When I opened the message, I found that Rick Cogan had written:
Thanks, Rick. You may be on to something here.
> If the Laptop can access the internet then it is getting an IP from your
> router. At any rate to verify go to a command line and type: ipconfig /all
> You will see your network card information with the IP assigned, DNS and
> gateway info. The latter two should be your router's IP. Also, while there
> try pinging the other computers (assuming DAD and MOM are the actual
> computer names):
> ping DAD
> ping MOM
>From LAPTOP:
I can ping MOM
I can ping LAPTOP
Cannot ping DAD
I can run ipconfig /all
>From DAD:
I can ping DAD. (I noticed that DHCP is enabled)
I can ping MOM
I cannot ping LAPTOP........could not find
I can run ipconfig /all I it only shows DAD
I
NOTE: I have to first run the CMD command to get the command screen
to stick on all machines. Otherwise it just flashes on and then off
veryquickly.
>From MOM
I can ping MOM
I can ping DAD
I can run ipconfig /all
> You can try the same thing from DAD and MOM and try pinging LAPTOP. That way
> you'll verify that they are able to communicate, which they should since you
> sometimes see LAPTOP in your Network Places window.
Nope! LAPTOP is one independent sucker <smile>!!
> Finally, and this would have been the first thing I'd check, is do you have
> printer and file sharing enabled on the Laptop? I don't remember on XP Home
> where this is setup but you only have a choice in Home between simple file
> sharing or not.
Well, I enabled it when I set up the NETWORK, but that's the only place
I can find that would otherwise enable it.
Anyone know?
The LAPTOP seems to be the culprit.
Regards,
Jim
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