Cannot see computer...

[Terry Farrell]

I have a small home wired network centred around a Linksys Router and an
8-port Linksys Switch. Three of the computers (1 x Vista RC1 and 2 x
WinXPsp2) are fine and can see shared folders and swap files.

Another PC, also WinXPsp2, is blind to the network - it cannot see others in
the workgroup and vice versa. It can see and use the Internet perfectly.

I've checked that NAT is issuing correct IP addresses. They all belong to
the same workgroup called (un)imaginatively - HOME. They are all using
Windows Firewall, they all have File and Printer Sharing enabled. They look
identically set up but I MUST have overlooked something simple.

Does anyone have a suggestion or maybe a link to a site where it give simple
steps that I can follow to check out the problem? Thanks.

 

[Jack \(MVP-Networking\).]

Hi
May be this can Help, http://www.ezlan.net/sharing.html
Jack (MVP-Networking).

 

[Terry Farrell]

Jack

Thanks for the reply. Typically, I found the problem just after I posted the
query!!! How often does that happen?

I just needed to run the Network Setup Wizard. When I ran the wizard,
although I had set the Workgroup name to 'HOME', the wizard thought it was
set to MSHOME. I changed it to HOME and everything worked immediately
without even having the reboot!

Computers are programmed to make us fell stupid.

Terry