computer router help needed
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Check each PC to see if they can see the router - it'll have a built in web server so you can open your browser and enter the IP. If the machine can't see the router, then the networking for that PC is most likely screwed up....
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Originally Posted by Mil1ion
To see... means Identifies the computers on the network.
The Main computer with XP is not identifying the other 2 and the other 2 aren't seeing the XP .
Would the router contain the IP addresses of them all ?
The Main computer with XP is not identifying the other 2 and the other 2 aren't seeing the XP .
Would the router contain the IP addresses of them all ?
The output will look like:
C:\Documents and Settings>ipconfig
Windows IP Configuration
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnect
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : blah.COM
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 158.140.47.85
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 158.140.47.254
Note the IP address on each machine, and make sure that A and B can both ping C, etc.
Once they all have valid IP addresses, then make sure they're in the same workgroup (or domain, but probably not). Also make sure Microsoft file & print sharing is enabled for that network adapter.
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From: MA
Originally Posted by andym
It might, but it would be easier to go to each machine and run "ipconfig".
The output will look like:
C:\Documents and Settings>ipconfig
Windows IP Configuration
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnect
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : blah.COM
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 158.140.47.85
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 158.140.47.254
Note the IP address on each machine, and make sure that A and B can both ping C, etc.
Once they all have valid IP addresses, then make sure they're in the same workgroup (or domain, but probably not). Also make sure Microsoft file & print sharing is enabled for that network adapter.
The output will look like:
C:\Documents and Settings>ipconfig
Windows IP Configuration
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnect
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : blah.COM
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 158.140.47.85
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 158.140.47.254
Note the IP address on each machine, and make sure that A and B can both ping C, etc.
Once they all have valid IP addresses, then make sure they're in the same workgroup (or domain, but probably not). Also make sure Microsoft file & print sharing is enabled for that network adapter.
You can also test them by searching for computer...
It is my guess that the XP machine is the culprit... Probably a Microsoft update or firewall setting...
XP usually automatically detects other PC's, printers, and shares in the workgroup..
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Originally Posted by Mil1ion
I did the search numerous times
I'm think a firewall situation now.
I'm think a firewall situation now.
Have you used the netstat -n yet?
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