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| 75687 | 2002-09-02 06:29:00 | New machine with XP home loaded can't see the other computers on a (home) network and can't use the shared printer/s Have set the correct workgroup name Have a green light on the network card (to the hub) |
michaelmac (1054) | ||
| 75688 | 2002-09-02 06:31:00 | Have you enabled file sharing? Have you disabled XP's firewall? Have you selected the folders you want shared and enabled them? |
godfather (25) | ||
| 75689 | 2002-09-02 21:28:00 | Yes.. did all that.. There are three networks involved... all different sites.. different owners on One, where the XP machine was set up first (Netsetup) then connected to the (win 98) other machine.. everything works perfectly, when the win 98 machine was setup using the XP winsetup disk. on setup 2 and 3... the existing win98 network works fine but the new XP machine/s can't see the existing network. on one of these, the XP machine is able to share a file and that can be seen from the win98 network, but the XP machine can't see the network and (of course) can't use the network printer. Frustrating Huh? |
michaelmac (1054) | ||
| 75690 | 2002-09-03 00:43:00 | I assume you are using some form of hub. Did you let the primary ? XP machine configure itself ? Check the IP addresses of all machines. They must have the first two pairs of numbers the same, e.g. 192.168.x.x or 169.254.x.x. It's a good idea to have the primary machine turned on before you fire up the others. This prime machine will be the one doling out IP addresses for the network. (Internet sharing raises its ugly head here as well !!!). The subnet mask must also be the same for all machines, usually 255.255.255.0. So, if those first two numbers are not the same they will not talk to each other. In fact as far as the individuals are concerned they others do not exist. If the network is only small I have found that manually assigning them is the quickest way to go. Best of luck. Crunn |
Crunn (1068) | ||
| 75691 | 2002-09-03 02:18:00 | Further to Crunn's post, If you have assigned IP addresses manually you must disable the "obtain IP address automatically" If you are obtaining the IP address automatically, then assign one machine as the host. Unless your network has a router, in which case it may be able to act as the DHCP server (which mine does) and all machines are set to obtain their addresses automatically. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 75692 | 2002-09-03 22:06:00 | Thanks Crunn... Yes.. I had manually configured the existing (win 98) network and everything has worked fine for some months.. It has just been the new XP home machine that has been the problem. Interesting that the same (model) XP machine workes fine when a (non network) new Win 98 machine is configured to it using the Netsetup disk.. Uses only TCPIP (and no Netbui)... 8-) |
michaelmac (1054) | ||
| 75693 | 2002-09-03 22:10:00 | Thanks Godfather... I'll go down that path... When you say router... do you mean ADSL router?? Yes there is an ADSL router on BOTH of the tricky networks.. AND on one of those (networks) we had a diabolical time configuring the ADSL to work.. |
michaelmac (1054) | ||
| 75694 | 2002-09-03 23:05:00 | Networks are a doddle if the adsl router will act as DHCP server. Mine dishes out the IP addresses, all machines are set to "obtain IP address automatically". Its an Alcatel Speedtouch Pro, setup almost as is out of the box. |
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