URGENT! Counter Strike wont see LAN server.... clients running XP Home.

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Epsil0n00

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So, I am currently hosting a LAN party (Actually it is a high school class based on computer gaming) and we're playing CS (Counter Strike). The server is up and running, all the clients can connect to it fine, except... There are some WinNT4 clients, a few XP Pro clients and 2 XP Home clients. The two clients running XP Home cannot see the server from within CS. They can ping the server just fine, but cant connect to the game. Ie. the server doesn't show up in their LAN server list.

I have tried reinstalling HL/CS many times... and I just now realized that it has got to have something to do with the OS, since both clients have the same exact symptoms and they're the only ones using XP Home. Is this something to do with the crippled network functionality of Home?

BTW, all the clients have static IPs on a closed network running through a gigabit ethernet switch.

Any advice or solutions to try would be much appreciated!
Thanks!
Epsil0n
 
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mpitts

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Do they have the XP software-based firewall running?


Go to the properties of the LAN connection, then click on the Advanced tab. That is where you will see it.
 
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Epsil0n00

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I seriously doubt it... I even tried starting one up with all the Windows services turned off and that made no difference. Plus, all the XP Pro machines are running fine... it is just the XP Home machines having trouble.

Both of the home clients can play online fine (since it is over TCP/IP), but over the LAN is not working. Also, if you create a server on the Home client the other machines can see it (All the NT/XPPro), but not the other home client. Thanks for the suggestion!
 
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CurtCold

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Friend uses home for the lan's we go to, and he has no problems, just takes it a while when you change the domain, for it to be able to access the network.

 
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Epsil0n00

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holy crap!!! that totally did it! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

I owe you guys some freaking chocolate chip cookies!


(Hmmm... XP Home.... EVIL!)
 
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