>Enable NetBEUI on all machines, and make sure that no other protocol binds to the LAN adapter. Give each machine a unique name, make certain that they're all using the same Workgroup, enable File and Printer Sharing on all machines and make the Win98 box the master browser (there are documented bugs involving in Win95's Master Browser code that can create exactly this situation.) Make sure that if any machine with a dual media NIC is set to select the coax connector; many cards default to using the RJ45 connector if no definitive selection is made.


I disagree, if he decides to add other devices ip is the way to go. Netbeui is a VERY chatty protocol with each device yelling to the others I'm here all the time. IP is the way to go. It is simpler and everything is moving to that as the standard. He doesn't have to run DHCP, just put in static addresses on each machine.

John