Cannot View Network Computers

[smellae]

i have windows xo pro and i used be able to access my
network but now i can't. i have the administrative tools
set for everyone to access the network and i am the main
pc. i click view workgroup computers and a message comes
up that says, "Mshome is not accessable. You might not
have permission to use this network resource. Contact the
administrator of this server to find out if you have
access permissions. The list of servers for this
workgroup is not currently available." Any suggestions?

 

[misterxpro]

Hi Paul,

I gave this repsonse to another person today, but i think
it may help you resolve the problems that you having.

Networking is mostly easy enough do do but sometimes
proves to be difficult. Firstly you need to make sure you
have the correct type of Cat5 cables, As you are using a
switch you we need two straight through cables (one to
each machine), then you will need to be sure that the
L.E.D'S on the rear of the NIC's (Network interface card)
are lit and the corresponing L.E.D's on the switch are
also lit. once you have done the above you then need to
move on to configuring the network.

Machine A and Machine both need to be configured.

Machine A - Open up the properties for the network
connection and open up the internet protocol TCP/IP
properties - Make sure that you enter a unique ip address
I.E 192.168.1.1
with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0

Machine B - Open up the properties for the network
connection and open up the internet protocol TCP/IP
properties - Make sure that you enter a unique ip address
I.E 192.168.1.2
with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0

You can leave the default gateway and DNS server blank as
you dont want share the internet connection. so by doing
the above should be enough to configure the network. you
will still need to do a few more things before you are
ready to go.

You will need togive each machine a unique name I.E
Machine A and Machine B, you will also need to give them
botha workgroup name which needs to be the same on both
computers I.E Office Network.
This should just about do it and the netowrk should work
and they should be able to ping each and access network
shares.

If you need any more help please dont hesitate to ask.
(e-mail address removed)

Regards,

Aaron