Missing machines within workgroup

System: desktop running W98SE with all current service packs and
connected to LINKSYS router [WRT54g v21.2]. Laptop running XP
Professional with SP2 and all current updates installed.

Problem: XP machine is able to 'see' and communicate with the
desktop via the wireless link but the laptop does not appear in the
desktop's Network Neighborhood so I am unable tocommunicate in
the reverse direction.

I've experimented with permissions and firewall settings for a few
days now but with no success...

Advice/assistance appreciated...I'm new to WinXP but have some
light experience with small peer-to-peer hookups using Win98SE.

David H.

David Hamer

Try:

1. On the laptop, if the SP2 firewall is enabled, make sure there is an
exception for File and Printer sharing. If you are running 3rd party
security software, make sure it is properly configured or uninstall it.

2. Possibly what you are experiencing is Win9x's notorious refusal to
accept defeat in browser elections. On the laptop go to Administrative
tools/Services - change the setting for the Computer Browser Service from
Automatic to Manual - reboot and wait; it can take awhile to build a server
list even on a two machine network.

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

"David Hamer" <> wrote in message
news:. ..
> System: desktop running W98SE with all current service packs and
> connected to LINKSYS router [WRT54g v21.2]. Laptop running XP
> Professional with SP2 and all current updates installed.
>
> Problem: XP machine is able to 'see' and communicate with the
> desktop via the wireless link but the laptop does not appear in the
> desktop's Network Neighborhood so I am unable tocommunicate in
> the reverse direction.
>
> I've experimented with permissions and firewall settings for a few
> days now but with no success...
>
> Advice/assistance appreciated...I'm new to WinXP but have some
> light experience with small peer-to-peer hookups using Win98SE.
>
> David H.
>
>

Doug Sherman [MVP]

Doug...

So we did that...no change. Laptop does not appear in the Network
Neighborhood on the desktop (

David H.

"Doug Sherman [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Try:
>
> 1. On the laptop, if the SP2 firewall is enabled, make sure there is an
> exception for File and Printer sharing. If you are running 3rd party
> security software, make sure it is properly configured or uninstall it.
>
> 2. Possibly what you are experiencing is Win9x's notorious refusal to
> accept defeat in browser elections. On the laptop go to Administrative
> tools/Services - change the setting for the Computer Browser Service from
> Automatic to Manual - reboot and wait; it can take awhile to build a
> server
> list even on a two machine network.
>
> Doug Sherman
> MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
>
> "David Hamer" <> wrote in message
> news:. ..
>> System: desktop running W98SE with all current service packs and
>> connected to LINKSYS router [WRT54g v21.2]. Laptop running XP
>> Professional with SP2 and all current updates installed.
>>
>> Problem: XP machine is able to 'see' and communicate with the
>> desktop via the wireless link but the laptop does not appear in the
>> desktop's Network Neighborhood so I am unable tocommunicate in
>> the reverse direction.
>>
>> I've experimented with permissions and firewall settings for a few
>> days now but with no success...
>>
>> Advice/assistance appreciated...I'm new to WinXP but have some
>> light experience with small peer-to-peer hookups using Win98SE.
>>
>> David H.
>>
>>
>
>

David Hamer

Try:

1. Check that both machines are members of the same workgroup.

2. On the Win98 machine open a command prompt and run:

net stop browser
net start browser
wait..........try Network Neighborhood.

3. Make sure file sharing is working: on the Win98 machine click Start/Run
\\IPaddressofLaptop ENTER.

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

"David Hamer" <> wrote in message
news:. ..
> Doug...
>
> So we did that...no change. Laptop does not appear in the Network
> Neighborhood on the desktop (
>
> David H.
>
> "Doug Sherman [MVP]" <> wrote in
message
> news:...
> > Try:
> >
> > 1. On the laptop, if the SP2 firewall is enabled, make sure there is an
> > exception for File and Printer sharing. If you are running 3rd party
> > security software, make sure it is properly configured or uninstall it.
> >
> > 2. Possibly what you are experiencing is Win9x's notorious refusal to
> > accept defeat in browser elections. On the laptop go to Administrative
> > tools/Services - change the setting for the Computer Browser Service
from
> > Automatic to Manual - reboot and wait; it can take awhile to build a
> > server
> > list even on a two machine network.
> >
> > Doug Sherman
> > MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
> >
> > "David Hamer" <> wrote in message
> > news:. ..
> >> System: desktop running W98SE with all current service packs and
> >> connected to LINKSYS router [WRT54g v21.2]. Laptop running XP
> >> Professional with SP2 and all current updates installed.
> >>
> >> Problem: XP machine is able to 'see' and communicate with the
> >> desktop via the wireless link but the laptop does not appear in the
> >> desktop's Network Neighborhood so I am unable tocommunicate in
> >> the reverse direction.
> >>
> >> I've experimented with permissions and firewall settings for a few
> >> days now but with no success...
> >>
> >> Advice/assistance appreciated...I'm new to WinXP but have some
> >> light experience with small peer-to-peer hookups using Win98SE.
> >>
> >> David H.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

Doug Sherman [MVP]

Doug...

Both machines are in the same workgroup

"net stop browser" produces an error message:
Error 2185: The service name is invalid. Make sure
you are specifying a valid service name, and then
try again.

Also tried "net stop IE 6"
same error message.

"\\IPaddressofLaptop" produces
Bad command or file name.

"\\IPaddressof[laptop ID on network]" produces
Network name cannot be found

David

"Doug Sherman [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:<#>...

Try:
1. Check that both machines are members of the same workgroup.
2. On the Win98 machine open a command prompt and run:
net stop browser
net start browser
wait..........try Network Neighborhood.
3. Make sure file sharing is working: on the Win98 machine click
Start/Run
\\IPaddressofLaptop ENTER.
Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
"David Hamer" <> wrote in message
news:. ..
> Doug...
>
> So we did that...no change. Laptop does not appear in the Network
> Neighborhood on the desktop (
>
> David H.
>
> "Doug Sherman [MVP]" <> wrote in
message
> news:...
> > Try:
> >
> > 1. On the laptop, if the SP2 firewall is enabled, make sure there is
an
> > exception for File and Printer sharing. If you are running 3rd party
> > security software, make sure it is properly configured or uninstall
it.
> >
> > 2. Possibly what you are experiencing is Win9x's notorious refusal to
> > accept defeat in browser elections. On the laptop go to
Administrative
> > tools/Services - change the setting for the Computer Browser Service
from
> > Automatic to Manual - reboot and wait; it can take awhile to build a
> > server
> > list even on a two machine network.
> >
> > Doug Sherman
> > MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
> >
> > "David Hamer" <> wrote in message
> > news:. ..
> >> System: desktop running W98SE with all current service packs and
> >> connected to LINKSYS router [WRT54g v21.2]. Laptop running XP
> >> Professional with SP2 and all current updates installed.
> >>
> >> Problem: XP machine is able to 'see' and communicate with the
> >> desktop via the wireless link but the laptop does not appear in the
> >> desktop's Network Neighborhood so I am unable tocommunicate in
> >> the reverse direction.
> >>
> >> I've experimented with permissions and firewall settings for a few
> >> days now but with no success...
> >>
> >> Advice/assistance appreciated...I'm new to WinXP but have some
> >> light experience with small peer-to-peer hookups using Win98SE.
> >>
> >> David H.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
************************************************** ********
David Hamer
www.eclipse.net/~dhamer
************************************************** ********

"Doug Sherman [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> Try:
>
> 1. Check that both machines are members of the same workgroup.
>
> 2. On the Win98 machine open a command prompt and run:
>
> net stop browser
> net start browser
> wait..........try Network Neighborhood.
>
> 3. Make sure file sharing is working: on the Win98 machine click
> Start/Run
> \\IPaddressofLaptop ENTER.
>
> Doug Sherman
> MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
>
> "David Hamer" <> wrote in message
> news:. ..
>> Doug...
>>
>> So we did that...no change. Laptop does not appear in the Network
>> Neighborhood on the desktop (
>>
>> David H.
>>
>> "Doug Sherman [MVP]" <> wrote in
> message
>> news:...
>> > Try:
>> >
>> > 1. On the laptop, if the SP2 firewall is enabled, make sure there is
>> > an
>> > exception for File and Printer sharing. If you are running 3rd party
>> > security software, make sure it is properly configured or uninstall it.
>> >
>> > 2. Possibly what you are experiencing is Win9x's notorious refusal to
>> > accept defeat in browser elections. On the laptop go to Administrative
>> > tools/Services - change the setting for the Computer Browser Service
> from
>> > Automatic to Manual - reboot and wait; it can take awhile to build a
>> > server
>> > list even on a two machine network.
>> >
>> > Doug Sherman
>> > MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
>> >
>> > "David Hamer" <> wrote in message
>> > news:. ..
>> >> System: desktop running W98SE with all current service packs and
>> >> connected to LINKSYS router [WRT54g v21.2]. Laptop running XP
>> >> Professional with SP2 and all current updates installed.
>> >>
>> >> Problem: XP machine is able to 'see' and communicate with the
>> >> desktop via the wireless link but the laptop does not appear in the
>> >> desktop's Network Neighborhood so I am unable tocommunicate in
>> >> the reverse direction.
>> >>
>> >> I've experimented with permissions and firewall settings for a few
>> >> days now but with no success...
>> >>
>> >> Advice/assistance appreciated...I'm new to WinXP but have some
>> >> light experience with small peer-to-peer hookups using Win98SE.
>> >>
>> >> David H.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

David Hamer

On the Win98 machine:

Control Panel/Network - highlight File and Printer Sharing and click
Properties. Set Browse Master to Auto (I think - select whatever choice
enables this). Make sure Computer browser is still set to manual on the
laptop, and reboot both machines.

When you run \\IPaddressof laptop, are you using the laptop's correct
address? -eg. something like \\169.254.18.12. You can check it by running
ipconfig on the laptop. If this does not work, file and printer sharing is
not functioning on the laptop.

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

"David Hamer" <> wrote in message
news:. ..
> Doug...
>
> Both machines are in the same workgroup
>
> "net stop browser" produces an error message:
> Error 2185: The service name is invalid. Make sure
> you are specifying a valid service name, and then
> try again.
>
> Also tried "net stop IE 6"
> same error message.
>
> "\\IPaddressofLaptop" produces
> Bad command or file name.
>
> "\\IPaddressof[laptop ID on network]" produces
> Network name cannot be found
>
> David
>
> "Doug Sherman [MVP]" <> wrote in
message
> news:<#>...
>
> Try:
> 1. Check that both machines are members of the same workgroup.
> 2. On the Win98 machine open a command prompt and run:
> net stop browser
> net start browser
> wait..........try Network Neighborhood.
> 3. Make sure file sharing is working: on the Win98 machine click
> Start/Run
> \\IPaddressofLaptop ENTER.
> Doug Sherman
> MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
> "David Hamer" <> wrote in message
> news:. ..
> > Doug...
> >
> > So we did that...no change. Laptop does not appear in the Network
> > Neighborhood on the desktop (
> >
> > David H.
> >
> > "Doug Sherman [MVP]" <> wrote in
> message
> > news:...
> > > Try:
> > >
> > > 1. On the laptop, if the SP2 firewall is enabled, make sure there
is
> an
> > > exception for File and Printer sharing. If you are running 3rd
party
> > > security software, make sure it is properly configured or uninstall
> it.
> > >
> > > 2. Possibly what you are experiencing is Win9x's notorious refusal
to
> > > accept defeat in browser elections. On the laptop go to
> Administrative
> > > tools/Services - change the setting for the Computer Browser Service
> from
> > > Automatic to Manual - reboot and wait; it can take awhile to build a
> > > server
> > > list even on a two machine network.
> > >
> > > Doug Sherman
> > > MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
> > >
> > > "David Hamer" <> wrote in message
> > > news:. ..
> > >> System: desktop running W98SE with all current service packs and
> > >> connected to LINKSYS router [WRT54g v21.2]. Laptop running XP
> > >> Professional with SP2 and all current updates installed.
> > >>
> > >> Problem: XP machine is able to 'see' and communicate with the
> > >> desktop via the wireless link but the laptop does not appear in the
> > >> desktop's Network Neighborhood so I am unable tocommunicate in
> > >> the reverse direction.
> > >>
> > >> I've experimented with permissions and firewall settings for a few
> > >> days now but with no success...
> > >>
> > >> Advice/assistance appreciated...I'm new to WinXP but have some
> > >> light experience with small peer-to-peer hookups using Win98SE.
> > >>
> > >> David H.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> ************************************************** ********
> David Hamer
> www.eclipse.net/~dhamer
> ************************************************** ********
>
> "Doug Sherman [MVP]" <> wrote in
message
> news:%...
> > Try:
> >
> > 1. Check that both machines are members of the same workgroup.
> >
> > 2. On the Win98 machine open a command prompt and run:
> >
> > net stop browser
> > net start browser
> > wait..........try Network Neighborhood.
> >
> > 3. Make sure file sharing is working: on the Win98 machine click
> > Start/Run
> > \\IPaddressofLaptop ENTER.
> >
> > Doug Sherman
> > MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
> >
> > "David Hamer" <> wrote in message
> > news:. ..
> >> Doug...
> >>
> >> So we did that...no change. Laptop does not appear in the Network
> >> Neighborhood on the desktop (
> >>
> >> David H.
> >>
> >> "Doug Sherman [MVP]" <> wrote in
> > message
> >> news:...
> >> > Try:
> >> >
> >> > 1. On the laptop, if the SP2 firewall is enabled, make sure there is
> >> > an
> >> > exception for File and Printer sharing. If you are running 3rd party
> >> > security software, make sure it is properly configured or uninstall
it.
> >> >
> >> > 2. Possibly what you are experiencing is Win9x's notorious refusal
to
> >> > accept defeat in browser elections. On the laptop go to
Administrative
> >> > tools/Services - change the setting for the Computer Browser Service
> > from
> >> > Automatic to Manual - reboot and wait; it can take awhile to build a
> >> > server
> >> > list even on a two machine network.
> >> >
> >> > Doug Sherman
> >> > MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
> >> >
> >> > "David Hamer" <> wrote in message
> >> > news:. ..
> >> >> System: desktop running W98SE with all current service packs and
> >> >> connected to LINKSYS router [WRT54g v21.2]. Laptop running XP
> >> >> Professional with SP2 and all current updates installed.
> >> >>
> >> >> Problem: XP machine is able to 'see' and communicate with the
> >> >> desktop via the wireless link but the laptop does not appear in the
> >> >> desktop's Network Neighborhood so I am unable tocommunicate in
> >> >> the reverse direction.
> >> >>
> >> >> I've experimented with permissions and firewall settings for a few
> >> >> days now but with no success...
> >> >>
> >> >> Advice/assistance appreciated...I'm new to WinXP but have some
> >> >> light experience with small peer-to-peer hookups using Win98SE.
> >> >>
> >> >> David H.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

Doug Sherman [MVP]