[dba-Tech] Network Problem

I believe "allow other computers to connect to me" relates to remote access
not the type of connection you are interested in. I am sure you have this
but have you added shares to the computers?

You have made sure all computers are in the same workgroup... Check the IP
addresses of the network computers and see if you can ping them, from the
command prompt.

Check to make sure your son's computer ip address and subnet mask are in the
same range as the rest of the network and there are no conflicts.

I have my computers setup so when my laptop is remote I can still print to
my home office printers, from anywhere in the world, via a hamachi
connection. That may be worth considering.

Jim

 

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2010 5:45 AM
To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Network Problem

Mark:

Thanks for the ideas.  I have to check on "allow other computers to connect
to me" but don't know where that is. 

Best,

Rocky


-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark Breen
Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2010 3:57 AM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Network Problem

Hello Rocky,

You have covered a few things that I would look at also, but in the interest
in at least including a checklist, I will note the following

Check IP Address range is same as rest of house [I suspect it is OK for you]
Check the WORKGROUP name is the same [Done] Check any "allow other computers
to connect to me" settings [Done as you can connect to other machines]
Check, double check and triple check any firewall settings on each machine
[Not Mentioned yet] Check the new Vista / Win7 feature of "What kind of
network is this" Home / Public / Work etc - No idea what do check for here.

Local installed firewalls Windows or McAfee have gotton me a few times.

Finally as a word of woe, I have an XP box and after three years, I cannot
connect to it, It can connect to my other machines but I cannot connect to
it.  A real PITA.


Grr I hate this type of problem.

Sorry that is not much of a help.

Mark


On 3 July 2010 01:09, Rocky Smolin <rockysmolin at bchacc.com> wrote:

> Dear list(s):
>
> Max is home for the summer.  His dell laptop has Windows 7.  He has 
> internet access but cannot connect to any of the machines on the home 
> network (or therefore install a network printer which is what led us 
> to this problem to begin with).
>
> Clicking on Network displays all of the computers except my Windows XP 
> box (which I would like his box to see because I have the best printer 
> local to my WXP box).  When he tries to open any of the displayed 
> comps (they're all shared - I can access any of them from any of my 
> other boxes), he gets a message "Windows cannot access (name of computer).
>
> His workgroup name is WORKGROUP - same as all the network boxes.
>
> Where should I start to figure out why he can't see the other boxes on 
> the network?
>
>
>
> MTIA
>
>
>
> Rocky Smolin
>
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>
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>
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