Never Mind! Re: W98 is breaking me!
Read the post for entertainment, if you want, but it turns
out I've got a whole nother W98 computer to play with, and
it's working fine so far. Apparently Don's Son-in-law's
old computer has a broken component or another. I'm
about to try the two W98 comp's; I'll let you know what
I find.
Sorry. (is there a "blushing" smiley?)
Thanks!
Rich
Rich Grise wrote:
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> Hi. First post to NW NGs, but I'm an old NG fart. I've done
> as much of my own homework as I know of that I can, and
> have been lurking for a few hours; seen a couple of problems
> marginally similar, and tried the solutions, and I'm still
> baffled.
>
> The "short-form" Q is, when everything else is working so far,
> howcome my W98 gives me a Critical Error message box, with
> text=
> The network is not accessible.
> For more information, look in the Help Index
> at the topic: 'Network Troubleshooter.'
>
> I've done everything I can find to try to fix it. Here's
> some background.
>
> W2K computer:
> AMD Athlon XP 2400+, 512, 80, W2000 5.00.2195 SP 3
> Network ID: name entheos-ws1
> workgroup WORKGROUP
> NIC: SiS 900 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter, SiS driver, dtd 8/2/2002,
> v. 1.16.1.0, resources= no conflicts,power management all unchecked
> Network and Dialup Connections/Status-General Connection connected
> duration 05:27:26 and counting, speed 10.0 mbps; activity packets
> sent 1,529 (so far), rec'd 539 and counting (it increments each time
> I ping it)
> "Properties" (what's installed)
> Client for Microsoft Networks
> File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks
> NetBEUI Protocol
> Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
> Obtain an IP address automatically
> Obtain DNS server address automatically
> Advanced TCP/IP Settings
> IP Settings tab: "IP addresses" frame: DHCP Enabled
> DNS tab: DNS Server addresses: empty
> Append primary and connection specific DNS suffixes
> Append parent suffixed of the primnary DNS suffix
> DNS suffix for this connection: empty
> Register this connection's addresses in DNS
> WINS tab: WINS add... empty
> Enable LMHOSTS lookup
> Enable netBIOS over TCP/IP
> Options tab
> Optional settings
> IP security
> Do not use IPSEC
> TCP/IP filtering: Enable TCP/IP ...: unchecked
> all 3 radio buttons: Permit All
>
> and it pings the W98 computer just fine, by name even; and the
> W98 computer shows up by name in My Network Neighborhood, albeit
> with no contents showing, but I think that'll be my next thing
> to do after solving the current problem.
>
> The other computer:
> System/general
> System:
> Microsoft Windows 98
> 4.10.1998
> Registered to
> Unknown User
> Unknown Organization
> Manufactured and supported by:
> Compaq Computer corporation
> Presario
> AuthenticAMD
> AMD-K6(tm) 3D processor
> Intel MMX(TM) Technology
> 128.0 MB ram
> (about an 8 GB drive, with about 4GB free)
> Device Manager:
> Network adpters
> PCI Fast Ethernet DEC 21143 Based Adapter
> Properties/General:
> The device is working properly.
> Device Usage: Exists in all hardware profiles
> /Driver: Microsoft 5-11-1998 (has been reinstalled
> by uninstalling the network adapter, then letting W98 find
> & install it by PNP).
> /Resources: looks quite normal, No conflicts.
> Control Panel/Network (what, I think, might be supposed
> to be something like "Network Neighborhood"; this might
> be the problem, but I don't even know where to look to
> fix _that_. Maybe just rename it?)
> Configuration:
> Client for Microsoft networks Properties: Login Validation, blank
> Network logon options: Logon and restore network connections
> PCI Fast Ethernet DEC 21143 Based Adapter
> Driver type Ehnhanced mode NDIS driver
> Bindings:
> NetBEUI -> PCI Fast Ethernet...
> TCP/IP -> PCI Fast Ethernet...
> Advanced:
> 11 properties, some of which I don't know what they
> mean yet, but it's the only thing I haven't stripped down
> to bare bones and let W98 reinstall it clean. And, of course,
> I'm afraid to start playing with properties that I'm not sure
> what its effect will be.
> NetBEUI-> PCI Fast Ethernet...
> Bindings: Client for Microsoft Network
> File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks
> TCP/IP -> PCI Fast Ethernet...
> IP Address: Auto
> WINS: use DHCP for WINS resolution
> Gateway: empty
> DNS Configuration: Disable DNS
> Bindings: Client for Microsoft Networks
> File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks
> Advanced: None
> NetBIOS: Greyed Out
> File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks:
> Browse Master Automatic
> LM Announce No
>
> Primary Network Logon
> Client for Microsoft Networks
> File and Printer Sharing
> I want to be able to give others access to my files.
> I want to be able to allow others to print to my printer(s).
> Descroption: Blank Grey
>
> Identification
> Computer name: ABIFirewall
> Workgroup: WORKGROUP
> Computer Description: Don's Son-in-Law's old comp
> Access Control
> Share-level access control
>
> If I've omitted any settings/ID stuff, Please don't hesitate to
> enlighten me.
>
> But wait! There's More!
>
> As I say, I've been at this for about 12 hours - I want to
> reassure everybody that I've done most of my homework.
>
> I _hate_ when I'm using the book (Que publishing's
> "Using Microsoft Windows 2000 professional
> Special Edition")
> and I'm getting to the really juicy parts, and it says,
> "Ask your network manager." Dang it! I'm supposed to _be_
> the network manager! I will be, when I fix this one thing.
>
> Anyway, both computers ping each other by name; the W98
> comp will ping the world (I'm on it now); but the W2K
> comp will ping only itself and the W98 comp, which I'd
> expect since I haven't got to the part where I teach the
> W98 comp to be a firewall, present a socket to the LAN,
> and all that stuff.
>
> I've been to the Windows Update site, and presumably
> (supposedly? Hopefully?) installed W98 Service Pack
> something or other (something about networks)
>
> Lessee, am I repeating myself yet? The W2k comp. can
> see the W98 comp, at least up to the NIC, and it
> shows it by name, but when (at the W2K comp) I open
> \\ABIFirewall, it shows me no contents.
>
> on the Win98 comp, When I try to open "Entire Network"
> in "Network Neighborhood", I get that error messagebox
> (see above);
>
> I tried going to the Compaq website to look for fixes,
> and after a while of poking around, tried to "email"
> them - actually a fill-in form - selected "email me
> a copy", and when I hit submit it sent me to a "page
> not found" intercept page, and I haven't received
> any acknowledgment from them, from about 4 or 6 hours
> ago.
>
> Oh, and I took a "spare" RJ-48-type cable (UTP?),
> cut it in two, and made a crossover per the Book:
> 1 -> 3
> 2 -> 6
> 3 -> 1
> 4 -> 4
> 5 -> 5
> 6 -> 2
> 7 -> 7
> 8 -> 8
> I'm quite confident that's right; a couple of the
> wires don't match the color code they give in the
> book, but I've been doing electronics since 1955;
> I think I can track down "pin 1." ;-D
>
> Any other ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Rich Grise
>
> If you want to email me, first respond to the NG, and only
> cc me; To do that, use my first and last name concatenated,
> followed by the standard yahoo rest-of-the-email. :-)
> (I hope there isn't really a user [email]SPAMDUMP@AOL.COM[/email]! ;-D )
>
> Thanks Again!
> Rich
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