2K machine hosing XP network connections

[Guest]

I have two XP-pro machines and one 2K machine that are all networked
together. I set up the 2K machine using the disk produced by the XP wizard.
On a seemingly random basis, one of the XP machines will be unable to browse
the network. When this happens, the other XP machine can only browse the 2K
machine. If I reboot the 2K machine, then the XP machines, everything is
fine again for maybe a day or two, then the process repeats.

It seems obvious that the 2K machine is doing something bad. Anyone have an
idea what's going on or how I can debug/fix?

TIA....Steve

 

[Chuck]

I have two XP-pro machines and one 2K machine that are all networked
together. I set up the 2K machine using the disk produced by the XP wizard.
On a seemingly random basis, one of the XP machines will be unable to browse
the network. When this happens, the other XP machine can only browse the 2K
machine. If I reboot the 2K machine, then the XP machines, everything is
fine again for maybe a day or two, then the process repeats.

It seems obvious that the 2K machine is doing something bad. Anyone have an
idea what's going on or how I can debug/fix?

TIA....Steve

Steve,

You've likely got a browser conflict. Run browstat on all computers, and
compare the results.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/browstat-utility-from-microsoft.html>

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

I have two XP-pro machines and one 2K machine that are all networked
together. I set up the 2K machine using the disk produced by the XP wizard.
On a seemingly random basis, one of the XP machines will be unable to browse
the network. When this happens, the other XP machine can only browse the 2K
machine. If I reboot the 2K machine, then the XP machines, everything is
fine again for maybe a day or two, then the process repeats.

It seems obvious that the 2K machine is doing something bad. Anyone have an
idea what's going on or how I can debug/fix?

TIA....Steve

How did you get the XP Wizard disk to run on the 2K machine?

When you say that network browsing doesn't work, do you mean that
shared disks and folders don't appear in My Network Places?

Network browsing is notoriously unreliable. You should be able to
access another computer directly, without using My Network Places, by
typing the other computer's name in the Start | Run box in this
format:

\\computer
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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