XP cannot see network shares

[dpopiz]

I have a few XP machines on a LAN, in the SAME WORKGROUP and most of the machines can see each other except for one which I'll call Joe.

Other machines can see Joe, but Joe cannot see other machines.


When I'm on Joe and I go to network places and then workgroup computers, it hangs for a minute and then says something like "workgroup unavailable, cannot get a list of servers for this workgroup"

 

[nweaver]

use unc paths. Network neighborhood is crap on it's best day. \\server\share

 

[JackMDS]

May be this can Help: http://www.ezlan.net/sharing.html

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[Nocturnal]

Originally posted by: nweaver
use unc paths. Network neighborhood is crap on it's best day. \\server\share

Roger that. Also make sure there are no firewalls on on machine Joe.

 

[dpopiz]

I read something about XP Home not being able to see XP Pro shares. I don't have access to the computer right now so I don't know whether it's running XP Home or Pro.

This sounds pretty unlikely, but is it true?

 

[Nocturnal]

Never heard of that. I have used Home and Pro via Workgroups and never had an issue with shares.

 

[nweaver]

the problem with XP Home is the simple file sharing

 

[dpopiz]

Originally posted by: nweaver
the problem with XP Home is the simple file sharing

what do you mean?
what's "simple file sharing"

 

[JackMDS]

If you would "bothered" to read the content link above you probably would be done long time ago.

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