Impossible setup Network

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One of the most common causes of being 'unable to broswe the network' is
that he is not logged on.
On his machine, click on the 'start' button, and look at the 'log off'
option.
If it says 'log off <usernsme If it only says 'log off...', then this is a problem.
It means he is not logged on.

Firstly, if he gets a logon window when the system boots, it is important
NOT to cancel this.
Enter a username, and leave the password blank, and click OK.

If he is not logged on, but does not get a logon window:
The most common fix for this problem is to delete an auto-logon registry
entry as described in these pages:

No Windows or Network Logon Dialog Box at Startup
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This is illustrated graphically at the bottom of this page:

Cannot get on Bootup the Logon Window
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Once you get a logon window, Do Not Cancel it.
Enter a username and leave the password blank, and click OK.
If you are prompted to confirm a windows password, leave it blank too, and
click OK.

If you do not want to be bothered with a logon window, go to network
properties, and choose 'Windows Logon' as the Primary network Logon. That,
along with the blank password, will prevent the logon box appearing, but you
will still be logged on as <username
How to Prevent a Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me Logon Prompt at
Startup
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Best Regards,

Ron Lowe

He is using WinME
He sees nothing in network
And yes he gets error stating impossible to browse network

Ron Lowe <> a ??crit dans le message :

Try a different IP address and subnet mask. Your netmask is no good.

Try using an IP address that is assinged for local networks like 192.168.0.1
and 192.168.0.2 both with a netmask of 255.255.255.0

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Jon Hildrum
DTS MVP
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The subnet mask of 255.255.255.1 is not valid.
Change it to 255.255.255.0

Whilst at it, you might want to change the IP addresses from 195.168.1.x to
192.168.1.x.
The range you are using at the moment might cause problems when you try to
connect to the Internet.

I'd then remove IPX and NetBEUI from both machines.

Is your son's PC still win98 SE?
What does he see in network neighbourhood?
Is it empty, or does he get an error about being 'unable to browse the
network...'?

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Best Regards,

Ron Lowe

Appendix A
Tips to fixing Windows network problems
by Carey Holzman

Introduction
Although Windows ME advertises itself as offering free and easy home networking, many real-world users are finding this a difficult-to-realize reality. It has been my experience, working with hundreds of Windows ME networks, that there are certain steps that may be needed. Microsoft may consider some of those steps unconventional. Sometimes nobody understands why a problem existed in the first place; some of these steps are equivalent to kicking a jukebox to make it work, without the resulting physical damage that actual kicking has the potential to cause. As a certified computer technician for over 11 years, I have experienced the nuances and perks of nearly every consumer-based Microsoft operating system. It is my goal that I can share with you virtually every common problem and its solution with regards to networking with Microsoft's Windows, and especially WinME.

Let's get started! First, see if you can find your specific problem listed between Tips #2 through #23. If not, please start at Tip #1.

Please note: If you are connecting one computer directly to another (without using a hub, switch or router) using a single cable, you MUST use a crossover cable. You CANNOT use a regular Ethernet cable. For more information about these kinds of cables, see Tips #12 and #13 below.

TIP #1: HOW TO RESET YOUR NETWORKING CONFIGURATION

1) For all Windows ME PCs, download and install the networking patch (whether you think you need it or not, it won't hurt anything) from Microsoft at #
2) Go into your Control Panel and double-click on the Network icon. Make sure you have the following items installed:

. Client for Microsoft Networks
. Your Network adapter
. TCP/IP
. IPX/SPX
. File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks

3) If IPX/SPX is not listed, please take the time to install it now. If IPX/SPX and/or Netbeui are not listed as available protocols, please see Tip #2 further down this page.
4) Double-click on Client for Microsoft Networks. Make sure "Log on to Windows NT domain" does NOT have a check in the box next to it. Select "Logon and restore network connections". Click OK.
5) Double-click on your network adapter, and click the BINDINGS tab. Make sure both TCP/IP and IPX/SPX are listed and both are CHECKED. Click OK.
6) Double-click on TCP/IP, click on the tab that says BINDINGS and un-check File and Printer Sharing. Click on the tab that says ADVANCED, and where it says "Allow Binding to ATM," make sure the value is NO. Ensure there is a check in the box at the bottom of the window that says "Set this protocol to be the default protocol". Click OK.
7) Double-click on IPX/SPX and, on the NetBIOS tab, make sure it is UN-checked where it says "I want to enable NetBIOS over IPX/SPX". (Unless you are connecting to a Windows 2000 PC, in which case you will want this box to remain checked). Click on the Bindings tab and make sure that Client for Microsoft Networks and File and printer sharing BOTH ARE checked. Then click OK.
8) Double-click on File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks. Click once on Browse Master and make sure its value is set to Automatic. Click once on LM Announce and make sure its value is set to NO. Click OK.
9) Below the ADD button, you'll see a line that says "Primary Network Logon", click the down arrow in the window below that and select "Windows Logon".
10) Below that, you'll see a button labeled "File and Print Sharing.", click it once. Make sure that "I want to be able to give others access to my files" is checked and "I want to be able to allow others to print to my printer(s)" is also checked. Click OK.
11) Click on the IDENTIFICATION tab and change your workgroup name to WORKGROUP (please use all capitol letters, the workgroup name can be case-sensitive on some PCs).
12) Click on the Access Control tab and make sure that Share-level access control IS selected.
13) After you have re-booted, make sure you select what resources you want to share on each PC. To share the C: drive, double-click the My Computer icon, Right-click on the C: drive, click on the 'Sharing' tab and select SHARED AS and click OK. Repeat this process for sharing Printers (right-click on the printer you want to share), or individual directories (right-click on the yellow folder you wish to share). Optional password protection can be found here as well.
14) Make sure you do steps 2 through 13 on all Windows 95 and Windows 98 PC's on your network as well.
15) When you re-boot, you should be able to double-click My Network Places, then double-click Entire Network and click VIEW THE ENTIRE CONTENTS OF THIS FOLDER (on the left side of the window). If the left side says HIDE THE CONTENTS OF THIS FOLDER, then you did it correctly. You should see the name WORKGROUP here, this should NOT be an empty window. If this window is empty or displays any form of error, please continue with these steps and then locate the error, and the prescribed fix, listed below.
16) Click Tools, click Folder Options and click on the View tab. Make sure that 'Automatically search for network folders and printers' IS checked. If it is not, select it and click Apply. Next, click OK.
17) Close all windows.
18) Click Start, click Run and type REGEDIT and hit enter.
19) Click the "+" symbol next to Hkey_Current_User, click the "+" symbol next to Software, click the "+" symbol next to Microsoft, click the "+" symbol next to Windows, click the "+" symbol next to Current Version, click the "+" symbol next to Explorer, click the "+" symbol next to NetCrawl and then click on the yellow folder next to Printers.
20) Select each item listed in the window to the right, by clicking once on it, and then press the delete button. DO NOT REMOVE THE FIRST ITEM LABELED "(DEFAULT) Value Not Set". Repeat this process until the window on the right is empty except for "(Default) value not set".
21) Next, just below the yellow 'Printers' folder, you should see another yellow folder labeled "Shares", click once on the yellow folder. Repeat the same process used in step 20.
22) Click Registry (at the top of the window) and Click Exit.
23) Re-boot the PC.

The network should now work. If it does not, see the common problems and their resolutions listed below.

TIP #2: NetBEUI and/or IPX/SPX are not in the list of network protocols available
1) Click Start, click Run, type MSCONFIG (hit enter)
2) Click the button labeled "Extract File."
3) For the name of the file you want to restore, type NETBW.INF.
4) Restore from your Windows Millennium CD (if your CD is your D: drive, type: D:\WIN9X).
5) Save File In: C:\WINDOWS\INF
6) Once the file is restored, repeat this process with NETTRANS.INF (during Step 3), and then once more with RPCLTC5.DLL (during Step 3), only extract this last file to C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM (during Step 5).
7) Back in your network properties, click Add, click Protocol, click Add, click the Have Disk button, click the Browse button, go to C:\Windows\Inf and on the left you should see NETTRANS.INF, click once on it and click OK. NetBEUI and/or IPX/SPX should now be listed as available protocol options in your network properties.
8) This information is now covered in a Microsoft KnowledgeBase article: #

TIP #3: If you double-click on My Network Places, and then double-click on Entire Network and receive the error "Cannot browse network", do the following steps:
1) Microsoft has acknowledged there is a potential problem with Windows Me attempting to contact the master browser for the workgroup over one protocol, instead of attempting to contact the master browser over both protocols. They have provided a 'patch' for this, but you must contact their technical support to receive it. Please see this Microsoft KnowledgeBase article: #
2) There is, however, an alternative to this support patch. On the computer that will be on most often, in it's Control Panel, double-click the Network icon, double-click File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks, and where it says Browse Master, set it to enabled.
3) On all the other PC's on the network, set the above setting to DISABLED, so that only ONE PC is running with Browse Master ENABLED.

TIP #4: If you are getting a SCRIPT ERROR when you double-click My Network Places:
1) You must have the Microsoft utility 'Tweak UI' installed and configured it to replace the first icon that appears on the desktop. Please see this KnowledgeBase article:
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2) Change this option back to its default setting, which should be My Documents.

TIP #5: If you can see the workgroup listed in My Network Places, but after double-clicking it, you see an empty window:
1) Apply the same steps as in Tip #3 or.
2) See if you can do a Search for the PCs by their name. Also try to ping each PC. If that functions correctly, the problem might be that during the set up of the Home Networking Wizard, Microsoft somehow renames your Workgroup to be "Mshome" (the default value) EVEN IF you have specified your own name. Here is the fix:
3) Click Start, click Run, type REGEDIT (hit enter)
4) Find "Mshome" (which should be in My Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\VNETSUP)
5) Right click on Workgroup (on the right hand panel) - 6) If that does not work, you might also try adding these lines to your registry:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Network\RealM­ode Net]
"preferredredir"="nwredir"
"Autologon"="1"
"transport"="*nwlink,*netbeui,"
"netcard"=""

TIP #6: Windows Family Logon is missing from your Network Control Panel.
1) The file you will need to extract is NETFAM.INF:
2) Click Start, click Run, ...
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