my network worked fine for months now can not connect. used the Win XP to set
it up, conected thru a router. Internet works fine on both but neither
computer can see the other. have changed names, tried to set up new network &
more many times. once it worked for one of the computers then it lost it
again. any help?
One of the most common causes of this problem would be a misconfigured or
overlooked personal firewall, or other security component. Maybe a change that
happened from a software installation or upgrade, or a Microsoft hotfix. There
are several other possibilities too, and any might be the cause of your problem.
Read this article with an open mind.
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http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html
The browser, which is the subsystem that lets you see other computers thru the
network, can give you this sort of problem. If you like, provide "browstat
status", "ipconfig /all", and "net config" from each computer, so we can
diagnose the problem. Read this article, and linked articles, and follow
instructions precisely (download browstat!):
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http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp
Please let us know if any of these suggestions are of any help. What you learn
may help others in the future, and that's the purpose of these forums.
