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


There are 5 PC's and 1 laptop in this network (6 total). One of the 5 PC's acts as 
the server. All machines including the laptop and server are running Windows 98 SE. 
The machines "computer" identification names on the network are as follows.

PC's - 

1. Lvp001
2. Lvp003
3. Lvp004
4. Lvp005
5. Server

Laptop - 

1. Hz1m3

(* Don't know why there is no Lvp002)

Workgroup - 

1. Landview


Only the laptop has an Internet Connection, and uses a D-Link 650 NIC card (attached 
to the double card bus slot) to connect to the DSL modem. I am NOT trying to share 
Internet connection between computers. No other computer is connected to this DSL 
modem.

NOTE: ALL machines including the laptop were working perfect on the network, and 
could share files and printers with no flaws. And would also show up in Network Neighborhood 
from any machine. All machines including laptop had the (G:) server drive mapped 
under "My Computer". 

Problem: The laptop took a bad turn, and long story short, had to be formatted. Windows 
98 SE was installed fresh, and now I can't get any of the machines including server 
to show up in Network Neighborhood. So because of this I cannot map the network drive 
(G:) server to the "My Computer of the laptop, thus giving access to the (G:) server 
drive like all the other machines. All other machines work fine, except the laptop.

All machines are connected to a 10 base hub and the laptop was never removed from 
this connection during the formatting or trying to reinstall network connections 
to the (G:) server. Also when clicking into Network Neighborhood on the laptop it 
only shows itself by name "Hz1m3" and when clicking into "Entire Network" you can 
see the workgroup "Landview" but when clicking into that, you still only see "Hz1m3" 
which is itself. No other computers show up on the laptop. 

Laptop connects to hub using D-link 570 Nic card in card slot 1 of 2 (#2 is the other 
D-link card used to connect to the DSL modem). 

All other computers show up on eachother including the server, but the laptop does 
not show up in any of the machines or server.

I went to the server and all other machines and looked at the configuration, protocols 
and everything seems to be the same on the laptop.     

I must be missing something...

Things to know... I made sure the NETBEUI was installed and it is. TCP/IP has "obtain 
IP address automatically" checked on the laptop, but all the other machines have 
an IP address and Sub mask in the fields. And there is no regular pattern to them 
when cross checking each machine. All are on "Client for Microsoft Networking". NOW 
DHCP is NON highlighted in all machines, including server. BUT on the laptop it is 
checked DHCP server. I disabled that but it still didn't work. All machines seem 
to be configured the same but I just can't find the problem.

I also tried to type in a couple different passwords when laptop starts to make sure 
I had it right, that didn't work either.

So I tried to right click on "My Computer" and map network drive. I chose "G" and 
then under path typed 

\\Server

Says it cannot find the computer name. I looked at the server and that's the right 
path name.

I also tried to get into a folder that's shared across the network.

\\Server\gserver

That didn't work either..

I did a "Find a Computer" function and that didn't work either in locating the server..

NIC cards both have lights up and were re-installed fresh after format. Also all 
Win 98 crital updates have been done as well.

Please help, I am frustrated beyond on the point of no return. 

I wish this was a Win2000 server or an XP network. This nightmare would not be happening. 
Add user in active directory, log onto NT domain and it's done.. This is not the 
case.. Please help.. Thanks in advance..  

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If all other computers have static ip's - DHCP not selected, then you must use a static ip on the laptop. There should be a pattern to the ip address on the other pcs. Check all the other ip's and if for instance the ip on another PC is 192.168.1.10, make the ip on the laptop 192.168.1.11. Make sure the subnet mask is the same also, probably 255.255.255.0 or 255.255.0.0.


On Monday, May 10, 2004 at 8:28 pm, Rod wrote:
>I have a question about Getting
>Network Neighborhood to recognize newly attached computers:

>
>There are 5 PC's and 1 laptop in this network (6 total). One of the 5 PC's acts as
>the server. All machines including the laptop and server are running Windows 98 SE.
>The machines "computer" identification names on the network are as follows.
>
>PC's -
>
>1. Lvp001
>2. Lvp003
>3. Lvp004
>4. Lvp005
>5. Server
>
>Laptop -
>
>1. Hz1m3
>
>(* Don't know why there is no Lvp002)
>
>Workgroup -
>
>1. Landview
>
>
>Only the laptop has an Internet Connection, and uses a D-Link 650 NIC card (attached
>to the double card bus slot) to connect to the DSL modem. I am NOT trying to share
>Internet connection between computers. No other computer is connected to this DSL
>modem.
>
>NOTE: ALL machines including the laptop were working perfect on the network, and
>could share files and printers with no flaws. And would also show up in Network Neighborhood
>from any machine. All machines including laptop had the (G:) server drive mapped
>under "My Computer".
>
>Problem: The laptop took a bad turn, and long story short, had to be formatted. Windows
>98 SE was installed fresh, and now I can't get any of the machines including server
>to show up in Network Neighborhood. So because of this I cannot map the network drive
>(G:) server to the "My Computer of the laptop, thus giving access to the (G:) server
>drive like all the other machines. All other machines work fine, except the laptop.
>
>All machines are connected to a 10 base hub and the laptop was never removed from
>this connection during the formatting or trying to reinstall network connections
>to the (G:) server. Also when clicking into Network Neighborhood on the laptop it
>only shows itself by name "Hz1m3" and when clicking into "Entire Network" you can
>see the workgroup "Landview" but when clicking into that, you still only see "Hz1m3"
>which is itself. No other computers show up on the laptop.
>
>Laptop connects to hub using D-link 570 Nic card in card slot 1 of 2 (#2 is the other
>D-link card used to connect to the DSL modem).
>
>All other computers show up on eachother including the server, but the laptop does
>not show up in any of the machines or server.
>
>I went to the server and all other machines and looked at the configuration, protocols
>and everything seems to be the same on the laptop.
>
>I must be missing something...
>
>Things to know... I made sure the NETBEUI was installed and it is. TCP/IP has "obtain
>IP address automatically" checked on the laptop, but all the other machines have
>an IP address and Sub mask in the fields. And there is no regular pattern to them
>when cross checking each machine. All are on "Client for Microsoft Networking". NOW
>DHCP is NON highlighted in all machines, including server. BUT on the laptop it is
>checked DHCP server. I disabled that but it still didn't work. All machines seem
>to be configured the same but I just can't find the problem.
>
>I also tried to type in a couple different passwords when laptop starts to make sure
>I had it right, that didn't work either.
>
>So I tried to right click on "My Computer" and map network drive. I chose "G" and
>then under path typed
>
>\\Server
>
>Says it cannot find the computer name. I looked at the server and that's the right
>path name.
>
>I also tried to get into a folder that's shared across the network.
>
>\\Server\gserver
>
>That didn't work either..
>
>I did a "Find a Computer" function and that didn't work either in locating the server..
>
>NIC cards both have lights up and were re-installed fresh after format. Also all
>Win 98 crital updates have been done as well.
>
>Please help, I am frustrated beyond on the point of no return.
>
>I wish this was a Win2000 server or an XP network. This nightmare would not be happening.
>Add user in active directory, log onto NT domain and it's done.. This is not the
>case.. Please help.. Thanks in advance..

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