Network Neighborhood

I have 3 PC's on my local area network. One W98 and two
XP's. Everything will work fine for some time period, days
or weeks. Then one day the network is not conecting
properly. Two PC's can find each other, but the third can
only find itself. Or one PC can find all the others but
the other two can only find one of the others. What is
going on? How do I fix this and get some consistancy?
Internet access always works for all three PC's, and all
three computers can PING each other.

If it's the same PC that can't see the network, try replacing it's network
cable.

Carey

"BarryC" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:2d5501c4a363$3ba02fa0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have 3 PC's on my local area network. One W98 and two
> XP's. Everything will work fine for some time period, days
> or weeks. Then one day the network is not conecting
> properly. Two PC's can find each other, but the third can
> only find itself. Or one PC can find all the others but
> the other two can only find one of the others. What is
> going on? How do I fix this and get some consistancy?
> Internet access always works for all three PC's, and all
> three computers can PING each other.

In article <2d5501c4a363$3ba02fa0$(E-Mail Removed)>, "BarryC"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>I have 3 PC's on my local area network. One W98 and two
>XP's. Everything will work fine for some time period, days
>or weeks. Then one day the network is not conecting
>properly. Two PC's can find each other, but the third can
>only find itself. Or one PC can find all the others but
>the other two can only find one of the others. What is
>going on? How do I fix this and get some consistancy?
>Internet access always works for all three PC's, and all
>three computers can PING each other.

Since Internet access and pinging work, we know that the network
hardware and the TCP/IP protocol are working.

The shortcuts in XP's "My Network Places" sometimes seem to go bad and
stop working. Right-click and delete a shortcut, then use "Add a
network place" to re-create the shortcut.

Try accessing another computer by typing its name in the Start | Run
box in this format:

\\computer

It might help to disable Browse Master on the W98 PC: Control Panel |
Network | File and Printer Sharing | Properties | Browse Master.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm

All the PC's go through a router and all connect to the
Internet without any problem. It is not the same PC which
has the problem every time. All the cables seem to be fine.
>-----Original Message-----
>If it's the same PC that can't see the network, try
replacing it's network
>cable.
>
>Carey
>
>"BarryC" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message
>news:2d5501c4a363$3ba02fa0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I have 3 PC's on my local area network. One W98 and two
>> XP's. Everything will work fine for some time period,
days
>> or weeks. Then one day the network is not conecting
>> properly. Two PC's can find each other, but the third
can
>> only find itself. Or one PC can find all the others but
>> the other two can only find one of the others. What is
>> going on? How do I fix this and get some consistancy?
>> Internet access always works for all three PC's, and all
>> three computers can PING each other.
>
>
>.
>

I was able to access each PC form the other Network PC's
by following the instruction, "Try accessing another
computer by typing its name in the Start | Run box in this
format: \\computer". I typed in \\XXX.XXX.x.xxx (the IP
address)and was able to connect and access each PC.
I could not disable Browse Master because I could not
find it per the instruction.
I next went to Control Panel | Network | File and Print
Sharing | uncliked and reclicked a few things (back to
exactly what it was before) then was forced to reboot.
After the reboot everything worked OK. What did I do? I
really do not know. Any explanation appreciated.

>-----Original Message-----
>In article <2d5501c4a363$3ba02fa0
$(E-Mail Removed)>, "BarryC"
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>I have 3 PC's on my local area network. One W98 and two
>>XP's. Everything will work fine for some time period,
days
>>or weeks. Then one day the network is not conecting
>>properly. Two PC's can find each other, but the third
can
>>only find itself. Or one PC can find all the others but
>>the other two can only find one of the others. What is
>>going on? How do I fix this and get some consistancy?
>>Internet access always works for all three PC's, and all
>>three computers can PING each other.
>
>Since Internet access and pinging work, we know that the
network
>hardware and the TCP/IP protocol are working.
>
>The shortcuts in XP's "My Network Places" sometimes seem
to go bad and
>stop working. Right-click and delete a shortcut, then
use "Add a
>network place" to re-create the shortcut.
>
>Try accessing another computer by typing its name in the
Start | Run
>box in this format:
>
> \\computer
>
>It might help to disable Browse Master on the W98 PC:
Control Panel |
>Network | File and Printer Sharing | Properties | Browse
Master.
>--
>Best Wishes,
>Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
>Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news
group
>for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer
questions
>addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
>Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
>Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
>http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm
>.
>

I was able to find and Disable Browse Master. Everything
still works per my first reply, so I am not sure what
effect it really had.
>-----Original Message-----
>In article <2d5501c4a363$3ba02fa0
$(E-Mail Removed)>, "BarryC"
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>I have 3 PC's on my local area network. One W98 and two
>>XP's. Everything will work fine for some time period,
days
>>or weeks. Then one day the network is not conecting
>>properly. Two PC's can find each other, but the third
can
>>only find itself. Or one PC can find all the others but
>>the other two can only find one of the others. What is
>>going on? How do I fix this and get some consistancy?
>>Internet access always works for all three PC's, and all
>>three computers can PING each other.
>
>Since Internet access and pinging work, we know that the
network
>hardware and the TCP/IP protocol are working.
>
>The shortcuts in XP's "My Network Places" sometimes seem
to go bad and
>stop working. Right-click and delete a shortcut, then
use "Add a
>network place" to re-create the shortcut.
>
>Try accessing another computer by typing its name in the
Start | Run
>box in this format:
>
> \\computer
>
>It might help to disable Browse Master on the W98 PC:
Control Panel |
>Network | File and Printer Sharing | Properties | Browse
Master.
>--
>Best Wishes,
>Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
>Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news
group
>for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer
questions
>addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
>Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
>Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
>http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm
>.
>

On the PC that is not able to browse, click Start, click Run and hit Enter.
type IPCONFIG /ALL >TEXT.TXT and press Enter
type EXIT and press Enter.
Please copy and paste the contents of TEXT.TXT to your reply.

Thanks!
Carey

"BarryC" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:2ded01c4a389$b37cbcc0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>I was able to find and Disable Browse Master. Everything
> still works per my first reply, so I am not sure what
> effect it really had.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>In article <2d5501c4a363$3ba02fa0
> $(E-Mail Removed)>, "BarryC"
>><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>I have 3 PC's on my local area network. One W98 and two
>>>XP's. Everything will work fine for some time period,
> days
>>>or weeks. Then one day the network is not conecting
>>>properly. Two PC's can find each other, but the third
> can
>>>only find itself. Or one PC can find all the others but
>>>the other two can only find one of the others. What is
>>>going on? How do I fix this and get some consistancy?
>>>Internet access always works for all three PC's, and all
>>>three computers can PING each other.
>>
>>Since Internet access and pinging work, we know that the
> network
>>hardware and the TCP/IP protocol are working.
>>
>>The shortcuts in XP's "My Network Places" sometimes seem
> to go bad and
>>stop working. Right-click and delete a shortcut, then
> use "Add a
>>network place" to re-create the shortcut.
>>
>>Try accessing another computer by typing its name in the
> Start | Run
>>box in this format:
>>
>> \\computer
>>
>>It might help to disable Browse Master on the W98 PC:
> Control Panel |
>>Network | File and Printer Sharing | Properties | Browse
> Master.
>>--
>>Best Wishes,
>>Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>>
>>Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news
> group
>>for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer
> questions
>>addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>>
>>Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
>>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>>
>>Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
>>http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm
>>.
>>

Everything is working correctly and has been for the last
two days. If things go bad again I will contact the news
group again. I have a lot more insight to the problem
form everyons help. Thanks.
>-----Original Message-----
>On the PC that is not able to browse, click Start, click
Run and hit Enter.
>type IPCONFIG /ALL >TEXT.TXT and press Enter
>type EXIT and press Enter.
>Please copy and paste the contents of TEXT.TXT to your
reply.
>
>Thanks!
>Carey
>
>"BarryC" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message
>news:2ded01c4a389$b37cbcc0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I was able to find and Disable Browse Master. Everything
>> still works per my first reply, so I am not sure what
>> effect it really had.
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>In article <2d5501c4a363$3ba02fa0
>> $(E-Mail Removed)>, "BarryC"
>>><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>>I have 3 PC's on my local area network. One W98 and two
>>>>XP's. Everything will work fine for some time period,
>> days
>>>>or weeks. Then one day the network is not conecting
>>>>properly. Two PC's can find each other, but the third
>> can
>>>>only find itself. Or one PC can find all the others
but
>>>>the other two can only find one of the others. What is
>>>>going on? How do I fix this and get some consistancy?
>>>>Internet access always works for all three PC's, and
all
>>>>three computers can PING each other.
>>>
>>>Since Internet access and pinging work, we know that the
>> network
>>>hardware and the TCP/IP protocol are working.
>>>
>>>The shortcuts in XP's "My Network Places" sometimes seem
>> to go bad and
>>>stop working. Right-click and delete a shortcut, then
>> use "Add a
>>>network place" to re-create the shortcut.
>>>
>>>Try accessing another computer by typing its name in the
>> Start | Run
>>>box in this format:
>>>
>>> \\computer
>>>
>>>It might help to disable Browse Master on the W98 PC:
>> Control Panel |
>>>Network | File and Printer Sharing | Properties | Browse
>> Master.
>>>--
>>>Best Wishes,
>>>Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>>>
>>>Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news
>> group
>>>for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer
>> questions
>>>addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>>>
>>>Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows
Networking
>>>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>>>
>>>Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
>>>http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm
>>>.
>>>
>
>
>.
>

Has anyone got an answere to this problem please.
>-----Original Message-----
>I have 3 PC's on my local area network. One W98 and two
>XP's. Everything will work fine for some time period,
days
>or weeks. Then one day the network is not conecting
>properly. Two PC's can find each other, but the third
can
>only find itself. Or one PC can find all the others but
>the other two can only find one of the others. What is
>going on? How do I fix this and get some consistancy?
>Internet access always works for all three PC's, and all
>three computers can PING each other.
>.
>

It's already been answered and the person who asked solved their problem.


"Dermott Ryan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:442701c4a622$306d60f0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Has anyone got an answere to this problem please.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I have 3 PC's on my local area network. One W98 and two
>>XP's. Everything will work fine for some time period,
> days
>>or weeks. Then one day the network is not conecting
>>properly. Two PC's can find each other, but the third
> can
>>only find itself. Or one PC can find all the others but
>>the other two can only find one of the others. What is
>>going on? How do I fix this and get some consistancy?
>>Internet access always works for all three PC's, and all
>>three computers can PING each other.
>>.
>>