Re: New workstation is not visible in Network Neighborhood
- From: "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" <lanwench@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 11:15:57 -0500
Steve <Steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Everyone, I have been struggling with this problem for several<ipconfig info snipped>
weeks. I have just about exhausted every method I have been able to
find on the Internet to fix this issue.
I am working on a small network of 10 computers. They are all XP Pro
machines. They all belong to workgroup PSI. All computers are using
static IP addressing with
'Enable NETBIOS over TCP/IP' selected. All are using Simple File
Sharing.
I recently installed a new Dell Optiplex 745 with a Broadcom NIC that
I will refer to as BACKOFFICE. This computer will not show up in any
of the other workstaion's Network Places view. I can ping the
computer by name or IP from any workstation. I can reach the
BACKOFFICE computer by using UNC (\\backoffice\share) from any
workstation.
Because of the way this small business operates it is crucial that one
particular workstation be able to 'see' the BACKOFFICE computer in
Network Places. I refer to this other workstaton as LOWERLEVEL.
LOWERLEVEL cannot see BACKOFFICE in Network Places workgroup view.
However, BACKOFFICE can see LOWERLEVEL.
This is really driving me crazy. I suppose it will turn out to be
something simple but at this point I am going in circles.
If anyone has any ideas I would be very grateful. I would be happy to
gather other any info that would be helpful in solving this.
Thanks verymuch for you consideration,
Steve
In a workgroup without a WINS server, browsing can be unreliable. Just make
sure file/printer sharing is enabled, you have the appropriate exceptions in
your Windows firewalls (disable them all temporarily as a test), and reboot
all PCs.
That said, I find it hard to believe that they *need* to browse, esp.in such
a small network. Write a little batch file that maps a drive letter for each
of them & put it in their startup folders. I prefer that to UNC paths (
\\computer\share) anyway as it gives me the flexibility to move things
around behind the scenes - the users just know the drive letters.
.
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