Comments on: winxp not seeing other computers on the network.

By: jinteik

jinteik — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 02:45:44 +0000

can be so many issues here..

1. Firewall
2. Workgroup different

By: danwalls

danwalls — Sun, 26 Dec 2004 07:27:18 +0000

Have you considered creating shortcuts for the other two machines on the laptop?

By: memito

memito — Tue, 14 Dec 2004 18:56:58 +0000

have U DNS with Dynamic Actualization property correct configured

By: larrythethird

larrythethird — Tue, 14 Dec 2004 11:09:15 +0000

You stated that this is a laptop. If the user takes the laptop home and has a home network, he/she might be changing the workgroup setting. This could cause the system to not be on the domain anymore. The laptop would have to relearn the network.

By: larrythethird

larrythethird — Tue, 14 Dec 2004 11:09:14 +0000

By: petermac

petermac — Tue, 14 Dec 2004 05:05:55 +0000

Have noticed this behavior a lot with XP also occasionally with 2k. System simply does not display full list of Systems on the network. Seems to occur mainly when a new system is put on an existing network, and does not belong to a domain. Does not seem to matter whether the new system is in the same workgroup as other machines or not it just does not display the list. Usually problem can be fixed just by telling the new system to search for any other system by name, it then displays full network list as normal. Don’t know of any specific fix, or tweek to prevent it happening in the first place though.

By: binoodas1234

binoodas1234 — Tue, 14 Dec 2004 03:03:34 +0000

It seems the firewall option of the network connection settings is checked. Just uncheck that and that might help you.

Das