>Well, in fact the problem is only between win95 and Xp.
>I have a fixed IP network, with four or five computers, most with
>win98se, one with win95 (OSR2.0) and one with Xp pro.
>from any of the win98 computers I see every computers, and all the
>shared ressources.
>from the win95 computer I only see the win98 computers.
>from the Xp computer I only see the win98 computers.
>When I try to access \\xphostname from win95 or \\95hostname from xp I
>get an error (device does not exist)
>when I type NET VIEW from the command line, I see all the hosts.
>That is from dos box in win95 I see all the computers, even the Xp one,
>And from the command line (cmd) undex Xp I see all the computers, even
>the 95 one.
>but most NET commands, such as NET USE with a shared ressource, fails
>between Xp and 95 (I mean I didn't test every NET command, but
>everthing I tried failed)
>when I ping any computer from 98 no problems.
>when I ping any 98 computer from 95 or xp no problems.
>when I ping 95 from Xp or Xp from 95, I lose one or two packets out of
>four.
>when I run net diag from any 9x computers to any 9x computers, no
>problems, either with netbios or IPX. (I also run an IPX network, and
>dos stations, but at the moment they are down)
>
>All the addresses are in the 192.168.55.xx range, file sharing is
>enabled on the win9x computers, a firewall is running on the Xp
>computer
>
>I have no more ideas. Is there a diagnostic tool under Xp to test IPX
>or NETBIOS from an 9x computer ?
>
>Any ideas welcome

>> I have no more ideas. Is there a diagnostic tool under Xp to test IPX
>> or NETBIOS from an 9x computer ?
>>
>> Any ideas welcome
>
> You're talking about a known problem between Windows 9x (95, 98, ME) and
> Windows NT (NT, 2000, XP, 2003, probably Vista).
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/windows-9x-9598me-and-browser.html
>
> Now I will warn you, IPX is going to make it interesting.
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/fix-network-problems-but-clean-up.html>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/fix-network-problems-but-clean-up.html
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/windows-networking-and-alternate.html>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/windows-networking-and-alternate.html
>
> You can run "browstat status", "browstat listwfw #####" (##### = workgroup
> name), and "ipconfig /all", on each Windows XP computer, and "ipconfig /all"
> on each Windows 9x computer, for diagnostics.  Read this article, and linked
> articles, and follow instructions precisely (download browstat!):
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp

>> On Sat, 06 Jan 2007 19:04:52 +0100, Volny DE PASCALE <vo***@ieee.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Well, in fact the problem is only between win95 and Xp.
>>> I have a fixed IP network, with four or five computers, most with
>>> win98se, one with win95 (OSR2.0) and one with Xp pro.
><snip> (painfull description of multiprotocol problems)
>>> I have no more ideas. Is there a diagnostic tool under Xp to test IPX
>>> or NETBIOS from an 9x computer ?
>>>
>>> Any ideas welcome
>>
>> You're talking about a known problem between Windows 9x (95, 98, ME) and
>> Windows NT (NT, 2000, XP, 2003, probably Vista).
>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/windows-9x-9598me-and-browser.html
>>
>> Now I will warn you, IPX is going to make it interesting.
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/fix-network-problems-but-clean-up.html>
>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/fix-network-problems-but-clean-up.html
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/windows-networking-and-alternate.html>
>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/windows-networking-and-alternate.html
>>
>> You can run "browstat status", "browstat listwfw #####" (##### = workgroup
>> name), and "ipconfig /all", on each Windows XP computer, and "ipconfig /all"
>> on each Windows 9x computer, for diagnostics.  Read this article, and linked
>> articles, and follow instructions precisely (download browstat!):
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp
>
>Thanks a lot. I'd be ashamed to admit how long I tried to find answers
>on the net. Those pages are full of insight and interest. Too bad I
>couldn't find them without bothering you.
>Now I have some work to do, and I know which one.
>Thanks a lot, and best regards.