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Microsoft Windows Network Computers
Posted by Rui@ARMsi on October 11th, 2005


I have a problem when i'm trying to find computers under the:
My Network Places -> Entire Network -> Microsoft Windows Network -> "Domain"
Sometimes this shows the other network computers sometimes it doesn't.

All pcs ping each other and if I use \\computername, in the address bar of
the explorer, this shows the shared folders.

But the users in my company need to access computers and folders that way,
and I can't find out why this happens

Posted by Chuck on October 11th, 2005


On Tue, 11 Oct 2005 04:59:01 -0700, Rui@ARMsi
<RuiARMsi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I have a problem when i'm trying to find computers under the:
>My Network Places -> Entire Network -> Microsoft Windows Network -> "Domain"
>Sometimes this shows the other network computers sometimes it doesn't.
>
>All pcs ping each other and if I use \\computername, in the address bar of
>the explorer, this shows the shared folders.
>
>But the users in my company need to access computers and folders that way,
>and I can't find out why this happens


When you say "Sometimes this shows the other network computers sometimes it
doesn't.", this is quite likely a browser conflict.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/04/nt-browser-or-why-cant-i-always-see.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...lways-see.html

Please provide "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all" from each computer, so we
can diagnose the problem. Read this article, and linked articles, and follow
instructions precisely:
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...#AskingForHelp

Please let us know if any of these suggestions are of any help. What you learn
may help others in the future, and that's the purpose of these forums.

--
Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
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