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jm960326
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Right, I got a Local home network setup between 2 machines, both runnin ME. This works fine the machines can both see each other.

I am now adding my machine (3rd comp) into the hub and linked up, got a link and everything and I run on XP pro. Thing is I share my internet connection with the other two machines fine they can connect through me, but when I try find my computer on the network it cannot connect to the other machines, cant find them.

Tried ping the machines response times out, (by name) try ping my own computer name and it times out???!!

Anyone any idea what the problem is please?? Workgroup names are the same computer names different so just confused!

thanks
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You made sure you have the same network protocols installed as the other two machines?
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Another thing just done, ping the other 2 computers by name and I get unknown host!

Other two work fine together is just mine, but obvs they know its there as they can connect to the internet with my connection!
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check the ip addresses are all the same bar the last number, check your running all the same protocol's as sam said on all of the machines.
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Yeah just done that, they got TCP/IP and IPX/SPX on so I got them on mine now, but funny thing is cant seem to find the other machines, unkown host. Also cant ping myself on my machine, times out.
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TCP/IP might not be set up properly. Does it say unknown host if you ping 127.0.0.1?
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nope got a reply from that one sam.

IP address on other machine was set to auto, but specified it now.
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So do all the machines have IP addresses specified now then?
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u got DNS setup?
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Yeah specified IP addresses, all same bar last number, I can now ping the other machine from mine and get a response from using its IP address, but if I try to ping it by name I get unknown host.
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Steve, no DNS settings on my XP machine are empty.
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make sure uv either got WINS setup and/or make sure use NETBIOS is ticked. Also check your subnets match

[Edited on 20-06-2003 by Steve106GTi]
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quote:
Originally posted by jm960326
Steve, no DNS settings on my XP machine are empty.


That's why Windows can't resolve the host names, ie. can only use IP address.
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quote:
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Steve, no DNS settings on my XP machine are empty.


That's why Windows can't resolve the host names, ie. can only use IP address.


they can if he uses the old method of NETBIOS but it must be ticked in the properties
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I know Stephen
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Right ticked netbios, bout have a look at wins settings, when I specified the IP adress it asks for preffered DNS and alternate DNS server?? Whats this?
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How do I setup DNS then please??

thanks
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I hope you aint using the same cable as you was using before?

If your connecting JUST 2 PCs up then you use twisted pair cable, if your going between a hub now then you cannot use twisted pair cable, just normal cat 5 coxal cable.

what you using mate?
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you dont need to worry about dns yet, this aint vital for the network.
just make sure you got the ip address all the same, and subnet mask:
255.255.255.0
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netbios aint vital yet either
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OR if you were using CAT5 cable anyway, use normal CAT5 cable and not a CAT5 cross-over cable
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same difference
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Yeah just using normal Cat. 5 cable. Prob I still get at moment is, I can ping the other 2 machines IP addresses, but not their names and I also cannot ping myself off my machine..

cheers bart, sam

[Edited on 20-06-2003 by jm960326]
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Can you ping the XP box from one of the 2000 boxes?
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sam, nope request times out.

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