Cannot see one of the computers on the network group

computers, A, B, C (a Laptop), and D (another Laptop). A is wired to a
wireless router and connected to a printer. Since last week, I found out
that while A, B, and C can see each other on the network group, and access
each other’s shared files, D, the laptop, is not visible in the network group
and A, B and C therefore cannot see D’s shared files.

D can still access the internet through the router connected to A

I have checked the configuration on D (Win XP Home), and cannot find
anything wrong with it. Firewall has been disabled.

Wireless diagnostic tool on D identified the problem with the wireless card
as follows:

IPAddress = 192.168.0.100 (FAILED)
Pinging 192.168.0.100 with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Ping statistics for 192.168.0.100:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss)


Both B, and C have wireless network cards and have no problems.

From the event viewer error of computers B, and C. I got the following error
message:

“The master browser as received a server announcement from the computer D
that believes that it is the master browser for the domain transport
NetBt_Tcip [ E2A4A233-44ED-44A0-98. The master browser is stopped or an
election is being forced.�


Can someone tell me whether it is a hardware (wireless card) problem or
configuration problem.

Hi
Quote: "D can still access the internet through the router connected to A".
Is that means that D is Not going directly to the Router? If so it needs
special Bridging configuration with its Host.
In general, successful Sharing involves some general consideration in
Network settings,http://www.ezlan.net/sharing.html
As well as specific adjustment of each computer according to what it is
allowed to be shared.
Vista File and Printer Sharing-
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/net.../vista_fp.mspx
Basic XP -
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...lesharing.mspx
Advanced XP - http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;304040
Printer Sharing XP -
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...utt_july2.mspx
Windows Native Firewall setting for Sharing XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875357
Windows XP patch for Sharing with Vista -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922120
Jack (MVP-Networking).

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> computers, A, B, C (a Laptop), and D (another Laptop). A is wired to a
> wireless router and connected to a printer. Since last week, I found out
> that while A, B, and C can see each other on the network group, and access
> each other's shared files, D, the laptop, is not visible in the network
> group
> and A, B and C therefore cannot see D's shared files.
>
> D can still access the internet through the router connected to A
>
> I have checked the configuration on D (Win XP Home), and cannot find
> anything wrong with it. Firewall has been disabled.
>
> Wireless diagnostic tool on D identified the problem with the wireless
> card
> as follows:
>
> IPAddress = 192.168.0.100 (FAILED)
> Pinging 192.168.0.100 with 32 bytes of data:
> Request timed out.
> Request timed out.
> Request timed out.
> Request timed out.
> Ping statistics for 192.168.0.100:
> Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss)
>
>
> Both B, and C have wireless network cards and have no problems.
>
> From the event viewer error of computers B, and C. I got the following
> error
> message:
>
> "The master browser as received a server announcement from the computer D
> that believes that it is the master browser for the domain transport
> NetBt_Tcip [ E2A4A233-44ED-44A0-98. The master browser is stopped or an
> election is being forced."
>
>
> Can someone tell me whether it is a hardware (wireless card) problem or
> configuration problem.
>