Win95 to Win98 TCP/IP

[shredmeister]

Thanks for the reply. I understand the risks involved. However, I would still like to set up TCP/IP. Eventually I will have NT server running which should take care of the problem, but until then, there must be a way to do this with 95/98...
Anyone else have an idea?

Thanks

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[shredmeister]

I am trying to set up a small LAN with 2 PCs, one running Win98 and one with Win95. I had the network going with NetBEUI, but I would like to use TCP/IP. I removed NetBEUI and IPX from both machines leaving just TCP/IP. Both are configured for the same workgroup and have unique names and IP addresses. The machines are connected to a 10BaseT hub, and both have something shared (with share-level access). I set the primary logon to Client for MS Networks on both PCs. Now here's where it gets weird. I can logon to the Win95 machine with no problem. When I try to logon to the Win98 machine, it asks for a user name, password, AND a DOMAIN (the Logon to Windows NT domain is NOT checked in the Network properties). I tried my normal user name and password and several things for the domain, including the name of the PC, but I can not logon to the network. I get a message saying that my "name and password can not be validated on the network" (or something similar). At this point, my only choice is to boot in Safe Mode and change the primary network logon back to Windows logon so I can get into the system again. Anyone know what could be causing this? Why is it asking to logon to a domain to authenticate my password? Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks,
shredmeister


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[glc]

I don't know how to fix that, but I do recommend you go back to using NetBeui for filesharing, especially if the machines are connected to the Internet. TCP/IP and filesharing is a major security risk. NetBeui is a non-routable protocol.