matt74441 Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 I have a small network in my house consisiting of 5 computers, two hubs, two printers, and a DSL modem. Everything is hooked up correctly, because every computer is able to connect to the Internet (the DSL modem is on one of the hubs' uplinks). The Workgroup has been set on each computer (the correct one of course) and every computer has an IP address (192.168.1.xxx). None of the computers can see each other on the network. Two computers are running Windows XP Pro, one is Home Edition, one is Win2k Pro, and the other is Windows 98 SE. The problem just popped up three days ago, and I can't figure out what the problem could be. None of the computers have a virus (I've checked), they all have AV software on them as well as a firewall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PseudoRandomDragon Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Try turning off everything, checking to see if wires are connected properly and turning everything back on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt74441 Posted December 17, 2003 Author Share Posted December 17, 2003 Tried all that. The computers won't even ping eachother, it keeps timing out. When I try to go "View workgroup computers" in My Network Places, it times out as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japlabot Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 you need to set one up as a WINS server (one of the hubs should be able to do this), or set them all static IPs on the same subnet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dessimat0r Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 You need to share at least one thing on both PCs (folder, drive, etc). Windows will not set the 'visibility' of the computer to other computers unless you do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasteo Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Do you have Norton Firewall install on them? It took me all day to figure it out why 4 computers in my home network can't see eachother, but can connect to the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptiPlex Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Hmm, maybe NetBIOS traffic on the LAN side is blocked? :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eversurf Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 First of all is it a router or a hub you have? Cause if it is a hub, you should be able to get to the internet with your dsl modem. you say you can't ping anything... check your IP setting. Do an Ipconfig /all on your xp machine. Can you confirm that you do not have any anti-virus or firewall on any pc. Ping is a basic connectivity tool, if you can get out to the internet you should be able to ping the other devices. All you need is a subnetmaslk and an IP. Are the PC in the same workgroup? Have fun and get back to us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt74441 Posted December 28, 2003 Author Share Posted December 28, 2003 The problem was the NetBIOS. Thanks for the help :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadian397 Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 The problem was the NetBIOS. Thanks for the help :) lucky, that was your only issue with your network! lol, mine was a piece of crap in the start but now it is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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