Sorry for not posting back. I had the network working more or less. I could see the Windows98 computer on the XP computer, and vice-versa. I could print from the 98 computer through the printer attached to the XP.
But now I’ve another problem. The XP computer went back to the dealer (my stepson). Upon its return, the network doesn’t work. Both computers report their NICs as OK, the green lights work OK on each computer, and they go out when I disconnect the cable. I can see the files on each computer, but not across the link. As a further clue, the XP computer shows the link disconnected when I turn off the 98 computer.

Any thoughts, anyone?

Partial success. After doing the Network Wizard again, on both computers, I can now work from the old computer to the new computer. Good enough. Thanks for many tips.

Oops, new problem. I changed the printer attached to the new computer, the XP computer. I replaced an HP 5550 with a 1210C, printer/scanner/copier. Although I have set it for sharing, and that name shows up on the old computer, the printer doesn’t. That is, I cannot print from the old computer to the new computer.
Help

Dave, since I really don’t know what that is, I suspect I didn’t. However, I did do exactly what I did with the old printer, which was basically nothing. I did enable sharing, as I said.

Thanks, Dave. Now all I have to do is to get my CD drive tray to open on the W98 machine. Paper clip didn’t work, repeated button pushing didn’t work. Fortunately, it stuck with no CD in it. A shopping I will go…

Thanks, Dave. Now all I have to do is to get my CD drive tray to open on the W98 machine. Paper clip didn’t work, repeated button pushing didn’t work. Fortunately, it stuck with no CD in it. A shopping I will go…

Dave, since I really don’t know what that is, I suspect I didn’t. However, I did do exactly what I did with the old printer, which was basically nothing. I did enable sharing, as I said.

Oops, new problem. I changed the printer attached to the new computer, the XP computer. I replaced an HP 5550 with a 1210C, printer/scanner/copier. Although I have set it for sharing, and that name shows up on the old computer, the printer doesn’t. That is, I cannot print from the old computer to the new computer.
Help

Partial success. After doing the Network Wizard again, on both computers, I can now work from the old computer to the new computer. Good enough. Thanks for many tips.

Sorry for not posting back. I had the network working more or less. I could see the Windows98 computer on the XP computer, and vice-versa. I could print from the 98 computer through the printer attached to the XP.
But now I’ve another problem. The XP computer went back to the dealer (my stepson). Upon its return, the network doesn’t work. Both computers report their NICs as OK, the green lights work OK on each computer, and they go out when I disconnect the cable. I can see the files on each computer, but not across the link. As a further clue, the XP computer shows the link disconnected when I turn off the 98 computer.

Any thoughts, anyone?