Re: Assigning Static IP Address Help

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In article <3A196254-0B94-4E96-B511-CF59B4F1AC08@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
shaoen01 <shaoen01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I am sad to say that it is not working again. I restarted my computer and i
re-did the steps you mentioned but still not working. *sigh*

It can take 15 minutes or more after a computer starts before browsing
through My Network Places works at all. Even then, as I've said
before, I find it so unreliable that I don't use it. Accessing the
other computer using "Start > Run > \\computer" should work
immediately.

Hi Steve,

I did try using Start> Run> \\computername1 and it still does not work. But
only when i used the ip address of that computer 1 then i could access the
files there. Do you know what could have caused that?

That's a NetBIOS name resolution problem. Here are some things to
check on each computer:

1. Make sure that NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled.

2. Run "services.msc" and make sure that these services are started
and are set for automatic startup:

Computer Browser
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
Workstation

3. Run "eventvwr.msc" and look for relevant error messages. For more
information, see:

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308427
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Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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