"Alan" <a***@shaw.ca> wrote in message
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>     I have a SMC wireless router which is hard wired (cat 5 cable to
> rj45 jack) to one computer, and a wireless connection to another. Its
> config to be Infrastructure mode.
>
>    The 1st computer that is connected with cable has multiple boot
> configured : XP, win 98 and win 2000.
>
>    The 2nd has Win 98 se.
>
>    When I am in XP on the 1st, both computers can see each other, and
> they both have Internet.
>
>    But when I boot into Win 98 on the 1st computer with multiple boot,
> and click on Network Neighborhood, I can not see the files or folders.
> I have enabled File and print sharing in the TCP /IP config menu.
>
>    The 2nd one can see the 1st in the workgroup, but just cant see the
> files. The 2nd one can surf Internet but not the 1st.
>
>    Any ideas or ffedback will be appreciated. TIA
>
>
>

>
>"Alan" <a***@shaw.ca> wrote in message
>news:29dr411ujht8qtef0nnh9l1alq4mfq7t7e@4ax.com...
>>     I have a SMC wireless router which is hard wired (cat 5 cable to
>> rj45 jack) to one computer, and a wireless connection to another. Its
>> config to be Infrastructure mode.
>>
>>    The 1st computer that is connected with cable has multiple boot
>> configured : XP, win 98 and win 2000.
>>
>>    The 2nd has Win 98 se.
>>
>>    When I am in XP on the 1st, both computers can see each other, and
>> they both have Internet.
>>
>>    But when I boot into Win 98 on the 1st computer with multiple boot,
>> and click on Network Neighborhood, I can not see the files or folders.
>> I have enabled File and print sharing in the TCP /IP config menu.
>>
>>    The 2nd one can see the 1st in the workgroup, but just cant see the
>> files. The 2nd one can surf Internet but not the 1st.
>>
>>    Any ideas or ffedback will be appreciated. TIA
>>
>>
>>
>Do this on both computers:
>
>Right click your Network Neighborhood and select Properties
>Find the File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks line and get the
>properties for it
>On the Advanced tab, under Browse Master, make sure that you don't have both
>set for "disabled"
>
>You can have them both set to "automatic" but it's usually best to have one
>set for enabled and the other set to automatic or disabled.  My suggestion
>would be to set "enabled" on the multi-boot machine, since it is probably
>also becoming the master under XP and 2000 already.
>

>
> "Alan" <a***@shaw.ca> wrote in message
> news:29dr411ujht8qtef0nnh9l1alq4mfq7t7e@4ax.com...
> >     I have a SMC wireless router which is hard wired (cat 5 cable to
> > rj45 jack) to one computer, and a wireless connection to another. Its
> > config to be Infrastructure mode.
> >
> >    The 1st computer that is connected with cable has multiple boot
> > configured : XP, win 98 and win 2000.
> >
> >    The 2nd has Win 98 se.
> >
> >    When I am in XP on the 1st, both computers can see each other, and
> > they both have Internet.
> >
> >    But when I boot into Win 98 on the 1st computer with multiple boot,
> > and click on Network Neighborhood, I can not see the files or folders.
> > I have enabled File and print sharing in the TCP /IP config menu.
> >
> >    The 2nd one can see the 1st in the workgroup, but just cant see the
> > files. The 2nd one can surf Internet but not the 1st.
> >
> >    Any ideas or ffedback will be appreciated. TIA
> >
> >
> >
> Do this on both computers:
>
> Right click your Network Neighborhood and select Properties
> Find the File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks line and get the
> properties for it
> On the Advanced tab, under Browse Master, make sure that you don't have
both
> set for "disabled"
>
> You can have them both set to "automatic" but it's usually best to have
one
> set for enabled and the other set to automatic or disabled.  My suggestion
> would be to set "enabled" on the multi-boot machine, since it is probably
> also becoming the master under XP and 2000 already.
>
>