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Checking your
network
Explore your network
neighborhood by double clicking on your network neighborhood. You should
be able to see the other computers on your network. If you get a
'network inaccessable' error, wait about 30 seconds and try again. Sometimes it
takes a little while for the network to completely initialize the network
browser.
If you are unable to see the other computers, keep
one computer turned on and reboot the other. Repeat with the other
computer.
Try exploring from both computers again. If this
still does not work, right click on your network neighborhood and select
“Find Computer”. Type in the name of the other computer.
Troubleshooting
The Link Lights
Remember the link lights on your hub or switch or
even your network card? Are they lit? If not, you have a cable problem or
your network card drivers are not working.
IPC$ Network Login Problems
Firewalls
Double check to make sure
you’re your software firewall is disabled if you have one. By default, most personal firewalls
will block any kind of file sharing traffic.
IRQ Resource Problem
If you have a PCI or ISA network adapter, a resource
conflict can cause your network adapter to not function. Check this article
for detais. Windows 98 Updates
A standard install of Windows
98 should be updated to service pack 1 to ensure proper networking
operation. Go to THIS
site and
scroll down to the Recommended Updates area. Download the 'System
Update' and install it on all your Windows 98 computers.
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