Hi Dan,

 PK> Assuming they are all on the same LAN Segment, the basic set of rules
 PK> to get them to talk are -

 DE> It's a private lan. 3 Boxes. OS/2. Linux, and Win98 2nd edition.

If they are all connected to the same Ethernet cable with no routers between
them (which sounds like what you have) then they are on the same segment.

 PK> 1. Make sure both systems have NETBIOS configured on the LAN card.

 DE> Ok, where is that in OS/2's config optioms?

Your Ethernet card and the protocols that it supports are configured using
MPTS (Multi-Protool transport Services). You should find an MPTS icon from
Desktop -> System Setup. 

 PK> 2. Make sure they are BOTH using the exact same DOMAIN NAME. This is
 PK> the NETBIOS DOMAIN Name, NOT the TCP/IP DOMAIN NAME, they are  PK>
different beasts. Widows defaults to WORKGROUPS, OS/2 defaults to  PK>
IBMPEERS. Make them the same and it should be simple from there.

 DE> Same here, where do I find that?

This is normally setup when you install OS/2 File and Print Client (FPC). If
you wish to change the default values used at OS/2 install, then you need to
perform the FPC Install again. It detects if it has already been installed and 
allows you to change the settings including the DOMAIN name. 

You can find this from Desktop -> System Setup -> Install/Remove -> File and
Print Client Install/Remove. If you have already installed FPC, dont change
anything until you get to the DOMAIN NAME. Just say NO to prevent any change
to anything else, and continue though the install (which probably wont do much 
other than change the DOMAIN name). 

 PK> 3. Lastly, if you can see the other machine but can't access any
 PK> resources on that machine, then set up the SAME 
 PK> USERID and PASSWORD on each platform.  

 DE> I'll worry about that later. I don't want username and 
 DE> passwords if I can avoid it.

IBM FPC requires an administrator to be logged in to be able to build shares
and connections. If you make an Administrator login EXACTLY the same name as
used onthe Windows platform, with EXACTLY the same password, then life will be 
very easy for you to get connections working.

I hope this helps........pk.


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