Re: Help with long term network problem

Good morning Chuck,

OK the plot thickens as they say.

Connectivity depends on what order computers are cold booted to begin
with. As I understand it from your informative pages the Master
Browser will frequently be the first machine started on a network.

I powered off all computers before we went for the morning run and on
return started up DATA, then CMM, then NEOBAT. Dell8400 was not started
and left off as was the notebook.

Now Browstat status for DATA it is listed as MASTER Browser, and all 3
active computers show up in the workgroup WCSBZ on DATA. DATA can now
connect to CMM but not NEOBAT. CMM Browstat shows browsing is active
and 1 master and back up found on DATA and can now connect to the
mapped network drive on DATA and can access the shared printer.

NEOBAT booted last now indicates BROWSING is NOT ACTIVE on NETWORK, and
it can not connect to other computer and they can not connect to
NEOBAT.

NEOBAT does show up in the network workgroup in Explorer from the other
two computers and they show up on NEOBAT, but none are available for
NEOBAT.

I have now booted the Dell8400 and browstat status shows browsing is
active but Master name connot be determined Using \\DATA could not
connect registry error =53. Backup server retrieved from DATA unable
to retrieve server list from DATA :53.

So this is not specific to NEOBAT?

I will begin removing the Panda security and see what happens. Can I
do this with 2 computers and simply have them off of the router nad
only connected via the network switch and test browsing and
connectivity? I can easily connect the other two CMM & NEOBAT directly
to the Router and they will not be part of the network testing.

Or do I need to shut down the entire system to test this?

Cheers from the jungles of Belize

.

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