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Phillips Wireless Router/Modem

Can anyone please help me?

I have a Phillips Wireless Router/Modem with 3 desktop computers hard wired and a laptop connected by wireless - all connect to the internet OK.

If I am on my computer running XP Pro and look under My Network Places I can see all of the desktops but can not see the laptop so can not access laptops files through the network.

If I go to one of the other computers running Win98SE it can find the laptop but then asks for a password.

The laptop is not passworded.

All of the computers are set to "Workgroup".

Can anyone please tell me how to rectify this problem?

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  • spud17
    spud17 Posts: 4,434 Forumite
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    What happens if you just press "Enter" at the password prompt?

    I know a Win98 machine which always asks for a password on Boot, but only if a Network card is installed.
    If NO password has been set up then pushing Enter or Cancel allows Boot to continue.
    I have never found a way around this problem, and I've tried disabling all sorts of options and Clients.
    Move along, nothing to see.
  • aardvaak
    aardvaak Posts: 5,836 Forumite
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    spud17 wrote: »
    What happens if you just press "Enter" at the password prompt?

    I know a Win98 machine which always asks for a password on Boot, but only if a Network card is installed.
    If NO password has been set up then pushing Enter or Cancel allows Boot to continue.
    I have never found a way around this problem, and I've tried disabling all sorts of options and Clients.

    Nothing happens as it wants a password and as I said there are no passwords set on the laptop or desktops even.
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