Re: Deleting a network

From: "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" <lanwench@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2006 09:40:56 -0500

In news:81954037-9878-48B6-A5E3-0C968595D3F3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
sheureka <sheureka@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:

I have a mess - yesterday I set up a network (wireless laptop, wired
desktop, wired external harddrive) and everything worked fine. I
could back both computers up to the hard drive and access the files.
Today I can't see the other computers and can't connect to them. When
I run the troubleshooter it keeps telling me to change the name for
the computer and when I do that then I end up with another layer -
and then it tells me to run the network setup wizard again. I've
wasted about 6 hours on this thing today, and I'm really, really
frustrated. Is there any way to just delete the network and start all
over again? I've tried doing a restore, but everything is still
there.

Life was so much simpler when all I needed was a crossover cable! TIA
- sheureka

You don't need to run any wizards, honest.

I suggest you explain your layout - do all computers have the same workgroup
name? Do they all have exceptions set in their firewalls for file/print
sharing? Can you ping one from the other? Do you have simple file sharing
enabled?

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