Let Windows 98 and Windows XP achieve mutual access

Computer Network LAN can be divided into two types: network with and without domain. For Windows XP system computers that join the domain, as long as the network is set up correctly, it is associated with other machines in the domain (regardless of What is the operating system? There is almost no problem in making mutual visits. However,

and the most common in daily network maintenance is a small workgroup LAN without a domain. For Windows XP system users in this situation, the first thing to solve is the issue of mutual access with machines using different operating systems. Now let's take the two machines as an example to illustrate the solution.

In order to realize the interconnection of two PCs and achieve the purpose of resource sharing, first of all, the two machines should be connected through the network card. When making the twisted pair crystal head, pay attention to the pair to be replaced. Three, two to six (that is, one for the A line and the other for the D line).

If both PC operating systems are Windows 98, it is easy to share resources, so I won't describe them here. The current requirements are: one machine installed Windows 98, one machine installed Windows XP to achieve mutual visits. So install the operating system first, then configure it.

After installing the operating system for basic network settings (network adapters, network protocols, network clients, etc.), when implementing mutual access, the following problems occur: Windows XP can access Windows 98, but Windows 98 However, you can't access Windows XP. A dialog box will pop up asking you to enter the password for ipc$, even if you enter the password for the administrator. The reason for this is that Windows XP login requires a username and password. To achieve Windows 98 access to Windows XP, the following three steps are required.

Step 1 〉〉

Many small LANs are built using the N E T B E U I (NetBIOS Extended User Interface) protocol, which is no longer supported by Windows XP by default. The easiest way to solve this problem is to install the NetBEUI protocol on Windows XP. There is a netbeui.txt file under ValueaddMSFTNet etbeui on the Windows XP installation CD. This file describes how to install the NetBEUI protocol on Windows XP:

1 Copy nbf.sys to the %systemRoot%system32Drivers directory (%systemRoot% is the directory path name where Windows XP is installed);

2 Copy netnbf.inf to the %systemRoot%lnf directory;

3 Go to “Control Panel""Double-click"network connection"

4 On the General tab, select &ldquo ;Install">;

5 Click "Agreement", then "Add">;

6 Click to select <;NetBEUl Protocol" (NetBEUI Protocol) from the list, Then confirm.

Step 2 〉〉

See if the security setting prohibits Guest. Windows 98 cannot access Windows XP with the system Guest user turned on. Click “Start”, go to “Run”, enter gpedit.msc. In the "Local Computer Policy" computer configuration Windows settings security settings local policy user rights assigned to deny access to this computer from the network" can be seen with "Guest" users. If you delete the Guest user here, other computers can view the shared directory of this computer from My Network Places, and you can access Windows XP resources.

Step 3 〉〉

Implement directory sharing in Windows XP. Because Windows XP is by default a simple way to share files, in this case you can't set access permissions for folders or files, so remove this default. Under Explorer, click “Tools”,“Folder Options”, in the “View” tab, “Advanced Settings“Use Simple File Sharing (Recommended)&rdquo ; the check box in front can be removed.

After the above steps, after setting up a shared folder under Windows XP, Windows 98 can see the shared directory of Windows XP in Network Neighborhood. Thus, Windows 98 and Windows XP can be accessed and resource sharing can be achieved.