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Networking Problem
I have a home network that connects up to five computers, all running Windows 98. I recently replaced one of the computers in the network. The new computer is having trouble connecting to the network. It recognizes the network, and shows all the computers in the network except itself. You can access shared resources on the other network computers from this computer. Other computers on the network do not see the new computer.
I presume that this is a configuration problem, but I have checked the settings time and again, and can't find anything wrong with the settings.
Any advise on this problem would be appreciated. Thank you.
I presume that this is a configuration problem, but I have checked the settings time and again, and can't find anything wrong with the settings.
Any advise on this problem would be appreciated. Thank you.
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Check out this Knowledge Base article on Troubleshooting Windows 95/98 Network Connection Problems:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q192/5/34.asp
It would be a good idea to step through all the procedures (11). Your specific issue is discussed in step 10 of the KB article.
Hope this helps
Ron
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q192/5/34.asp
It would be a good idea to step through all the procedures (11). Your specific issue is discussed in step 10 of the KB article.
Hope this helps
Ron
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The suggestions of vispaul and ramcomp led me to find the problem. For reference, the problem was that I had identified the offending computer on the network with a mixed-case name. (Susan) I changed the name to all uppercase, and the problem disappeared.
With the mixed-case name,
1. I could find the computer using UNC.
2. The network redirector test (item 8 in Q192534) found a duplicate name.
3. Windows 98's Net Diag utility indicated that the computers on the network were communicating.
Moral: Don't assume that case is unimportant.
Thank you all for your help.
Jim Grant
With the mixed-case name,
1. I could find the computer using UNC.
2. The network redirector test (item 8 in Q192534) found a duplicate name.
3. Windows 98's Net Diag utility indicated that the computers on the network were communicating.
Moral: Don't assume that case is unimportant.
Thank you all for your help.
Jim Grant
After reinstalling FPS (and making sure that all shared drives are really shared - that's my favorite screwup), try TCP/IP as the LAN transport instead of BEUI. It's better at irregular packets ( and 98 likes irregular packets).
Go to Control Panel/Network, click the "Add" button and double-click Microsoft. Select TCP/IP. After a pause, while it installs and binds to the network card, you'll see it listed as a network component like this: Net BEUI - - > (Name of Network Card). Double-click this item. Select the button for "Specify and IP address" and enter a discrete IP for each computer (e.g. 192.168.1.1; 192.168.1.2; 192.168.1.3;
etc. etc.). For Subnet Mask just use 255.255.255.0 for all stations.
Go to Control Panel/Network, click the "Add" button and double-click Microsoft. Select TCP/IP. After a pause, while it installs and binds to the network card, you'll see it listed as a network component like this: Net BEUI - - > (Name of Network Card). Double-click this item. Select the button for "Specify and IP address" and enter a discrete IP for each computer (e.g. 192.168.1.1; 192.168.1.2; 192.168.1.3;
etc. etc.). For Subnet Mask just use 255.255.255.0 for all stations.
The Following Componants are installed on this computer