Accessing server resources!

[Olivier]

Dear Reader,

Glad to be here. I have set a Mac computer as a server for file sharing. We
are 3 to access the server; 2 of us, who uses windows XP can access the
server as I set it through http:\\xxxx.local:8888 and use it.

however when i try to connect to it the bowser tells me that the link is
broken or address not found and I am using windows XP also, but when I type
in the ip address of the server it works, for example:
http:\\192.168.1.23:8888 but can't browse for a long periode since some
resources uses again the first format.

could you please help me on this, I would really appreciate.

Thank you in advance!

 

[Pegasus [MVP]]

Dear Reader,

Glad to be here. I have set a Mac computer as a server for file sharing.
We
are 3 to access the server; 2 of us, who uses windows XP can access the
server as I set it through http:\\xxxx.local:8888 and use it.

however when i try to connect to it the bowser tells me that the link is
broken or address not found and I am using windows XP also, but when I
type
in the ip address of the server it works, for example:
http:\\192.168.1.23:8888 but can't browse for a long periode since some
resources uses again the first format.

could you please help me on this, I would really appreciate.

Thank you in advance!

When you can access a site by its IP address but not by its name then the
name resolution mechanism is broken. Name resolution is performed by the
device that your "DNS Server" address points at. What is it in your case?
The command

ipconfig /all

will tell you.

 

[Olivier]

When you can access a site by its IP address but not by its name then the
name resolution mechanism is broken. Name resolution is performed by the
device that your "DNS Server" address points at. What is it in your case?
The command

ipconfig /all

will tell you.


thank you for your reply and willingness to help.

i thought of the same thing but as other computers running the same OS can
access it and IP adressess are assigned automaticaly, I don't see how this
one computer can't, secondly the DNS server is from an ISP and wouldb be just
external to the our network and we are just using a local server.

The three computers I am using to access the server on MAC have exactly the
same settings as the one that can't access it, the problem is how one can't
access the server by its name but just with an IP? Hope I am a bit clear and
looking forward for your reply. Thanks again for your concern.

waiting for your reply.

 

[Pegasus [MVP]]

i thought of the same thing but as other computers running the same OS can
access it and IP adressess are assigned automaticaly, I don't see how this
one computer can't, secondly the DNS server is from an ISP and wouldb be
just
external to the our network and we are just using a local server.

The three computers I am using to access the server on MAC have exactly
the
same settings as the one that can't access it, the problem is how one
can't
access the server by its name but just with an IP? Hope I am a bit clear
and
looking forward for your reply. Thanks again for your concern.

waiting for your reply.

Fine, let's get some hard evidence. Do this on the problem machine and also
on one of the other machines:
- Click Start/Run
- Type the three letters cmd , then click OK.
- Type the following commands and press Enter after each of them:
echo %date% %time% %ComputerName% > c:\test.txt
ipconfig /all >> c:\test.txt
ping 192.168.23 >> c:\test.txt
ping xxx >> c:\test.txt
{Replace "xxx" with the server name!}
ping www.google.com >> c:\test.txt
ping 74.125.43.147 >> c:\test.txt
notepad c:\test.txt
- Paste the contents of the two log files into your reply and mark the
output from the problem machine clearly.