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General Category => Software => Topic started by: Chuck on July 24, 2005, 11:52:42 PM

Title: XP and 2k network problem
Post by: Chuck on July 24, 2005, 11:52:42 PM

Situation is:
-Computer with XP and Dlink wireless router
-2 comps with win98

Problem:
Both win98 comps can access each other but neither of them can access the xp computer.

I can see the xp computer in network neighbourhood but when i click on it i get "the network path was not found"

any soloutions?

Title: XP and 2k network problem
Post by: SuperiorLightning on July 28, 2005, 07:26:23 PM

well appart from the fact that all of the windows versions have been meen lol...

id say check all your configurations; because xp is obviously newer, it can take more information; for instance, if your compters name is longer than the 8 characters that win98 can handle, it will jus say "computer says no" (little britain, BBC3)
the other problem it could be is IP broadcasting (DHCP). if your wireless router isnt sending out IP addresses, then the computers wont like that either
Basicaly, wireless networking is always a bit fiddely, so u just need to work at it till the stupid thing works lol

hope that helps a bit

SL