Weird Home Network Problem

Weird Home Network Problem

I have 3 PCs and a XBOX connected together via a router.
It was a SMC and then Trendnet. The behavior is the same.

They all installed with windows 2000 pro.
They all accessed with "administrator" without password
They all belong to 'workgroup'
3 PCs are PC1, PC2 & PC3

Here is the problem:

-1- They all have folders under "My Network Places"
=>"C on PC1", =>"C on PC2", =>"C on PC3"
because once they were connected together.

By clicking on any of them, that PC can be accessed.
No problem.

-2- BUT, with PC2 not turned on,
clicking on "=>My Network Places"=>"Entire Network"
=>"Microsoft Windows Network"=>"Workgroup"
Message box appears and shows"
"Workgroup is not accessible"
"The list of servers for this workgroup is not currently
available"

-3- At this time, XBOX's SAMBA can NOT access to either PC1
or PC3. Message appears "Workgroup access denied".

-4- When PC2 is turned on (physically not a particular PC,
not connected first either), every thing works fine.
PC1, PC2 & PC3 can be connected via the rout in -2-.

-5- At this time, XBOX can access without any PC problem.

I don't know what's wrong. How can I solve this problem?

Thanks.

Apple

DUA Does this look like a WINBLOWS news group !

apple wrote:
> Weird Home Network Problem
>
> I have 3 PCs and a XBOX connected together via a router.
> It was a SMC and then Trendnet. The behavior is the same.
>
> They all installed with windows 2000 pro.
> They all accessed with "administrator" without password
> They all belong to 'workgroup'
> 3 PCs are PC1, PC2 & PC3
>
> Here is the problem:
>
> -1- They all have folders under "My Network Places"
> =>"C on PC1", =>"C on PC2", =>"C on PC3"
> because once they were connected together.
>
> By clicking on any of them, that PC can be accessed.
> No problem.
>
> -2- BUT, with PC2 not turned on,
> clicking on "=>My Network Places"=>"Entire Network"
> =>"Microsoft Windows Network"=>"Workgroup"
> Message box appears and shows"
> "Workgroup is not accessible"
> "The list of servers for this workgroup is not currently
> available"
>
> -3- At this time, XBOX's SAMBA can NOT access to either PC1
> or PC3. Message appears "Workgroup access denied".
>
> -4- When PC2 is turned on (physically not a particular PC,
> not connected first either), every thing works fine.
> PC1, PC2 & PC3 can be connected via the rout in -2-.
>
> -5- At this time, XBOX can access without any PC problem.
>
> I don't know what's wrong. How can I solve this problem?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Apple
>

On 28 Jun 2005 19:14:08 -0700, "apple" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Weird Home Network Problem
>
>I have 3 PCs and a XBOX connected together via a router.
>It was a SMC and then Trendnet. The behavior is the same.
>
>They all installed with windows 2000 pro.
>They all accessed with "administrator" without password
>They all belong to 'workgroup'
>3 PCs are PC1, PC2 & PC3
>
>Here is the problem:
>
>-1- They all have folders under "My Network Places"
> =>"C on PC1", =>"C on PC2", =>"C on PC3"
> because once they were connected together.
>
> By clicking on any of them, that PC can be accessed.
> No problem.
>
>-2- BUT, with PC2 not turned on,
> clicking on "=>My Network Places"=>"Entire Network"
> =>"Microsoft Windows Network"=>"Workgroup"
> Message box appears and shows"
> "Workgroup is not accessible"
> "The list of servers for this workgroup is not currently
> available"
>
>-3- At this time, XBOX's SAMBA can NOT access to either PC1
> or PC3. Message appears "Workgroup access denied".
>
>-4- When PC2 is turned on (physically not a particular PC,
> not connected first either), every thing works fine.
> PC1, PC2 & PC3 can be connected via the rout in -2-.
>
>-5- At this time, XBOX can access without any PC problem.
>
>I don't know what's wrong. How can I solve this problem?
>
>Thanks.
>
>Apple

Might try going to a Windows group and searching for SMB and
Workstation Services problems.
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apple wrote:

> I don't know what's wrong. How can I solve this problem?

They're windows systems, yea?
So: reboot.

Seriously though. You're in the wrong group - you want a windows
networking group. You're look at things like "browse masters", "domain
controllers" and other M$-specific stuff that doesnt really apply here.
Unless of course there was a linux samba system involved.

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