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help please having problems with my network?
my biannual fight with a network.
just built a new computer trying to connect it to the network.
well the other 4 see it and can write files to it but the new one can not see any of the others.
something not turned on but what.
when i try to map a network drive it gets as far as mshome then says that i don’t have permission.
logged on as administrator ?what has this muppet done ?
chris
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15 Replies
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Have you got a router?
Has the new computer got the same workgroup name as the others?
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quote Jason Xuereb:Have you got a router?Has the new computer got the same workgroup name as the others?
router yes 2 all otherworking ok 5 computers 2 network printers.
names i think all line up tried different cable and ip address all manually set.fire wall on this computer set to trusted the new one.
its pelting with rain and cold here
chris
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Check your Ip address
right click my network places
goto properties
right click lan connection
goto status
goto support tabit should be 192.168.0 something
Leave the network adapter to obtain its ip address through DHCPmake sure the lan calbe isn’t plugged into an uplink port on the router
check the workgroup name by right click my computer
going to properties and goto the computer name tabVerify this against your other computers.
Also try and ping your gateway
Goto start
run
type in CMD
u get a prompt
type in: ping 192.168.0.1 and paste your reply here -
quote :type in: ping 192.168.0.1 and paste your reply here
sent 4 received 0 lost 4 100% loss
chris
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Do you know the ip address of your router? Or another computer on the network?
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other computers
192.168.0.10 pinged ok
192.168.0.35 pinged ok
192.168.0.85 pinged ok
192.168.0.30 soljet pinged ok????????
thanks for the time by the way
chris
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whats the current ip and subnet of the new machine?
It’s ok its 11.20pm here in oz and im printing 10 metres of window perf.
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new one called robn 192.168.0.50 255.255.255.0
file sharing on no firewall.
i can access Robin from old computers and copy and paste files to it.but robin can not see any of the old computers although if i ping the old computers from robin it says ok no loss,
chris
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Can you make sure the workgroup name is the same?
check what it is on another computer probably MSHOME and check it on your new computer?
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mshome on all
xp pro by the way
what i cant find is windows security centre in case there is something in there
chris
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Security centre in under the control panel
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See this link:
http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:pLG … =firefox-a
Can’t See My Computer on the Network
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quote :Security centre in under the control panel
should be but i cant find it.
any way bed time for you aint it
chris
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You got zone alarm or something installed?
Can you also try this
Goto to one of your old computers that has a shared directory. Remember the shared directories name and get the ip address of that computer
Then on your new computer
Double click my computer
and in the address put int\\ipaddress\sharefoldername
What do you get?
Bed time soon for me 12.05 now.
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thanks jason
i think the system must be week cos it sprung in to life when i plugged just two computers together, then it slowly found the others.
apart from the furthest away, only 30 ft atmost.
thankschris
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