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Title: Win95 access
Post by: Matt Thompson on January 03, 2003, 02:26:41 PM

Hi,
I have been using SME for some time with win98 and there have been no problems. However I have just noticed that win95 cannot see or access the server though Network Neighbourhood. It can ping it.
Is SME compatible with Win95?
Regards,
Matt

Title: Re: Win95 access
Post by: Bill Talcott on January 03, 2003, 05:14:02 PM

Win95 and Win98 are essentially the same. I'm guessing you have an incorrect setting on the Win95 box somewhere. Are you using the SME as a DHCP server? If not, do you have the WINS Server address specified for the Win95 box? Do you have the correct workgroup name specified?

Title: Re: Win95 access
Post by: Byte on January 03, 2003, 06:44:44 PM

I found it's to do with passwords in win95, the problem seems to be that win95 uses encrypted passwords and win98 doesnt.

On the win95 CD the is a program to unencryptall passwords, i did that with mine in the early days and i could logon fine after that.

If your not sure search on google

Hope this help's

Byte

Title: Re: Win95 access
Post by: Tyrone C. Miles on January 03, 2003, 10:02:52 PM

If you can not see the server in Network Neighbohood yet you can map a drive by typing in a path (\yourserver\yourshare) then 9 out of 10 times the WINS setting is what is wrong. With 95 adding the server you are using for your logins as the WINS should work.

Title: Re: Win95 access
Post by: Matt Thompson on January 07, 2003, 12:42:28 PM

Cheers guys, I'll try and locate the password unencrypter and try that later.
Matt