Win2k/XP Networking problem

ansem · 05-25-2006, 09:40 AM

OK, My uncle's office is almost fully networked.

I have 4 computers:

1 Win2k SP4 laptop and 3 WinXP Desktops. Now, out of the 4, 2 of the XP desktops and the 2k laptop get along fine. But one of the XP desktops won't get along with the 2k laptop. They can both use all the other computers, and the other computers can use both of their shared assets, but the 2 of them just don't work together. For that WinXP desktop, I had to install the NetBEUI and NetBIOS compatable protocols on all the computers to get them to interact with it, and all but the Win2k laptop do.

Is it possible that one of those 2 protocols doesn't work from win2k to xp and that I need to upgrade the laptop to xp?

Edit: I tried everything I could find on the net, set Node Type to Hybrid on both, made sure all the usual services were running on both (workstation, server, etc.) and also made sure routing and remote access were off on both.

**johnwill** · 05-25-2006, 06:41 PM

NETBEUI works fine on 2K, so that's not the issue.

What are the exact symptoms of the failure? If you get an error message, please give the exact error message.

ansem · 05-25-2006, 07:05 PM

I got it working. When I set Norton Firewall on the XP computer, I set it to allow 192.168.1.0-192.168.1.199, that ".1." needed to be ".0." so it works now.

**johnwill** · 05-26-2006, 03:02 PM

Yep, putting it in the wrong subnet will screw things up!

05-25-2006, 09:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
ansem Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2 OS: Win2k	Win2k/XP Networking problem OK, My uncle's office is almost fully networked. I have 4 computers: 1 Win2k SP4 laptop and 3 WinXP Desktops. Now, out of the 4, 2 of the XP desktops and the 2k laptop get along fine. But one of the XP desktops won't get along with the 2k laptop. They can both use all the other computers, and the other computers can use both of their shared assets, but the 2 of them just don't work together. For that WinXP desktop, I had to install the NetBEUI and NetBIOS compatable protocols on all the computers to get them to interact with it, and all but the Win2k laptop do. Is it possible that one of those 2 protocols doesn't work from win2k to xp and that I need to upgrade the laptop to xp? Edit: I tried everything I could find on the net, set Node Type to Hybrid on both, made sure all the usual services were running on both (workstation, server, etc.) and also made sure routing and remote access were off on both.

05-25-2006, 06:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,969 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	NETBEUI works fine on 2K, so that's not the issue. What are the exact symptoms of the failure? If you get an error message, please give the exact error message. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

05-26-2006, 03:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,969 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Yep, putting it in the wrong subnet will screw things up! __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

05-25-2006, 07:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
ansem Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2 OS: Win2k	I got it working. When I set Norton Firewall on the XP computer, I set it to allow 192.168.1.0-192.168.1.199, that ".1." needed to be ".0." so it works now.