Networking ???

[Billy n NC]

Okay I have a small network here at home.

I have 3 boxes with Windows 2000 . the can see each other fine under Network places

I have 2 boxes with Windows XP PRO and they can see each other fine.

but the XP boxes cant see the 2000 boxes or vice versa.

Tcpip is loaded even loaded netbios.

All computers can get to internet>.

WUz UP?????

Have gone through the settings ran the wizards etc.

[dolfan]

I think your strognoficator is ghosting too low. Check the levels. Anything below 1600 LPS is too low. You know what to do from there.



Okay, that's a joke from an old episode of the Rockford Files.

[Alan]

I believe there was a patch for 2000 to fix this problem, or was it a patch for 98 so it could see 2000 computers... Be sure file and printer sharing is enabled on all the computers (even if they don't have files or printers on them to share). I'm guessing they're all in the same workgroup and IP range?

[Billy n NC]

Yes Workgroup is correct. IP address comes from the same router as the 2000 boxes.

The XP boxes see each . The 2000 boxes see each other but do not cross OS line. I have had it doing it before..

I can even map drives back and forth both ways.

Just cannot see them in My Network places.

Patch??? I went to MS and did a search on knowledge base. but not sure even what to Ask.

My last official MS training was Windows NT . A little bit of 2000 . But XP has been a school of hard knocks.

[RamboPreacher]

not sure if you have a firewall, but this might help:
http://support.Micro$oft.com/kb/298804/en-us

another interesting piece:
http://support.Micro$oft.com/kb/256248/en-us

and finaly, this may be what you are looking for:
http://support.Micro$oft.com/kb/258717/en-us

or this one:
http://support.Micro$oft.com/kb/301281/en-us

and of course most everything says to be sure you have the lates tservice packs and fixes installed. - http://www.update.Micro$oft.com/

hope that helps.