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Win2k/XP Setup
You will do the same network settings on win2k/XP by
going to My Network Places. The differences are 1) you may want to check
NetBIOS over TCP/IP by going to Properties of TCP/IP>Advanced. 2) If you have
a laptop using at home and work, and you also want to have same peer-to-peer
workgroup name as the same your company's domain, you should install the
domain name as the workgroup name at home, then join the laptop to the domain
(have your company administrator do that for you). 3) you need to create user
accounts for each user logging on the network and access the resources. To do
that, right-click My Computer>Manager>Local users and groups. This is very
important step. 4) after creating all user accounts, you need to assign
necessary permission for each user to access the computer. 4) if you this
machine access both home and domain network, you are better to create one
local logon matching the domain logon and also the password should be the
same.
Test
Now, it is the time to test your network settings. After
reboot all computers, logon the user name you created in win2k (it is easy for
sharing if you use just the same logon name on both win98 and win2k). Open My
Neighborhood and My Network Places to check the sharing folders and printers.
If you have a difficulty with network sharing, go to
Network Troubleshooting and
Win Tools for troubleshooting tips.
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Do I need
to create the same workgroup name for my network
No, not really. You can have multiple workgroups in your
network. However, it's better to create the same workgroup name on all
computers. That will make it easier and save time to find other computers,
especially in the first 15 minutes after logon.
SYMPTOMS: When setting up a Peer-to-Peer
Workgroup, you may have difficulty to network all computers that are running
W2K, XP, Win9x, ME and NT. The issues may include the inability to connect to
a shared folder or a shared printer, the inability to browse by using Network
Neighborhood in Windows 95 or Windows 98, or the inability to browse by using
My Network Places in Windows 2000. Some people may find that, before W2K/XP
were installed, the computers may have communicated effectively with the
other workgroup computers.
RESOLUTIONS: To resolve these issues, configure
all computers to have a common networking protocol, a common workgroup, and
common user names and passwords
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.
How to setup bridging
network connection
If your computer with two
NICs resides between two different IP subnets or two segment networks such as
Ethernet network and HomePNA network, you can bridge the tow networks so that
it can communicate with each segment. But you can't bridge an Ethernet
connection with a VPN or dial-up connection. Also, don't bridge a private
network with a connection that has a public Internet.
To bridge two networks,
under Network Connections, select two connections (use Shift+Ctrl) you want to
bridge, right-click or click Advanced>Bridge Connection. You can have only one
network bridge , but the bridge can support multiple connections. You can
easily add or remove connections from ntwork bridge by right-clicking the
connection and choosing Remove From Bridge or Add To Bridge |
