Re: Connect to Printer / Network browsing problems
- From: "Kardon Coupé" <prefer.to@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 18:33:11 -0000
Make sure you've got "Simple File Sharing" on all machines, and added the
relevant "Protocol" to the Lan properties.
(I also found I had to have simple file sharing "off" and add all the users
to each machine, but I think that was a long way of doing it, one day I find
an easier way...)
Oh, and regarding NIS, when you have it running, make sure you've run the
"Network Wizard" to allow it to know what is on the network, and presumes
all the network pc's will be allowed to talk to one and all.
Regards.
"Richard G. Harper" <rgharper@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Start by removing all firewall software until the network is working
> correctly and stable (on computers using the Windows XP firewall you may
> disable the firewall, all other firewall software must be uninstalled)
> then re-install/re-configure firewall software.
>
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> "Paul Durdin" <pdurdin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>I have a small network consisting several Win XP Pro Machines and a Win 2K
>> Domain Controller using AD. Everything has been fine on the network until
>> recently, now I am getting the following problems;
>>
>> 1. I cannot print, or connect to a network printer. I can see the network
>> printers (attached to the server and other machines) when I browse using
>> the
>> 'Find a printer in the directory', but I cannot attach the printer - I
>> get a
>> 'Windows cannot connect to the printer' error. If I try to browse using
>> the
>> other options, or enter the printer names directly I again get the
>> 'Cannot
>> connect to the printer' error. Trying to print to a printer that is
>> already
>> attached, and which used to work, now gets a 'Cannot connect to printer
>> error', or (depending on the application) simply no message at all. Note
>> that most machines are able to print.
>>
>> 2. Mapped network drives: at least two of the machines have started to
>> show
>> Mapped Network drives as 'Disconnected Network Drive'. If I click on one
>> of
>> these drives I can 'open' the folder and access all of the files /
>> folders
>> therein, however the 'disconnected' label remains.
>>
>> 3. Browsing the domain: This now doesn't work. The domain is listed, but
>> apparently I have no permission - despite being domain admin!. If I try
>> to
>> map a drive a find that I cannot browse the domain, however I am able to
>> add
>> a mapped drive by entering the full path \\server\sharename, but still
>> the
>> 'disconnected' label remain on the new mapped drive.
>>
>> The machine with most problems was built from scratch a few weeks back
>> and
>> is fully patched
>> with all the latest updates. As I said before is has worked fine up until
>> a
>> couple of days back.
>>
>> As I said everything worked fine until recently. The only thing that I
>> have
>> done recently is to uninstall Norton Internet Security and install
>> Symantec
>> Client security and the Microsoft AntiSpyware, but I these symptoms
>> existed
>> on some machines before I did this. I suspect that some windows protocol
>> is
>> being blocked - but I am at a loss to know where to start looking.
>>
>> Any help would be gratefully received.
>>
>> regards
>>
>> Paul
>>
>>
>
>
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