Where are the machine names?

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From: John Simpson (john_at_xnospamxcitrusproductionxspamnotx.co.uk)
Date: 05/26/04 

Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 20:04:08 +0100

Sorry that this is so simple a question but it's been bugging me for a
little while.

I have network with a mixture of 4 laptops with W2000, one desktop with
W2000, two desktops with XP and two desktops with Wme. all run through
Netgear switches and a Netgear RH348 ISDN Router. I have DCHP disabled and
all machines have a static IP address (there's a reason for this that I
won't go into).

The issue is that when I boot up the laptops, and look at 'Computers near
me' often nothing appears but the local machine. Similarly on SOME of the
desktops. If I walk away and leave it for 5 mins or so, quite often they
will 'appear' on their own. If I do a Search for the missing machines, more
often than not they will be found ... and THEN they will appear in 'CNM'.
It all seems a bit random. I'm pretty new to networking .. is this a common
effect, or is there something I can do.

Kind regards
John Simpson

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