Re: Remote access post sp2

From: Sooner Al (SoonerAl_at_somewhere.net.invalid)
Date: 08/15/04 

Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 14:58:15 -0500

I wonder if the original poster installed the final SP2 over a SP2 beta RC installation versus
removing the beta and then installing the final SP2? I have been seeing a few weird issues on other
forums from folks installing over a beta... Just a thought... 

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"Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in message 
news:uY82TBwgEHA.2848@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> That's interesting.
>
> Does the Netgear not provide DNS to your machines?
>
> I've been able to connect by name between two XPSP2 machines behind a Micosoft MN-700 router, 
> FWIW.
>
> I was somewhat surprised, because I don't think they are using the same workgroup name--I'd just 
> brought one home from work--but I could be mistaken--they might both be on MSHome.
>
> I'm not sure what I have open on the firewalls--possibly file and printer sharing to the local 
> subnet--I'll double check.
>
> I've got File and Print open on this machine--restricted to the local subnet.  Not sure about the 
> other machine, which is off at the moment.
>
> "Lee Smith" <leeasmith2@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:b9qdnX5tuMwXC4LcRVn-iQ@comcast.com...
>>I have several XP Pro systems setup on a small LAN in my home.  They are all
>> behind a NetGear firewall/router and using a 192.168.x.x address scheme. Up
>> till yesterday I could go to any of my XP systems and run the mstsc.exe and
>> connect to any of the other machines.  To connect all I would have to do is
>> type in the machine name:3x89.
>>
>>
>>
>> Last night I ran into a bit of a snag and hopping some one knows how to fix
>> this.  I installed XP SP2 on one of these machines and now I am unable to
>> connect to it any more using its machine name.  When I try to connect to the
>> system using the machine name Office:3289 I can not connect to it.  The
>> error message I get is 'The specified remote computer could not be found.
>> Verify that you have typed the correct computer name or IP address, and then
>> try connecting again.'  If I try to connect and use it's IP address
>> 192.168.0.10:3289 that works just fine.
>>
>>
>>
>> Anyone have any ideas why the name does not work?  I am not using any sort
>> of local DNS.  The NetGear is handling DHCP.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Lee
>>
>>
>
>

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