3 PC, XP network

[Guest]

I have a home network that I set up using the networking diskette, so all are
in the same group and the PC names are unique. 2 of the 3 PC's can see each
other( and not the first), but the other PC can't see either, and it dosen't
show up in network neighborhood, even though I can ping the other 2 PC's in
the network. I am using Zone Alarm, but have configured all 3 machines the
same,(allowing the IP range all PC's are in) and even turned off ZA for all 3
machines to see if I can see the others without ZA running, but the results
are the same.

Any suggestions?

 

[Chuck]

I have a home network that I set up using the networking diskette, so all are
in the same group and the PC names are unique. 2 of the 3 PC's can see each
other( and not the first), but the other PC can't see either, and it dosen't
show up in network neighborhood, even though I can ping the other 2 PC's in
the network. I am using Zone Alarm, but have configured all 3 machines the
same,(allowing the IP range all PC's are in) and even turned off ZA for all 3
machines to see if I can see the others without ZA running, but the results
are the same.

Any suggestions?

Bill,

The fact that some computers can "see" the others, but not all, is a browser
problem (I'm not discussing Internet Explorer).
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/09/nt-browser-and-windows-networking.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/09/nt-browser-and-windows-networking.html

Browser problems are frequently caused by a misconfigured or overlooked personal
firewall, or other security component. There are several other possibilities
too, and any might be the cause of your problem.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html

One frequently seen problem is an inconsistently Enabled NetBT setting.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/netbios-over-tcpip.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/netbios-over-tcpip.html

 

[Guest]

Chuck:

I forgot to mention that I can ping to / from any of the PC's in the network.

 

[Chuck]

Chuck:

I forgot to mention that I can ping to / from any of the PC's in the network.

So that means that you have no problem with name resolution. Which probably
means that NetBT is consistent.

With 3 computers, you can run "browstat status", "ipconfig /all", "net config
server", and "net config workstation", on each computer, and diagnose the
problem. Read this article, and linked articles, and follow instructions
precisely (download browstat!):
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp