Re: Lose Network Connection Until Ping Computer

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Sound like computer browser issue. Have you enabled NetBIOS over TCP/IP? Or posting the results of ipconfig /all on all 3 computers.

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"WAMozart" <WAMozart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:ABD46AA3-8976-4D6D-9CA8-7975CB21ECCA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi Bob. I ping the IP address, not the name of the computer. I can also go to
Start-Run and type in the computer name (\\Name) and connect to the shared
drives after that. It also holds the connection 60-90 minutes.

"Bob Lin (MS-MVP)" wrote:

When you ping, do you ping IP or name? it could be name resolution issue.

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"WAMozart" <WAMozart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:92A9EE42-B142-40A4-99FA-8B7D59AFC7E8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I have a 3-computer wireless network all running Windows XP SP3, all >Dell
> computers. All 3 computers share folders with each other. 2 computers
> work
> fine on the network. One computer loses connectivity to the other
> computers,
> their shared folders, and the shared network printer multiple times > during
> the day but keeps its connection to the Internet. If I get on that
> computer
> and use the Ping command to check connectivity to another computer on > the
> network, I immediately regain connectivity to the shared folders on the
> other
> computer. The connection will last an hour or so, then the network
> connection
> will drop again and I must Ping one more time to regain network
> connectivity.
> I have changed the Network Name on all computers, both hard-coded IP > info
> and
> allowed IP addresses to be assigned by the router. Nothing fixes the > drop
> problem but a Ping by itself always restores the connection for a > period
> of
> time. Does anyone have any ideas how to resolve this issue? Thanks.


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