computers wont show in network neighborhoos

[wayne]

I have just taken over a client who has a 2000 domain.
only the servers show in the network neighborhood. no
workstations show in network neighborhood and can not be
found as a computer using search. I have taken one
workstation to a remote site and added several new XP PRO
workstations. the 2000 pro box can see the XP boxes but
the XP boxes can not see the 2000 pro box. I assume their
is a setting that is causing this. what setting is it?

 

[Gabe Matteson]

see if the browser service is enabled on the workstations, and if if the
dhcp service tells the clients to use netbios or if it is disabled.

 

[wayne]

The computer had a static IP so that leaves out the DHCP
server. I belive that if the browser service was turned
off you would not be able to see anything in network
neighborhood. I think I saw file and printer sharing
disabled. I saw an artical in the knowledge base that
referred to file and printer sharing. I also did a test
on my test network and disabled file and print sharing on
a win2k pro box. The browser service populated the
network neighborhood befor I disabled the service. After
I disabled the file and print sharing I was unable to
browse from the server to the workstation and from
workstation to workstation reciving the error
message "file path not found". I enabled file and printer
sharing and was able to browse and access the workstation
fine. I will be at my clients location later today and
test this out and post my findings