Networking

[Guest]

I cannot see any workgroup computers on my network except myself. I can go
to any other computers on the network and see them all including myself but I
can only see myself when I check work group computers. The workgroup name is
the same as the other computers. Is there a setting that is not set right?
HELP

 

[Eras]

I cannot see any workgroup computers on my network except myself. I can go
to any other computers on the network and see them all including myself but I
can only see myself when I check work group computers. The workgroup name is
the same as the other computers. Is there a setting that is not set right?
HELP

Two quick things to check:

1. Make sure NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled.

2. If this network is Win98/WinXP mix, make sure the workgroup names
assigned to each computer is exactly the same -- including case. Workgroup
names are case sensative. This had me scratching my head for about an hour
trying to get Win98 and WinXP talking to one another. WinXP forces you to
use all uppercase for workgroup names, while Win98 leaves case to your
preference. After changing the workgroup name for the Win98 computer to all
uppercase, the two had no problems talking to one another.