I have a question about Getting Network Neighborhood to recognize newly attached computers:

I have a plain Windows network using 3 computers and a hub. What I mean by plain, is that we've simply let Windows detect our network cards and automatically install the TCP/IP protocol etc., then we just share folders and printers etc.

Network settings were changed on one computer when it was taken away to be used on another LAN (don't know what they did to it yet), and it wouldn't work on our LAN when we got it back.

We uninstalled everything under Network Properties, and re-installed the NIC (using the original drivers), and basically made sure it had an identical network installation to our other computers, even made sure all the settings were identical.

Now its like this; The 3 computers are called JUSTIN, BRENT, and CLINT. JUSTIN is the one with the network problems. CLINT and BRENT's network settings haven't changed before anything went wrong. JUSTIN and CLINT can't see each other, but BRENT can see both computers fine. But it seems JUSTIN still has problems connecting to BRENT for a network game.

My question is; how to just get JUSTIN's computer using plain windows network settings, as if it was a fresh install (short of re-installing windows...)

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are you using a firewall?If so you might have to reset the nic address in your trusted zone as the Ip on your nic might have changed.


On Wednesday, September 18, 2002 at 2:38 am, Clint wrote:
>

I have a question about Getting
>Network Neighborhood to recognize newly attached computers:
>

I have a plain Windows network using 3 computers and a hub. What I mean by plain,
>is that we've simply let Windows detect our network cards and automatically install
>the TCP/IP protocol etc., then we just share folders and printers etc.
>

Network settings were changed on one computer when it was taken away to be used
>on another LAN (don't know what they did to it yet), and it wouldn't work on our
>LAN when we got it back.
>

We uninstalled everything under Network Properties, and re-installed the NIC (using
>the original drivers), and basically made sure it had an identical network installation
>to our other computers, even made sure all the settings were identical.
>

Now its like this; The 3 computers are called JUSTIN, BRENT, and CLINT. JUSTIN
>is the one with the network problems. CLINT and BRENT's network settings haven't
>changed before anything went wrong.
>JUSTIN and CLINT can't see each other, but BRENT can see both computers fine. But
>it seems JUSTIN still has problems connecting to BRENT for a network game.
>

My question is; how to just get JUSTIN's computer using plain windows network
>settings, as if it was a fresh install (short of re-installing windows...)
>

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Thanks; I'm not using a firewall - its just plain windows with the default stuff it installs when it detects a network card. (TCP/IP protocol, etc) and file sharing enabled. I forgot to mention that I did test all the hardware; swapped ports on the hub, swapped cables. It all points to Justin's computer. I didn't try swapping NICs... I don't want to have to test that yet.


On Wednesday, September 18, 2002 at 8:12 am, jbmcmillan wrote:
>are you using a firewall?If so you might have to reset the nic address in your trusted
>zone as the Ip on your nic might have changed.
>
>

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I had similar problem. I was told by someone who claimed to know that the solution is to give each computer a unique IP address. Since I did that I haven't had a problem


On Thursday, September 19, 2002 at 1:37 am, Clint wrote:
>Thanks;
>I'm not using a firewall - its just plain windows with the default stuff it installs
>when it detects a network card. (TCP/IP protocol, etc) and file sharing enabled.
>
>I forgot to mention that I did test all the hardware; swapped ports on the hub, swapped
>cables. It all points to Justin's computer.
>I didn't try swapping NICs... I don't want to have to test that yet.
>
>
>
>

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Thanks for the idea, I'll remember that.

For anyone's information; my network is working fully again.

CLINT was the only computer without the IPX/SPX protocol installed. Once I installed it, CLINT and JUSTIN were able to access each other again.

Since all 3 of them had TCP/IP installed, I have no idea why this solved the problem, since they all should have been able to communicate via TCP/IP.

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I have had that problem many times. Without even changing or moving anything. SOmetimes windows see eachother and sometimes not. Its very frustrating especially when u know it is setup right.


On Thursday, October 3, 2002 at 8:09 pm, Clint wrote:
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Thanks for the idea, I'll remember that.
>

For anyone's information; my network is working fully again.
>

CLINT was the only computer without the IPX/SPX protocol installed. Once I installed
>it, CLINT and JUSTIN were able to access each other again.
>

Since all 3 of them had TCP/IP installed, I have no idea why this solved the problem,
>since they all should have been able to communicate via TCP/IP.
>

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Boy I'll say. Especially since computers aren't supposed to be capable of random behaviour.

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OK. How does one add a unique IP Address to each comp, as I have connected my network in the same manner.


On Thursday, October 3, 2002 at 1:48 pm, martin wrote:
>I had similar problem. I was told by someone who claimed to know that the solution
>is to give each computer a unique IP address.
>Since I did that I haven't had a problem
>
>

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