Networking Help

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by lynx560, Dec 21, 2006.

  1. lynx560

    lynx560 Private E-2

    I have three Win98SE computers connected together over a Linksys Wireless system. For some reason, on two of the computers I can see the icons from the other computers in Network Neighborhood, but on the third computer the icons are missing. The connection between the three is good as I can ping between all of them. I can also "find" the other computers on the computer that has no icons (it opens in a new window).
    I have tried to uninstall & reinstall "Client for Microsoft Networks" & "File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks" but to no avail.... the icons are still missing.
    Any help would be appreciated.
    Thank you !
     
  2. pari22

    pari22 Corporal

    did you put them on a same workgroup name?
     
  3. cat5e

    cat5e MajorGeek

  4. lynx560

    lynx560 Private E-2

    Thank you both for replying.

    Yes pari22, all three are using the same workgroup name... thats not the problem

    Thanks for the link cat5e, but it was no help at all. I'm not having a connection or firewall problem since I can find both of the other computers on the one that has no icons..

    I tried to uninstall & re-setup Network Neigborhood but still have no icons.

    Any other ideas ???
     
  5. lynx560

    lynx560 Private E-2

    Problem Solved

    I figured it out.

    Thanks for the help.
     
  6. cat5e

    cat5e MajorGeek

    Re: Problem Solved

    WOW, :D care to share?:confused:
     
  7. lynx560

    lynx560 Private E-2

    Thanks for your intrest cat5e... It was a combination of things...
    The first was really dumb on my part - I found out you actually had to have a shared folder on the computer(s) you are looking for... I really should of thought of that... DOH !
    The second thing that was wrong were my firewall settings. I thought I had set the permissions to allow the communication(s) but it kept blocking them.
    Anyway - problem solved !
    Thanks for trying everyone !
     

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