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| Thread ID: 54708 | 2005-02-20 01:14:00 | XP Networking Problems | iansmcdonald (6977) | Press F1 |
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| 326559 | 2005-02-20 01:14:00 | I posted this problem a few weeks ago and got a lot of sensible & useful responses, but none solved my problem! I have a network of 4 computers running a mixture of XP Pro & XP Home. I added a Dell computer. The Dell can get an IP number from the router. Other computers can "see" the new computer in "My Network Neighbourhood" but when they try to access it, the message "...is not accessible. You might not have permission..." appears. By going into the router's admin console, and/or by running "ipconfig", I can see the Dell's ip number. None of the other computers can successfully ping the Dell. The Dell can't ping itself. The Dell CAN ping the other computers, and quite happily allows IE and OE to access internet & email. I have checked that the Dell's XP firewall is off, and it's not running any other firewall software. Sharing is ON. If I try to renew the ip number using "ipconfig/renew" it fails. If I use "Repair connection" it fails. Is there something REALLY simple I'm missing? Could it be as simple as a faulty cable? It's at the end of a 50m cable that snakes through awkward places and isn't easily replaceable. Cheers Ian. |
iansmcdonald (6977) | ||
| 326560 | 2005-02-20 01:52:00 | You say the Dell can't ping itself? Do you mean it can't ping its own network card on 127.0.0.1 or can't ping the network gateway on 192.168.7.1 (or whatever IP address you have set it to). Not being able to ping either way is a pretty fundamental problem. I reread the previous thread and it didn't seem to progress your problem very far at all. Personally I don't like using wizards for setting up networks, I prefer to configure each computer manually, then I know exactly what I have got. Could you list the IP for your network gateway and the subnet mask? These should be identical for all computers on the network. Have you set the DNS IP addresses manually or are you allowing them to be assigned automatically? Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 326561 | 2005-02-20 05:58:00 | The command is ipconfig /renew there is a space in there. If that doesn't work then its really odd because you say the router shows that an IP address is assigned from the router. Is Simple File Sharing on or off (and is this XP Home or Pro).? To rule out the cable as a problem (though I doubt it). Shift your PC closer to the others and use another network cable. |
gibler (49) | ||
| 326562 | 2005-02-20 09:47:00 | Give them all their own ip address manually, set the gateway to what it is now & preferred dns server to the same as the gateway, presuming you're using a router. That's what i did to solve my networks random computer dissapearances. I found that the network was giving more than 1 computer the same ip address randomly. Make sure you've configured your firewall properly. I switched off the windows firewall & used my normal one. Use straight thru cable not crossover if going thru a router | Phil B (648) | ||
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