Can't Find Networked Compuiter by name -- only by IP address

From: Jay Somerset (jay_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 10/26/04 

Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 17:35:12 -0400

I have three computers on my LAN (192.168.0.x) connected through an Ethernet
hub. One of them, a Sony Vaio laptop, is "invisible" to the others if
addressed by its name. Only if its explicit IP address is used, can it be
seen and files shared.

All computers on the LAN have their IP addresses set explicitly
(192.168.0.1, 192.168.0.3, 192.168.0.6 etc). I can't figure out why this
one machine has to be addressed by IP address. All machines are in the same
workgroup -- none are domain machines.

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