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cant connect to a computer on the network

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I have 10 computers on my network. All are winXP-pro able to use all network resources (ie: printers, storage devices, etc) I have one computer that I can sometime connect to from my computer. I have filesharing on, I have the C folder shared. I have certain sub folders shared. I have the HD mapped on my computer. Sometimes, it lets me in, most times it does not. I like to connect to each computer over the network and perform updates. Most the time, this one, and this one only, wont let me. I tried pinging it, no use. I tried connecting via IP address. I tried connecting thru my network places, and through workgroup computers.

I am the only one who makes changes to it. It is the same workgroup, the correct IP, etc. It does not have SP2, but my computer didnt a few weeks ago and even then couldnt get to it. Other computers that dont have SP2 I dont have problems with.

What could it be? bad card or LAN?
 
Set it up again from scratch. If the internet works on the machine, it is not a hardware issue. Sharing your entire C drive is somewhat risky. I would only share the folders that need shared.

You should also have sp2 on all computers. Other common recommnedation: turn off simple file sharing or install netbuei
 
Do you mean the network connection? You mean delete the network connection and redo it? How do you delete it? After deleting, should it be resbooted then resetup? Should I instll SP2 before or after? Could SP2 possibly fix it?
 
All sharing, I would change the workgroup name temporarily to whatever and then reboot, change it to what you want it to be. Then setup all folder shares, etc. and see what happens.

It has nothing to do with your network connection.

Note: SP2 is not required and risky to install on an older installation of Windows xp. Please backup before performing the update.
 
Are you saying no need to re-setup? Change workgroup, reboot, and change back? No need to redo the network setting? Would that do it?

What about running the network connection wizard to fix it?

What about turning sharing off, then rebooting, then turning it back on?
 
Try the first part and see what happens.

You can try that but I doubt it will do anything.

You can also try this.
 
I turned sharing off, updated to SP2, and turned sharing back on, and it works fine now, at the moment that is. Thanks for your help.
 
Well, it stopped working again, even after all that. Could it be the firewall configuration, even tho I have it turned off? Should I delete the network settings, and remake them?
 
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