Re: Can't see other computers/nodes on network!

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Your Windows Server 2003 machine is an Active Directory domain controller
and therefore, cannot be joined to a workgroup. If your clients are running
XP Pro, they can join the domain. If your clients are XP Home, they cannot
join the domain; however, they should be able to browse if you change their
workgroup to the NetBIOS name of the Active Directory domain - eg. NetBIOS
name of mydomain.com = mydomain.

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCP+I, MVP

"Knight Technologies" <KnightTechnologies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
in message news:046ED2B6-E871-4C50-BE03-379177724FE3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Clicking Change button pops up a warning that says "To continue renaming
this
> domain controller click OK."
> --
> Knight Technologies (http://knight-technologies.us)
> E4 Chat (http://e4chat.com)
>
>
> "Doug Sherman [MVP]" wrote:
>
> > "In Windows Server 2003 you can change the computer name and
> > workgroup name in System Properties, Computer Name tab. No wizard is
> > necessary."
> >
> > What happens when you click the Change button - or are you saying that
you
> > do not have a Computer name tab?
> >
> > Doug Sherman
> > MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
> >
> > "Knight Technologies" <KnightTechnologies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote
> > in message news:1C929AD2-A10D-4F40-8176-D5386C7C1E07@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Nope, nothing anywhere says Workgroup, it does in Windows XP though
and I
> > can
> > > create a workgroup using that on another machine, but I still can't
see
> > any
> > > machines on network aside from the machine names themselves alone.
> > >
> > > All the computers have a different name.
> > >
> > > How can I create a workgroup on Windows Server 2003 and/or have it see
the
> > > other machines, since there is no wizard, there is no obvious "hello,
> > click
> > > here to say I'm the main server, everyone else is a client."
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Knight Technologies (http://knight-technologies.us)
> > > E4 Chat (http://e4chat.com)
> > >
> > >
> > > "Doug Sherman [MVP]" wrote:
> > >
> > > > No. The workgroup name must be different from all computer names,
all
> > > > computers should by joined to the same workgroup, and all computer
names
> > > > must be unique. In Windows Server 2003 you can change the computer
name
> > and
> > > > workgroup name in System Properties, Computer Name tab. No wizard
is
> > > > necessary.
> > > >
> > > > Doug Sherman
> > > > MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
> > > >
> > > > "Knight Technologies" <KnightTechnologies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote
> > > > in message
news:FD443DA7-C0E7-4470-9842-C9F70A9D7041@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > I can't see or find other computers on the network at all and I
have
> > File
> > > > and
> > > > > Printer Sharing turned on?
> > > > >
> > > > > Also, I'm running Windows Server 2003 and don't see how to create
a
> > group
> > > > > network like with other Windows OS's, there is no "Create Home or
> > Office
> > > > > Network" option, etc. I'm assuming that as this is Windows Server
the
> > > > > computer name would be the workgroup correct?
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Knight Technologies (http://knight-technologies.us)
> > > > > E4 Chat (http://e4chat.com)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
> >


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