I don't have any problems 'seeing' computers in other workgroups, though, since I don't always use NN. I usually type \\ip_address in a command window or the windows explorer address bar, or use software like netscan. I can mount my MACs and Linux Machines that way, as well, without authenticating, if I acccess them from a common user/password account.
The original post asked about ME (9X) and XP compatibility. They are compatible, with the caveat that a common user/password has to exist on each machine. otherwise they won't 'talk' (which I thought meant share files) to each other.
You must know the Johannes Helmig web pages, right? He has good windows networking tutorials. I can remember the 9X user/password problem when XP first came out. 9X had been a lot simpler.
BTW, Hun, I hope you're not a '60 Munich or Frankfurt fan. Kaiserslautern fan, here. The fur will really fly, then.
How about Schumi? Or are you BMW / Mercedes?
longjack
"The original post asked about ME (9X) and XP compatibility. They are compatible, with the caveat that a common user/password has to exist on each machine. otherwise they won't 'talk' (which I thought meant share files) to each other."
Hmm... I know this problem when connecting to a
W2K machine, and here it`s a NTFS problem. Never had
problems to connect with W98 systems (dunno about ME
,but should be similiar). I`ll mich schlau
machen, cause I`m usually working in a
pure XP/W2K domain enviroment.
"BTW, Hun, I hope you're not a '60 Munich or Frankfurt fan. Kaiserslautern fan, here. The fur will really fly, then."
No prob, I`m living close to the Ruhrgebiet and am
prefering Schalke 04 :o)
"How about Schumi? Or are you BMW / Mercedes?"
Schumi... Mercedes is a bit too arrogant for my
taste :o)
Have a good start, it`s monday...
Hun