Ping of 2 names for one ip-address

Hi all,

as I am having a network problem (cannot share folders), i tried - under
DOS - the ping command.
Ping of the current computer name (CHRISTINA) gives me - after some
while - my ip-address, calling it christina.
Ping of a previous, once used computer name (RITA) gives me -
immediately - the same ip-address, calling it rita.pc.

This seems odd to me...

Can anybody help?


Henriette, Hamburg

Phil wrote:

> Henriette van de Haar <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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>>Hi all,
>>
>>as I am having a network problem (cannot share folders), i tried - under
>>DOS - the ping command.
>>Ping of the current computer name (CHRISTINA) gives me - after some
>>while - my ip-address, calling it christina.
>>Ping of a previous, once used computer name (RITA) gives me -
>>immediately - the same ip-address, calling it rita.pc.
>>
>>This seems odd to me...
>>
>
> If you're using a DNS server, check for old A host records and pointer
> records that may be pointing to that name/IP address. If you're using
WINS,
> check for old refrences to that name/IP address.


I am using a DNS server (I suppose). How do I check for the old records?

When I run "nbtstat -A MyIPAdress" under DOS I get the following entries:

CHRISTINA <00> unique registered
ARRI <00> group registered
CHRISTINA <03> unique registered
RITA <03> unique registered

(Arri is the name of my workgroup, Christina the name of my computer)
So here there is something wrong as well.

The consequence of this double naming seems to be that I cannot access
my network.

Can you help?


Regards,
Henriette, Germany












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