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re: one pc on network is intermittently available.
Thursday, February 3, 2005 at 5:11 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by CMerc
(1 messages posted)
I also tried all of the tips on this page. The one that worked was adding the machine
to the Hosts file, although I found it in "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC". I
could access the remote machine using the IP address without a problem. Now I can
access it by name. I, of course, also had to configure my router so that the IP
address of all my machines are static.
This problem also started for me when I installed SP-2. I also have Norton Internet
Security enabled. I am on a wireless network (although the machine I'm trying to
get to is wired, i doubt that matters). I learned a bit going through all this.
Thanks guys.
On Sunday, January 23, 2005 at 4:46 pm, Thom MacDonald wrote:
>Well - In total frustration, I have tried each tip I could find on the WEB - All
>to no avail! Ironically, before I had put the XP-SP2 on my machines, I had absolutely
>"0" problems! I use a LinkSys Wireless Router... The suggestions from LinkSys are
>to lower the RTS/FRAG/BEACON settings of the router - I did that, and still no-go.
>
>What I finally did was go to "My Network Places/Add a network place" and put in
"\\IPADDRESS\SHAREDDRIVE"
>and BINGO IT WORKED!
>
>IPADDRESS = IP of the Computer you're connecting to (find this by going to "Start\Run\CMD"
>and type in "ipconfig" on the computer you're trying to connect to.
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>SHAREDDRIVE = The sharing name of the folder you're trying to access.
>
>You can access printers in the same fashion:
>"\\IPADDRESS\SHAREDPRINTERNAME"
>
>This most definetely was a convuluted way to get my computers to talk to each other,
>but it works! Now if Uncle Mickey would address the real issue everyone will be
happy!
>
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