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I have added an XP box to my network. All have internet
access. Can ping all directions with ip or name. Can
see workgroup & XP box from 2000 machine, Can't see other
boxes from XP.
Router installed. Was able to see 2000 box before Cable
company came out to replace modem and rebuilt network
bridge, previous to that 2000 could not see XP.
???Whats the fix???
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I have heard of other people having this same problem.
Are you sharing anything out? Do you have a shared
folder? I'm not sure, but I don't think Windows 2000
shares anything out by default after installation
(Windows XP however does have one "Shared Folder" by
default after installation). I think you have to manually
share something. If nothing is shared then you won't see
anything on you network.
Try this...
If you don't have one already, make a folder on your
Windows 2000 machine and enable sharing for that folder.
Note: DO NOT share the entire "C" drive, DO NOT share
your "My Documents" (I don't think it lets you anyway)
and DO NOT share the "Windows" system folder (or any
folder in it). I find it easier to just make a new folder
on my "C" drive that is specifically for sharing but you
can share what ever you like.
Right click on the folder and select "Sharing and
Security". Select the radio button "Share this folder"
and enter a "share name" in the text box. (For
example "Win2k_machine".)
Tip: Here's a tip. If it's going to be a somewhat private
shared folder that you don't want just anybody on your
network to find, put a $ behind the name. (For
example "Win2k_machine$".) What this does is hides that
shared folder on the network and people just browsing the
network can't see it. They would have to know that exact
path and name of the folder (including the $) to find it.
(But this is only to "hide" the shared folder. It is not
a replacement for true security.)
Now close everything and get back to your desktop. Right
mouse click on "My Computer" and select "Properties".
Click on the computer name tab and see what the name of
your Windows 2000 machine is (it will be next to
the "Full Computer Name" line).
Now go over to your Windows XP machine. To test if it can
see your shared folder open any Microsoft browser
(Internet Explorer or Windows Explorer, it doesn't
matter). In the address line above type
this..."\\Computer Name\Shared Folder name" (Without the
quotes, "Computer Name" being the full name of the
Windows 2000 machine and "Shared Folder Name" being the
name you gave your shared folder. If you hid your folder
with the $ then you have to enter the share folder's name
with the $ at the end. Make sure you include the back
slashes exactly as shown).
If it worked, now you can make it permanent. Close
everything and get back to your desktop. Open "My
Computer" or "Windows Explorer". In the top menus
click "Tools" and select "Map Network Drive". In
the "Drive Line" choose what ever drive letter you want
it to be. In the "Folder" line type exactly what you
typed before... "\\Computer Name\Shared Folder Name"
(again, without the quotes). Make sure the "Reconnect at
Logon" box is checked and click "Finish".
Now you're done the new shared folder should look and act
just like another hard drive on your system. It will show
up in "My Computer" or "Windows Explorer" every time you
start your computer (so long as the computer the shared
folder is on is powered on too).
If you try all this and it still doesn't work, then you
probably have other problems that would be more
complicated to diagnose.
I hope this might help.
