Re: Network Places not working

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Check that the TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper Service is running. Can you ping other machines from the new machine? Can other machines ping the new one? Can you access other machines by entering the UNC path in the Run box:

\\Computer01\c$

Hidden Administrative Shares (c$) are not available on XP Home, for XP home try:

\\computer01\ShareName

or by IP address:

\\192.168.xxx.xxx

While you troubleshoot this you may want to disconnect your network from the internet and *disable* the firewall on the host and client machines, firewalls are so often the cause of problems that completely removing them from the picture is often the first step to successfully resolving the problem.

John

Ted Gervais wrote:

Thanks John for the response and attached supporting material.
I enabled netBIOS over TCP/IP and checked my firewall and all is ok. But, all I see now when I select 'my network places' is my router. At least that is a step in the right direction but still not ok.

Any more suggestions would be appreciated..


"John John (MVP)" <audetweld@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:uphXEFhAJHA.3284@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Verify that NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled. Make sure that firewalls are not preventing access to other machines.

Chapter 11 - NetBIOS over TCP/IP
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727013.aspx

John

Ted Gervais wrote:


I just set up another computer on my home network and from it I can't see any of my other computers.
I am running XP pro on this newly setup computer and am wondering what have I missed. My other computers all are able to see each other but not this one.

When I select 'my network places' - I see nothing. And it takes some time before it tells me that maybe I don't have permissions or something like that?

And when I select 'View Workgroup Computers' - I also see nothing.

I have set up the workgroup the same as my other computers. I just don't know where else to look.

Anyone please..





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