Re: Re: [OT] network problems guru req'd

["Alastair French" <alastair@xxxxxxx>]

<snip>
> > Is this communication problem with windows explorer (Network
> > Neighborhood) or with all communication? To prove this try to
connect
> > from a W98/95 to the ME machine, if you get a dialog pop up
asking
> > for a password and it won;t accept any then this is the most
likely
> > cause.
>
> Ermm how do you mean "try to connect"
Using network neighbourhood.
>
> > Can you ping all machines from all others (i.e. ping
> > xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx)? If you can do this then TCP/IP is working
fine.
>
> Aha :O)
> it will ping another machine (only 1 switched on at time of
testing)
>
>
> > If you can ping and it is just file sharing it sounds like it
could
> > be do with encrypted passwords. IIRC W95/98 use plain text for
the
> > passwords and ME uses encrypted. To change this a registry hack
is
> > required. I think you can do it either way (w95 encrypted, or ME
not
> > encrypted.
>
> I didnt set up any passwords, it doesnt ask for any either, and i
see
> nothing in "my network places" on the ME machine, and only
the other 2
> machines in "my network"  on the win 95/98machines
>
It sounds like it may be a case of the workgroup being set wrong. Check
in
network properties that the workgroup is set the same on all machines.
It
may be a space of something like that.

You have enabled file & print sharing on the Win ME machine. Just a
thought.

Alastair

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