[dba-Tech] cannot access Workgroup

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Lembit Soobik wrote:

>since a few days I have this problem with my network (some Win2k and some
>WinXP, no WinXP Service Pack 2):
>- I cannot access 'Workgroup' on most PCs, on some I can but it shows only
>the PC itself, no others.
>- I can however search ALL of the other computers and put a shortcut of any
>folder into the 'Network' and access anything I want this way.
>- I could live with that except for this case:
>- - I had to change the location of an Access97 Backend and cannot now
>relink it with the table linking manager in Access, because it will not show
>me the shortcuts in the network.
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>- I have turned off Zone Alarm: no effect
>
>- I have not found how to turn off the WinXP firewall, but since there are
>two Win2000 PCs on the network and they dont behave better, I doubt that
>helps
>
>- cables, hardware, router, switches must be ok, since the connections all
>work when I do a Search Computer ?
>
>any idea where to look?
>
>thanks
>Lembit
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