Re: XP Network doesn't allow new computer to access

On Sat, 18 Jun 2005 09:55:02 -0700, "Paul Hager"
<PaulHager@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Not the problem. I also just turned off the firewalls. Not the problem.
>
>The behavior is very strange. When I first swapped computers I renamed the
>old one. When I did so, and even before I had turned the new one on, the
>name persisted. I shut everything down, including the router. I then
>powered up and gave new computer the old name. Have had problems from that
>point.
>
>This morning I decided to try a completely different name. I've again
>powered everything down ... actually, that's not quite true, I didn't power
>down this machine or the router. In any case, behavior is the same on other
>machines. New name is seen by other computers but can't access.
>
>I feel like the test pilot in Wolfe's THE RIGHT STUFF who is spiraling into
>the desert, saying laconically over the radio, "I've tried A, I've tried B
>...".
>
>As for option C, node type is "hybrid".
>
>Pinging the new machine times out. This machine can ping other one.
>
>"net view" produces a system error 6118: "The list of servers for this
>workgroup is not currently available."
>
>"net view" of other machine produces a lengthy list.
>
>I presume that all of this is consistent with the already observed behavior
>- that the old machines can see each other but can't see the new one...

Paul,

Your symptoms fit the browser conflict scenario quite well. Run browstat on all
3 computers.

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