Computers Not Seeing Each Other
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From: Scott on 30 Apr 2008 03:31 I have a Linksys WRT54G router. My wired Win95a and Win98 computers no longer see each other or the WinXP computers on the network. However, I can access these computers' hard drives from the WinXP machines. My setup has been working fine for years, until now. I reset the router, rebooted each machine, but no change. The Win95 machine just shows itself (Home Computer). The Win98 machine shows nothing, not even it's own name under the Network icon. On both Win95 and Win98 machines, I ran "winipcfg"...then Release, Renew. The IP addresses look as they should. I haven't made any changes lately. 1. What steps should I take to try to figure this out? 2. Is it possible the Lynksys router (several years old) needs to be replaced? Thanks! Scott
From: Scott on 30 Apr 2008 04:06 Update: I rebooted the WinXP machine, and everything seems to be working fine now. Go figure. Scott Scott wrote: > > I have a Linksys WRT54G router. My wired Win95a and Win98 computers no longer > see each other or the WinXP computers on the network. However, I can access these > computers' hard drives from the WinXP machines. My setup has been working fine > for years, until now. I reset the router, rebooted each machine, but no change. > The Win95 machine just shows itself (Home Computer). The Win98 machine shows nothing, > not even it's own name under the Network icon. On both Win95 and Win98 machines, I > ran "winipcfg"...then Release, Renew. The IP addresses look as they should. I > haven't made any changes lately. > > 1. What steps should I take to try to figure this out? > 2. Is it possible the Lynksys router (several years old) needs to be replaced? > > Thanks! > Scott
From: James Egan on 30 Apr 2008 04:16 On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:31:24 -0500, Scott <golden(a)uslink.net> wrote: > I reset the router, rebooted each machine, but no change. If that model of router gets its knickers in a twist, you need to switch it off and leave it off for several minutes before switching it on again otherwise the problem will likely remain. Jim.
From: Jack (MVP-Networking). on 30 Apr 2008 10:14 Hi Local trouble on LAN are usually Not a Router problem. The LAN uses the switch part of the Router which is a passive device and possibly the DHCP for IPs. If it happen again check the computer's IPs to make sure that it is Not a DHCP trouble. Jack (MVP-Networking). "Scott" <golden(a)uslink.net> wrote in message news:4818204C.333A9886(a)uslink.net... >I have a Linksys WRT54G router. My wired Win95a and Win98 computers no >longer > see each other or the WinXP computers on the network. However, I can > access these > computers' hard drives from the WinXP machines. My setup has been working > fine > for years, until now. I reset the router, rebooted each machine, but no > change. > The Win95 machine just shows itself (Home Computer). The Win98 machine > shows nothing, > not even it's own name under the Network icon. On both Win95 and Win98 > machines, I > ran "winipcfg"...then Release, Renew. The IP addresses look as they > should. I > haven't made any changes lately. > > 1. What steps should I take to try to figure this out? > 2. Is it possible the Lynksys router (several years old) needs to be > replaced? > > Thanks! > Scott
From: Chuck [MVP] on 30 Apr 2008 20:18
On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:31:24 -0500, Scott <golden(a)uslink.net> wrote: >I have a Linksys WRT54G router. My wired Win95a and Win98 computers no longer >see each other or the WinXP computers on the network. However, I can access these >computers' hard drives from the WinXP machines. My setup has been working fine >for years, until now. I reset the router, rebooted each machine, but no change. >The Win95 machine just shows itself (Home Computer). The Win98 machine shows nothing, >not even it's own name under the Network icon. On both Win95 and Win98 machines, I >ran "winipcfg"...then Release, Renew. The IP addresses look as they should. I >haven't made any changes lately. > >1. What steps should I take to try to figure this out? >2. Is it possible the Lynksys router (several years old) needs to be replaced? > >Thanks! >Scott Scott, Visibility between computers running Windows 9x (95, 98, ME) and Windows NT (NT, 2000, XP , Vista) is always going to be sporadic. http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2005/05/windows-9x-9598me-and-browser.html You'll need to decide which computers will be online whenever any other computer is online and needing to access other computers. You need to pick 2 to 3 computers to act as browsers for the network, and disable the browser (here I am NOT talking about Internet Explorer!) on all other computers. <http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2005/04/nt-browser-or-why-cant-i-always-see.html> http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2005/04/nt-browser-or-why-cant-i-always-see.html -- Cheers, Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2007 [Windows - Networking] http://networking.nitecruzr.net/ |