WindowsXP File Sharing Through Router Problem
Hey ya! Here is the picture of the situation. . . . 3 computers connected to a D-Link Router D-i804 1st computer WindowsXP Final 2nd computer Windows98 3rd Computer WindowsMe All the computers have the settings to use automatic settings on the network, since the D-link router has a DHCP server built in, it assigns ...
Hey ya!
Here is the picture of the situation....
3 computers connected to a D-Link Router D-i804
1st computer WindowsXP Final
2nd computer Windows98
3rd Computer WindowsMe
All the computers have the settings to use automatic settings on the network, since the D-link router has a DHCP server built in, it assigns IPs for all my machines.
But There is a problem.... The computers are not able to see each other!
I'm pretty sure that all computers and the router have the same domain name.
Before I installed WindowsXP I have Windows2000 Pro, and the sharing file option would work if I install NetBEUI, but since WindowsXP does not support NetBEUI anymore, is there an another way to make the file sharing work between they OSes(XP, 98 and Me).
I can solve the problem by installing NetBEUI to the XP system, but is there any other way to make this file sharing work w/o NetBEUI? Like jsut using TCP/IP?
Thanks a lot!!!
ftmiranda
Here is the picture of the situation....
3 computers connected to a D-Link Router D-i804
1st computer WindowsXP Final
2nd computer Windows98
3rd Computer WindowsMe
All the computers have the settings to use automatic settings on the network, since the D-link router has a DHCP server built in, it assigns IPs for all my machines.
But There is a problem.... The computers are not able to see each other!
I'm pretty sure that all computers and the router have the same domain name.
Before I installed WindowsXP I have Windows2000 Pro, and the sharing file option would work if I install NetBEUI, but since WindowsXP does not support NetBEUI anymore, is there an another way to make the file sharing work between they OSes(XP, 98 and Me).
I can solve the problem by installing NetBEUI to the XP system, but is there any other way to make this file sharing work w/o NetBEUI? Like jsut using TCP/IP?
Thanks a lot!!!
ftmiranda
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It may not, I am not sure with WinXP. I use DHCP on my WinNT/2K servers to assign DNS and WINS servers, and that also enables NetBIOS over TCP/IP. If you enable it, it will allow for name resolution information to be passed along with the packet info. That way, you can use the familiar "\\MYPC" or whatever, and Network Neighborhood will (tend to) work properly as well.
I have three computers in the network, it's basically a P2P network.
But since I'm using the router w/ the DHCP server, if I only set up the TCP/IP the computers cannot find each other, they can access the internet but they can't access each other....
Do you know how can I make them access each other w/o NetBEUI? only using TPC/IP?
And what about that WINS server you told me?
Thanks!
ftmiranda
But since I'm using the router w/ the DHCP server, if I only set up the TCP/IP the computers cannot find each other, they can access the internet but they can't access each other....
Do you know how can I make them access each other w/o NetBEUI? only using TPC/IP?
And what about that WINS server you told me?
Thanks!
ftmiranda
OK, don't worry about WINS, and I would go to static IPs on the workstations and enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP on them as well. If you really must know more about WINS, check out Technet for more info. Here is a basic description of WINS in Win2K Server:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treevie...rt2/tcpch07.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treevie...rt2/tcpch07.asp
