Network Nightmare

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Please any help would be gratefully received
I am trying to put my desktop (connected to linksys router and onto DSL
modem via ethernet cable ) and a wireless laptop on a network
I run the network wizard on both (XP both) but can't see any workgroups.
When I click on view my workgroup nothing happenms
Tried starting browser service but gives' Eroor 1068-dependency or service
failed to start'
Soft reinstall xp with PC angel -no success
Am I missing something
Cheers MArtin

 

[Robert L [MS-MVP]]

have you enabled file and print sharing? can you ping each other? this step by step troubleshooting may help, http://www.howtonetworking.com/Troubleshooting/notaccessibale0.htm

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Please any help would be gratefully received
I am trying to put my desktop (connected to linksys router and onto DSL
modem via ethernet cable ) and a wireless laptop on a network
I run the network wizard on both (XP both) but can't see any workgroups.
When I click on view my workgroup nothing happenms
Tried starting browser service but gives' Eroor 1068-dependency or service
failed to start'
Soft reinstall xp with PC angel -no success
Am I missing something
Cheers MArtin

 

[Carey Holzman]

www.careyholzman.com/net1.htm

Carey

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Please any help would be gratefully received
I am trying to put my desktop (connected to linksys router and onto DSL
modem via ethernet cable ) and a wireless laptop on a network
I run the network wizard on both (XP both) but can't see any workgroups.
When I click on view my workgroup nothing happenms
Tried starting browser service but gives' Eroor 1068-dependency or service
failed to start'
Soft reinstall xp with PC angel -no success
Am I missing something
Cheers MArtin

Do you mean the "Computer Browser" service? It depends on the Server
and Workstation services. Make sure that they're running.

If that doesn't solve the problem, look for relevant messages in Event
Viewer. To run it, click Start | Control Panel | Performance and
Maintenance | Administrative Tools | Event Viewer. For more
information, see:

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308427
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