[WriteLog] Networking

[W. Wright, W5XD]

This is almost certainly a security setting--the Win98 side
is happy to send its log contents to all comers, but the W2K
is not so readily convinced. The comments about XP here apply
to W2K as well:

http://www.writelog.com/NetSetupXP/network_setup_for_xp.htm

One trick you might try first is enabling the Guest account
on your W2K system (roughly midway down that page).

Wayne

(Isn't it ironic that Microsoft has built a system that any
idiot can write a virus they can't keep out of their system,
but try writing software that both vendor and customer want
to use and it figures out a way to lock them out...obviously
some issues here Mr. Gates' crew thought unimportant at the
time :-)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: writelog-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Georgens, Tom
> Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2003 20:24
> To: 'writelog at contesting.com'
> Subject: [WriteLog] Networking
> 
> 
> Hello -
> 
> I am in the process of setting up a two computer network with 
> one machine
> running Win2K and the other running Win98.  
> 
> The symptom is that one computer can link to other but the 
> reverse is not
> true.  The Win2K connects and the Win98  does not.  If I open 
> logs on both
> machines, entering Q's into the Win98 machine will 
> immediately update the
> Win2K machine.  However, Win2K entries will not update the 
> log on the Win98
> log.
> 
> I have used the same Win98 machine with another computer 
> running Win2K with
> no problems and required no adjustments.  I no longer have 
> the machine here
> so I can't compare setups, but I did load both OS's from 
> scratch so they
> can't be very different.
> 
> Also, the Win2K machine has two drives in it.  The other 
> drive runs Win98
> and works just fine with the other Win98 computer so I know 
> the cabling is
> fine.
> 
> Could it be a problem with the NIC card and driver?  It is 
> different between
> the two Win2k machines.
> 
> Thanks and 73,
> 
> Tom
> 
> 
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