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Posted on 08/01/2006 6:24:48 AM PDT by 50sDad
With the high geek ratio in here, I hope somebody will be able to answer my XP question. I have a five station in house network in my home that I use to play Star Trek Elite Squad and other multi-player games. Previously, when the whole house was under 98SE, I could just set my fastest machine as server, and run five player.
Recently, I installed XP on my fastest machine, and while I am overall thrilled with it, I have hit some kind of wall. I can still let another machine run as server and play the games, but if I try to set up the fast XP as server, none of the other machines can find it. (I should say I have McAfee firewall on the main machine, but it is in the exact same set up as when it ran 98SE, and as far as exchanging files goes, every machine can see every other machine.)
I think when I did the upgrade to XP, as I was fumbling around, SOMEWHERE I accidentally chose to not allow the XP to run as a server on the network. I am trying to find where this permission is checked in XP. I have been in the Control Panel, into Explorer’s many functions, but I can’t find it. Any of you XP mavens know where to allow the machine to be a server?
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Did you make sure to put them all on the ame domain?
I think that you can go in and use Network Setup all over again and just re-check the proper boxes.
At some point, it will prompt you to create a CD or disc for your older machines.
Be sure to use Workgroups rather than Domains.
ping for future.
Yep. All the machines can see each other when it comes to shared drives and printers.
May well be. I have to buy some floppies today, and so haven't done that part of the network set up.
First, I would turn off all my firewalls: McAfee and the windows firewall.
If that works, turn your firewalls back on, then you will have to create rules in the firewall software to allow gaming.
Also, check your router.
Windows XP is not a server OS. There is Winxp Home(for home) and Winxp Pro(for business).
So Win98SE would act as a server, but XP (without augment) will not?
If you have XP all updated, it has the Windows Firewall activated by default. If you have a hardware broadband firewall/router on your network, you can turn the software firewall off on your PC. In any case, turn it off and see if that allows you to connect. That will at least tell you if it's an issue with it. The 98 machines have no such innate protection and should all see each other.
Windows 98 was devoid of any real security - XP has a firewall and Mcafee drives me crazy because it is always blocking apps
You need to download files onto the win98Se machines. Free downloads from support.microsoft.com. I can't remember which files though, i had to do this about 4 years ago.
Buy a Mac.
http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/wxpwin9x.html
http://www.windowsnetworking.com/j_helmig/w2kwin9x.htm
on Win XP, realize that "File-and-Printer Sharing" is installed already by default, BUT NOT ACTIVATED by default after a critical update some time 2 years ago.
see the Windows XP Network Verification.
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Also, make sure your workgroup all has the same name, case sensitive.
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Windows XP and Windows 98 have issues communicating over a network because XP essentially dropped Netbios/Netbeui support by default.
You need to make sure all machines are on the same workgroup. All have file and printer sharing installed and install IPX/SPX protocol. That's the short of it.
Control Panel -> Windows Firewall --> Off.
Disable McAfee Firewall.
Try the game. If it works you can enable one or the other.
If you have an external router with a built in Firewall like a Linksys Broadband Router or similar device you don't need to run a firewall locally on any of your machines.
IPX/SPX - NO!...Oh the humanity! LOL
Just use TCP/IP - as it does use netBIOS (Ontop of IP); It's the use of Netbeui that has been dropped. He needs IP, because of his internet connection, and most network apps only use IP.
Open up the 'Services' from the Administration tools and check to see if 'Server' is set for 'Automatic'. It's for file and print sharing over the network. Note: it can also makes your system vulnerable when set to auto. I only enable it to share files then when I'm finished I set 'Server' to 'disabled'.
If I start feeling cocky, I come and read these threads. My God they make me feel stupid.
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