourself-layer-your.html
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/restrictanonymous-and-your-server.html
XP Home doesn't cache authentication to other servers, like XP Pro does.
I would guess that the one account (that isn't forced to enter
authentication) is mirrored for network access on the server.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#No
nGuest>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#NonGuest
So mirror the problem account, for network access, on the server.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#He
lp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Help
You have Teredo Tunneling aka IPV6. Get rid of that. IPV6 and Windows
Networking ("My Network Places") are problematic.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/fix-network-problems-but-clean-up.htm
l>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/fix-network-problems-but-clean-up.html

BASIC ICS AND NETWORKING
The following pages were written by me ages ago. Ignore the prices, and the
specific choice of hardware, stick with the principles they are still the
same.
Basic Options for Internet Connection Sharing -
http://www.anandtech.com/guides/viewfaq.html?i=105
Hubs, routers, switches, DSL, LANs, WANs...? -
http://www.anandtech.com/guides/viewfaq.html?i=48
Wireless Principles - http://www.anandtech.com/guides/viewfaq.html?i=122
The whole thing should look like this.
http://www.ezlan.net/network/router.jpg
Did you check the installation and every thing concerning network's hardware
and settings looks OK ( http://www.ezlan.net/debug.html)
Jack (MVP-Networking).Jack (MVP-Networking).

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As for a firewall: numerous people have thought they either have no
firewall [which they do if using XP, particularly SP2], or have disabled or
THOUGHT they uninstalled all of them during attempts to diagnose network
issues.
Security Suites generally install their own, Anti-virus progs sometimes
have their version, and even the wireless and router install programs may
include its own version. Check what is running by using a monitoring program
such as process explorer, regmon, or filemon by sysinternals on the Win98
computer, recheck the XP and servers, and make absolutely sure there is none
conflicting/blocking access.

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