HOME NETWORKING with xp prof, xp home & 98

i can not network my computers in my home 1 pc has wp
professional, 1 has wp home, 1 has 98 second edtion, & 1
has 98 first edition.

i have followed all the wizard steps but even when
all computers are 'supposed to be set up' none of them
will see the other.

i am using an 8 port network switch as the central
hub, who do i need to sleep with to get these to see
each other?????????????????? HELP


thanks for any assistance paul

quoted from http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to setup home or peer-to-peer network

If all of the computers in a peer-to-peer workgroup don't have a common
networking protocol, a common workgroup, and common user names and
passwords, the computers may experience a difficulty to communicate with
other computers that are running Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 95, or
Microsoft Windows 98. To resolve this issue, configure the computers by
ensuring that they have a common networking protocol (TCP/IP), a common
workgroup, and common user names and passwords. Also make sure enable File
and Printer Sharing is installed.
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"paul seabridge" <paulsbox2002@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> i can not network my computers in my home 1 pc has wp
> professional, 1 has wp home, 1 has 98 second edtion, & 1
> has 98 first edition.
>
> i have followed all the wizard steps but even when
> all computers are 'supposed to be set up' none of them
> will see the other.
>
> i am using an 8 port network switch as the central
> hub, who do i need to sleep with to get these to see
> each other?????????????????? HELP
>
>
> thanks for any assistance paul