Actually, I lied. None of the computers see each other.
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vw bug - Sep 02, 2005 12:02:24 pm PDT #4319 of 10003
Mostly lurking...
Eddie - Sep 02, 2005 12:43:59 pm PDT #4320 of 10003
Your tag here.
bug,
1. Are all of these computers Windows PCs?
2. By "see" you mean you open Network Neighborhood and no other computers appear?
3. Can you connect to the Internet from each computer?
4. If these are Windows XP machines, do you know if Service Pack 2 is applied? This may be firewall related.
vw bug - Sep 02, 2005 12:46:11 pm PDT #4321 of 10003
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Eddie,
1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. Two are Windows XP (well, one is XP Professional), the other is Windows 2000.
tommyrot - Sep 02, 2005 12:49:44 pm PDT #4322 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I dunno if I can remember all this crap, but... have you turned on file sharing?
vw bug - Sep 02, 2005 12:50:24 pm PDT #4323 of 10003
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Yeah, I did file sharing when attempting to set up the network.
tommyrot - Sep 02, 2005 12:52:07 pm PDT #4324 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
OK, can all the computers see the internet? If so, have you tried pinging one of the computers from another computer?
vw bug - Sep 02, 2005 12:53:49 pm PDT #4325 of 10003
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Yes. All computers can see Internet. How do you ping?
tommyrot - Sep 02, 2005 1:00:18 pm PDT #4326 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Find out the IP address of one of the computers. Go to another computer, open a DOS window and type "ping " without the quotes, followed by the IP address, and hit "enter."
EG:
ping 194.168.1.1
Well, I gotta run - good luck!
eta: the purpose of this is just to check if the computers can see each other at all. If it works, then it's a Windows networking issue.
Jon B. - Sep 02, 2005 1:09:33 pm PDT #4327 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
DCJensen - Sep 02, 2005 2:25:49 pm PDT #4328 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.
Windows XP Home and Windows XP Professional do not work and play network well with each other.
Or at least easily....