Lose Network Connection Until Ping Computer

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WAMozart

I have a 3-computer wireless network all running Windows XP SP3, all Dell
computers. All 3 computers share folders with each other. 2 computers work
fine on the network. One computer loses connectivity to the other computers,
their shared folders, and the shared network printer multiple times during
the day but keeps its connection to the Internet. If I get on that computer
and use the Ping command to check connectivity to another computer on the
network, I immediately regain connectivity to the shared folders on the other
computer. The connection will last an hour or so, then the network connection
will drop again and I must Ping one more time to regain network connectivity.
I have changed the Network Name on all computers, both hard-coded IP info and
allowed IP addresses to be assigned by the router. Nothing fixes the drop
problem but a Ping by itself always restores the connection for a period of
time. Does anyone have any ideas how to resolve this issue? Thanks.
 
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WAMozart

Hi Bob. I ping the IP address, not the name. I have also gone to Start - Run
and typed in the computer name (\\Name) and after running that command I can
connect the shared drives on the computer as well.
 
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WAMozart

Hi Bob. I ping the IP address, not the name of the computer. I can also go to
Start-Run and type in the computer name (\\Name) and connect to the shared
drives after that. It also holds the connection 60-90 minutes.
 
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WAMozart

I added NetBIOS protocol on all 3 computers and it made no difference. I will
get ipconfig /all results and post them later.
 

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