Hi Dan,

 DE>   Doesn't seem to be working. Here's my setup:

 DE> Win98 2nd edition machine, and OS/2 machine are only 
 DE> ones running (Linux box's HDD just died)

 DE> I go into Connections, to Network and I see no 
 DE> computers.

Thats probably because there is no user logged on to be able to view what
exists on the Network. It could also be because of a Networking issue, however 
lets get you logged into the OS/2 machine first before we look elsewhere...

 DE> So I double click on Network->File and Print Client Resource Browser. 
 DE> Up comes a logon box (Doesn't OS/2 support Share level access?) 

I dont know what you mean by "share level" access. OS/2 requires Connections
and Shares to be defined by a user who is logged into the OS/2 machine with
the appropriate level of access, to be able to define a Share or Connection,
before you can share or connect to anything. 

Under OS/2 there are 4 user "Levels" of access - 
  1. Administrator. This person is the "owner" of the machine. Only ONE person 
can OWN a machine, however you can define other users to also have
Administrator rights. The FIRST person defined as a user on the mcahine is
assigned the machine owner.
  2. Local Administrator. Similar to 1, however this level does not provide
Administrator rights to other machines by default.
  3. Accounts operator. This is actually the same level as 4 below, but with
this option checked this person is able manage the User access rights for all
USERS on the system. They cannot alter the "rights" of people at Level 1 or 2. 

  4. User. A normal system users who cannot set up or change Connections, nor
can they set up or change Shares.

I just have the one user set up on my home machines for me.

 DE> so I type in my name and the only password 
 DE> I've used on the windows box and it says the logon was 
 DE> unsuccessfull.

The default install configuration of Peer Services sets up operation as a
standalone Networked machine. The default Login is a "Peer Login" that will
provide access to resrouces defined in that machine, PLUS access to remote
resources defined for that Userid AND Password.

If you were not prompted for a Default USERID and PASSWORD when you installed
OS/2 or OS/2 Peer Services, then try using a Login of USERID and a password of 
PASSWORD. That should get you in. If that isn't accepted, then let me know and 
I can provide details of how to RESET the Peer Services environment back to
the installation default. From an OS/2 Command Line, try entering -

  NET STATUS
  NET VIEW

and report the output from these back here. Note that the first may provide
quite a few lines of output so it may pay to re-direct it to a file.


 DE> I'm lost. Never setup a OS/2 network before.

Like most of OS/2, the hardest part is forgetting all the "DOS THINK", and
Windows way of doing things. Once you get to understand WHY OS/2 wants more
details before it lets you do things, then you start to see all the reasons
behind most of the changes in Networking that have come about since Win311
started polluting the workplace.


 DE> P.S. EACH DRIVE in the Win98 box is shared, share level 
 DE> access, Full access. So there are resources available.

Once you are logged in, THEN you should be able to browse the network and find 
the Windows machine. From then you can build connections...

Again, I am not familiar with the term "Share Level Access", unless you mean 
"Open to anyone that wants to read/write to it"...

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


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