Network setup

[Tacio]

I have office network ( 7 computers) through 100Mb hub. Computers with win95, 98 and xp. Dedicated dhcp, dns and other servers is absent because no computer permanently switch on. How i can tune this computers in order to sharing resources?

[chicagotech]

this may help. quoted from www.chicagotech.net.

Workgroup common Issue 2 - problem in a mixed OS

Symptoms: 1) win9x computers can see each others but not W2K or XP. 2) win9x and W2K/XP can ping each other by using IP but not computer names. 3) Net view \\computername shows error 53.

Resolutions: this is a name resolution issue. Since this is a workgroup without WINS server, you may need to enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP on W2K/XP. Note: some people find that installing NetBEUI or IPX also work. But loading NetBEUI or IPX is not recommended. If enabling NetBIOS over TCP/IP doesn't work while loading NetBEUI works, this is not name resolution issue. This may cause because of a software like firewall is running.

[Tacio]

i read this topic but there not write which services i should enable and start or disable and stop in winxp. Protocol tcp/ip not netbeui. And where write that in winxp i should create a new account for win98 users, but for what? if computer with winxp switch off what of it? how user with win98 loggin on in the network?

[Martin Zugec]

It is not about services, it is about

a.) using WINS server

b.) creating master browser architecture (registry settings)

In your case I would use one computer as master browser and others release from this process

[Tacio]

In your case I would use one computer as master browser and others release from this process

I think about this but which computer use as master browser? because no computer permanently switch on....

[Martin Zugec]

In that case remove 9x computers from voting and left only XP stations...