The following should apply to Windows 95 as well, although networking in 95 is less robust than in 98 or later.
The main reasons that Windows XP and Windows 98/ME networks have trouble are due to the following:
1. Make sure all computers are in the same workgroup and have unique names on the network (make sure there are not spaces or strange characters in teh workgroup and computer names).
2. Make sure all firewalls are disabled while setting things up. In particular make sure that Windows XP's built-in firewall is eitehr disabled or has File and Printer Sharing checked off on the exceptions tab of the Windows firewall (SP2).
3. Make sure the NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on all computers.
4. Make sure that File and Printer Sharing has been enabled and that drives and/or folders have been designated as shared.
5. If the Windows 98/ME computers have Client for Microsoft Networks as the primary network logon, make sure that the proper username and password are entered when these machines boot. If Windows logon is the primary network logon, make sure that either a null password is used or that the correct password is used when booting these computers. Hitting the cancel button at the password prompt may prevent network connectivity.
Did the first step. in regards to step two, i have the network already on my xp, should i just turn off the firewall? need to check #3 and #4. in case it doesn't work tonight, would there be anything else that causes this problem. if this doesn't work, should i delete the network and start from scratch?
All it takes for a network not to work is one wrong setting somewhere. The list I gave are the most common reasons. If there is something else wrong, we won't be able to find it until you have corrected the common possible problems. As for the Windows firewall, if you are running XP SP2, then it just needs to have File and Printer Sharing checked off on the Windows Firewall Exceptions tab. If it is XP SP1, then the Windows firewall should be disabled.
when you say 'checked off' do you me a check on it or off of it - just want to make sure i am understanding - sorry, i am quite new at this...thanks a lot for your help.
Please post the full and exact text of the error message that you are getting when you try to access the Windows 95 computer from the Windows XP computer. Are you sure that the Windows 95 computer is logged on the network?
the problem is that the 8400 won't even let me see anything, i get the message when i try to access the network - the message is "XXX is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have access permissions. The list of servers for this workgroup is not currently available."
i messed with it all night, the last thing i discovered is that i cannot ping the 8400 to its own IP address, should that tell me something?
Try this. On the Windows 95 computer, unshare all shared drives, folders, and printers. Reboot, then re-designate a driver or folder as a shared resource. Reboot again and see if that fixes the problem.
From everything you've said so far, the problem is on the Windows 95 computer not allowing access from the 8400. So, that's the problem I'm trying to help you solve.
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The following should apply to Windows 95 as well, although networking in 95 is less robust than in 98 or later.
The main reasons that Windows XP and Windows 98/ME networks have trouble are due to the following:
1. Make sure all computers are in the same workgroup and have unique names on the network (make sure there are not spaces or strange characters in teh workgroup and computer names).
2. Make sure all firewalls are disabled while setting things up. In particular make sure that Windows XP's built-in firewall is eitehr disabled or has File and Printer Sharing checked off on the exceptions tab of the Windows firewall (SP2).
3. Make sure the NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on all computers.
4. Make sure that File and Printer Sharing has been enabled and that drives and/or folders have been designated as shared.
5. If the Windows 98/ME computers have Client for Microsoft Networks as the primary network logon, make sure that the proper username and password are entered when these machines boot. If Windows logon is the primary network logon, make sure that either a null password is used or that the correct password is used when booting these computers. Hitting the cancel button at the password prompt may prevent network connectivity.
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All it takes for a network not to work is one wrong setting somewhere. The list I gave are the most common reasons. If there is something else wrong, we won't be able to find it until you have corrected the common possible problems. As for the Windows firewall, if you are running XP SP2, then it just needs to have File and Printer Sharing checked off on the Windows Firewall Exceptions tab. If it is XP SP1, then the Windows firewall should be disabled.
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The check mark must occur in the box next to File and Printer Sharing on the exceptions tab.
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Please post the full and exact text of the error message that you are getting when you try to access the Windows 95 computer from the Windows XP computer. Are you sure that the Windows 95 computer is logged on the network?
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When you start the Windows 95 computer, do you get the Windows logon or Network logon that has you enter a username and password?
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Try this. On the Windows 95 computer, unshare all shared drives, folders, and printers. Reboot, then re-designate a driver or folder as a shared resource. Reboot again and see if that fixes the problem.
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From everything you've said so far, the problem is on the Windows 95 computer not allowing access from the 8400. So, that's the problem I'm trying to help you solve.
Steve