Trouble with network connection to winxp

Hi,
I have a soho with about 10 computers running win9x and 1 running
winxp. Until recently, I was using hubs, and recently, we switched to
switches. Now, on my winxp computer, only a couple of the other
computers come up, while the rest dont. I am not sure why only two of
the systems come and the others dont. I am able to ping all of them,
but I cannot connect using the network neighbourhood. From my win98
computers, I can access any system incl. the xp system.
Can anyone tell me how to get the xp machine to recognize all the
98 machines? I have TCP/IP, NetBEUI support, etc. and all configured
working when I was using the hubs.

Thanks,
Arun

In article <(E-Mail Removed) >,
(E-Mail Removed) (Arun Kumar Srinivasan) wrote:
>Hi,
> I have a soho with about 10 computers running win9x and 1 running
>winxp. Until recently, I was using hubs, and recently, we switched to
>switches. Now, on my winxp computer, only a couple of the other
>computers come up, while the rest dont. I am not sure why only two of
>the systems come and the others dont. I am able to ping all of them,
>but I cannot connect using the network neighbourhood. From my win98
>computers, I can access any system incl. the xp system.
> Can anyone tell me how to get the xp machine to recognize all the
>98 machines? I have TCP/IP, NetBEUI support, etc. and all configured
>working when I was using the hubs.
>
>Thanks,
>Arun

On the XP computer, My Network Places contains shortcuts to shared
disks and folders on other computers. I've seen cases where those
shortcuts stop working, i.e. clicking a shortcut gets an error message
instead of connecting.

If that's what you're seeing, try this with a non-working shortcut:

1. Note the computer name and share name for the shortcut.

2. Right-click and delete the shortcut.

3. Click "Add a network place" and create a new shortcut to the same
computer name and share name.

If that fixes the problem, delete the other shortcuts. You can then
either re-create them manually or wait for XP to automatically
re-create them.

You should be able to access a shared disk or folder directly, without
using My Network Places, by typing its name in the Start | Run box in
this format:

\\computer\share

Using more than one protocol for file and printer sharing can make a
Windows network unreliable, especially when XP is involved. Since you
can ping all computers, TCP/IP is working. I recommend removing
NetBEUI from all computers. Your network won't function optimally
with more than one protocol.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
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"Steve Winograd [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed)>. ..
> On the XP computer, My Network Places contains shortcuts to shared
> disks and folders on other computers. I've seen cases where those
> shortcuts stop working, i.e. clicking a shortcut gets an error message
> instead of connecting.
>
No, I dont get the other shortcuts in the network. I am
attempting to connect using the address bar where I type \\<Computer>.
I have also tried \\<IP address> matching the IP address I have
specified for the other computers.

> Using more than one protocol for file and printer sharing can make a
> Windows network unreliable, especially when XP is involved. Since you
> can ping all computers, TCP/IP is working. I recommend removing
> NetBEUI from all computers. Your network won't function optimally
> with more than one protocol.
I just found something very strange. In the network, 2 of the
Win98 computers are displayed in WinXP's Network and the remaining are
not (as I had mentioned earlier. I now notice that the reverse in the
case of pinging. I am able to ping to the other computers but not to
the 2 particular ones that are accessible via the Network
Neighbourhood. While I do not understand why this might be happening,
I believe this may of sufficient significance to warrant posting...
Just to be clear, my WinXP has TCP/IP and NetBIOS protocols; my
Win98 systems have TCP/IP, NetBeUI and IPX/SPX-compatible protocols.
In all cases, TCP/IP is set as default, and all the machines have IP
addresses set(a.b.c.x, 255.255.255.0) where a, b, c are the same for
all computers and x varies.

While this is not a very critical problem because I still have
one-way access, it is becoming very frustating. Please provide
suggestions on how to fix this...
Thanks in advance,
Arun

In article <(E-Mail Removed) >,
(E-Mail Removed) (Arun Kumar Srinivasan) wrote:
>"Steve Winograd [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed)>. ..
>> On the XP computer, My Network Places contains shortcuts to shared
>> disks and folders on other computers. I've seen cases where those
>> shortcuts stop working, i.e. clicking a shortcut gets an error message
>> instead of connecting.
>>
> No, I dont get the other shortcuts in the network. I am
>attempting to connect using the address bar where I type \\<Computer>.
>I have also tried \\<IP address> matching the IP address I have
>specified for the other computers.
>
>> Using more than one protocol for file and printer sharing can make a
>> Windows network unreliable, especially when XP is involved. Since you
>> can ping all computers, TCP/IP is working. I recommend removing
>> NetBEUI from all computers. Your network won't function optimally
>> with more than one protocol.
> I just found something very strange. In the network, 2 of the
>Win98 computers are displayed in WinXP's Network and the remaining are
>not (as I had mentioned earlier. I now notice that the reverse in the
>case of pinging. I am able to ping to the other computers but not to
>the 2 particular ones that are accessible via the Network
>Neighbourhood. While I do not understand why this might be happening,
>I believe this may of sufficient significance to warrant posting...
> Just to be clear, my WinXP has TCP/IP and NetBIOS protocols; my
>Win98 systems have TCP/IP, NetBeUI and IPX/SPX-compatible protocols.
>In all cases, TCP/IP is set as default, and all the machines have IP
>addresses set(a.b.c.x, 255.255.255.0) where a, b, c are the same for
>all computers and x varies.
>
> While this is not a very critical problem because I still have
>one-way access, it is becoming very frustating. Please provide
>suggestions on how to fix this...
>Thanks in advance,
>Arun

Remove NetBEUI and IPX/SPX from the Win98 systems, leaving only TCP/IP
on all computers. Your network will never function optimally if even
one computer has an extra protocol installed. This is especially
important when any computer runs Windows XP.

Check firewall settings on all computers to make sure that they allow
access by other computers on the local area network.
--
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

Hi, Did you ever get your answer? I have also 5
computers and they all can see each other...except for my
laptop. The other computers can see the laptop through
the network neighborhood, but the laptop cannot see any
other machines. The entire network icon is displayed, but
no computers are displayed.

Thanks,

Rosalyn

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi,
> I have a soho with about 10 computers running win9x
and 1 running
>winxp. Until recently, I was using hubs, and recently, we
switched to
>switches. Now, on my winxp computer, only a couple of the
other
>computers come up, while the rest dont. I am not sure why
only two of
>the systems come and the others dont. I am able to ping
all of them,
>but I cannot connect using the network neighbourhood.
From my win98
>computers, I can access any system incl. the xp system.
> Can anyone tell me how to get the xp machine to
recognize all the
>98 machines? I have TCP/IP, NetBEUI support, etc. and all
configured
>working when I was using the hubs.
>
>Thanks,
>Arun
>.
>

www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm

Tip #1 on all PCs

Carey

"(E-Mail Removed)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:074201c4830a$23adf090$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi, Did you ever get your answer? I have also 5
> computers and they all can see each other...except for my
> laptop. The other computers can see the laptop through
> the network neighborhood, but the laptop cannot see any
> other machines. The entire network icon is displayed, but
> no computers are displayed.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rosalyn
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Hi,
>> I have a soho with about 10 computers running win9x
> and 1 running
>>winxp. Until recently, I was using hubs, and recently, we
> switched to
>>switches. Now, on my winxp computer, only a couple of the
> other
>>computers come up, while the rest dont. I am not sure why
> only two of
>>the systems come and the others dont. I am able to ping
> all of them,
>>but I cannot connect using the network neighbourhood.
> From my win98
>>computers, I can access any system incl. the xp system.
>> Can anyone tell me how to get the xp machine to
> recognize all the
>>98 machines? I have TCP/IP, NetBEUI support, etc. and all
> configured
>>working when I was using the hubs.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Arun
>>.
>>

Check that your DHCP range is set as trusted in your
firewall. Does the switch have a built in firewall (in
other words is it a router?).

Hope this helps

Simon


>-----Original Message-----
>Hi,
> I have a soho with about 10 computers running win9x
and 1 running
>winxp. Until recently, I was using hubs, and recently,
we switched to
>switches. Now, on my winxp computer, only a couple of
the other
>computers come up, while the rest dont. I am not sure
why only two of
>the systems come and the others dont. I am able to ping
all of them,
>but I cannot connect using the network neighbourhood.
From my win98
>computers, I can access any system incl. the xp system.
> Can anyone tell me how to get the xp machine to
recognize all the
>98 machines? I have TCP/IP, NetBEUI support, etc. and
all configured
>working when I was using the hubs.
>
>Thanks,
>Arun
>.
>