Bizarre Networking Issue

ginginca

Jan 3 2007, 07:16 PM

QUOTE(yordan @ Jan 3 2007, 10:28 AM)

Two more infos needed :
1) What are the IP addresses of your 3 PC's ? Did you use the default (DHCP) settings ?
2) What are the netmask settings ? 255.255.255.0 ?

PC # 1: last 3 digits .101

PC # 2: 102

PC #3: 103


Subnet mask 255.255.255.0

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ginginca

Jan 3 2007, 10:20 PM

QUOTE(bluefish @ Jan 3 2007, 03:17 PM)

"\\computer_name\folder"

I have tried that.

But I'll try the IP address.

QUOTE(ginginca @ Jan 3 2007, 05:14 PM)

I have tried that.

But I'll try the IP address.

WOW the IP address works. Hmm.

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ginginca

Jan 4 2007, 02:07 PM

QUOTE(yordan @ Jan 4 2007, 04:10 AM)

There is an easy workaround to this problem. Just put computer name and IP iaddress of each computer in your local host file, which is on each computer somewhere (in my computer it's currently fully named "C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts" )
For each computer, one line per computer, the syntax is IP address followed by computer name. Put the same three lines on the hosts file of each one of your three computers, and the problem will disapear.

Thanks, I'll give that a try. I was thinking it was a problem with the router.

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saneax

Jan 5 2007, 01:03 PM

Hi ginginca,
Check the OS.. I have seen incompatibility in windows OS, when you have a mixed version of windows OS.
Also, check the workgroup, if you do not have a NT server/ ADS server, then you are probably only interested in getting all the computers under the same workgroup.

You can get the workgroup properties set, on Windows XP.. by goin on Mycoumputers -> Properties _> Compute Name (tab) -> [Change] (button)
Look at 'workgroup name.. make sure they all have the same work group.. then reboot all the machines..

QUOTE(ginginca @ Jan 4 2007, 07:37 PM)

Thanks, I'll give that a try. I was thinking it was a problem with the router.

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