Cannot see Workgroup

[Richard]

This has been posted by many users, no resolve as yet.
I have 4 XP machines on a small network. Three are
desktops and one is a lapatop. IBM 600E
All do NOT have firewalls enabled. When I try to view
the workgroup on the laptop I get,
"Domain name is not accessable. You might not have
permission to use this network resource. Contact the
administrator of this server to to find out if you have
access permissions. The list of servers for this
workgroup is not currently available."
The laptop cannot see itself.
The laptop can ping all other units and can ping itself.
The other desktops can see the laptop, but get the same
error when trying to view the shared docs.
Additional information:
From the laptop, I can get to all shares by
\\IP address\share
I can Ping all other machines on workgroup
From a desktop, I see the laptop, but get the same
error when I try to get into it to view.
The workgroup is the same on all units.
The laptop cannot see itself, however if I change the
workgroup, it then can see itself.
If I install NETBUI, The laptop can then see itself, but
then sees no other machines in the workgroup.I have Made
sure that NetBIOS Over TCP/IP is
enabled on all computers


What is my problem?


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[denis]

I remember a simliar problem with Win 98. You had to make
one PC one the network a "browser master". This was done
in 98 from Control Panel/Network/Configuration; select
File & printer sharing and Properties. Turn on Browser
Master. May be the same or similar in XP. Good luck.

 

[user12]

hello guys
well i faced this problem and i did the following

i installed netbeui protocol and netbios ipx/spx
all the systems are working fine now
i think the cause of the problem is that netbt not loading .

regards
hashem hashem
IT Professional