No comp. in network neighborhood-pings ok

2 PC's ,Winme and win2000pro. Nic's installed okay. Protocal TCP/IP;Client
for MS Networks;Sharing on each of the PC's.I can ping each others IP
address okay but neither shows on my network places. Both configured to the
same network name. What am I missing?
TIA

In article <r9mdnVqhPu9kNqXcRVn-(E-Mail Removed)>, JB says...

> 2 PC's ,Winme and win2000pro. Nic's installed okay. Protocal TCP/IP;Client
> for MS Networks;Sharing on each of the PC's.I can ping each others IP
> address okay but neither shows on my network places. Both configured to the
> same network name. What am I missing?

Hub, or switch? Cable type? NIC-to-NIC cable has to be cross over; and that
won't work about 1% of the time. Just often enough to remember that the
cross over cable was never intended for direct connection of two computers.

Browse master may be an issue; I think that Windows 2K wants to be the
browser master; maybe you can try turning it off in the Windows ME computer.
It is in the Properties for "File and printer sharing for Microsoft
Networks.

--
Norman
~Win dain a lotica, En vai tu ri, Si lo ta
~Fin dein a loluca, En dragu a sei lain
~Vi fa-ru les shutai am, En riga-lint

Router/w cat5 and cable modem hookup
"N. Miller" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> In article <r9mdnVqhPu9kNqXcRVn-(E-Mail Removed)>, JB says...
>
> > 2 PC's ,Winme and win2000pro. Nic's installed okay. Protocal
TCP/IP;Client
> > for MS Networks;Sharing on each of the PC's.I can ping each others IP
> > address okay but neither shows on my network places. Both configured to
the
> > same network name. What am I missing?
>
> Hub, or switch? Cable type? NIC-to-NIC cable has to be cross over; and
that
> won't work about 1% of the time. Just often enough to remember that the
> cross over cable was never intended for direct connection of two
computers.
>
> Browse master may be an issue; I think that Windows 2K wants to be the
> browser master; maybe you can try turning it off in the Windows ME
computer.
> It is in the Properties for "File and printer sharing for Microsoft
> Networks.
>
> --
> Norman
> ~Win dain a lotica, En vai tu ri, Si lo ta
> ~Fin dein a loluca, En dragu a sei lain
> ~Vi fa-ru les shutai am, En riga-lint

In article <BsGdnX9Vn4yhWKTcRVn-(E-Mail Removed)>, JB says...

> "N. Miller" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) om...

> > In article <r9mdnVqhPu9kNqXcRVn-(E-Mail Removed)>, JB says...

> > > 2 PC's ,Winme and win2000pro. Nic's installed okay. Protocal
> > > TCP/IP;Client for MS Networks;Sharing on each of the PC's.
> > > I can ping each others IP address okay but neither shows on
> > > my network places. Both configured to the same network name.
> > > What am I missing?

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> > Browse master may be an issue; I think that Windows 2K wants to be the
> > browser master; maybe you can try turning it off in the Windows ME
> > computer. It is in the Properties for "File and printer sharing for
> > Microsoft Networks.

> Router/w cat5 and cable modem hookup

Okay. First step would be to turn on power to the Windows 2K computer first,
and run it for about 15 minutes; then turn on power to the Windows ME
computer, and wait another 15 minutes. Now try to browse the LAN. If that
seems to cure the problem, then "Browse master" is the issue.

It might be possible to force the computer which is on most often to be the
browse master, and force the other computer's browse master setting off. It
might also be possible to force the Win2K to be browser master right from
the boot, and it is definitely possible to prevent the WinME computer from
becoming the browse master.

And I could be all wet, too. I don't have that combination of computers, so
I can't run any personal tests to see if my idea matches reality.

--
Norman
~Win dain a lotica, En vai tu ri, Si lo ta
~Fin dein a loluca, En dragu a sei lain
~Vi fa-ru les shutai am, En riga-lint

www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm

Tip #1 on all PCs

Carey

"JB" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>2 PC's ,Winme and win2000pro. Nic's installed okay. Protocal TCP/IP;Client
> for MS Networks;Sharing on each of the PC's.I can ping each others IP
> address okay but neither shows on my network places. Both configured to
> the
> same network name. What am I missing?
> TIA
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