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

"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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