[Coco] OT: Some WinXP networking help...

[Tony Mori]

Frank, are these truly hubs? Or switches?
Windows protocols aren;t routable, so try mapping a drive to the IP address.

Ie, if your dad has a CDISK share and his IP is 192.168.1.3, try mapping a 
network drive to
\\192.168.1.3\CDISK.  you can try a <Start><run> and then typing 
\\192.168.1.3\CDISK
in the Run box, and see if it opens the share.

If they are all switches, they are doing what they are supposed to do  ;)

In any explorer window (ie, double-click click on My Computer) you can map a 
drive by
going to <Tools>, and then "Map Network Drive" and then trying the 
\\ip.address.of.computer\sharename

you can always view shares on a computer by going to a command prompt 
(<start><run><cmd>) and
then running "net share" at the command prompt.

Let me know if you need further help.
Tony
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank Swygert" <farna at att.net>
To: <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 6:30 PM
Subject: [Coco] OT: Some WinXP networking help...


>I know some of you guys are familiar with WinXP networking! So much for 
>plug-n-play....
> Just respond to my e-mail, not the list -- don't want to clutter it with 
> non-CoCo related items.
>
> Here's my setup:
> A proprietary wireless broadband connection comes into hub #1, a five port 
> Belkin. My dad's computer is connected directly to this hub. A 200' cable 
> is connected to one of the other ports and runs to my house into a Linksys 
> 300 wireless N router/hub (hub #2). I connect with a laptop inside the 
> house using the wireless connection. The router has four ports on the 
> back. I have a second 150' cable connected into a port running out to my 
> shop. In there I have a third hub (hub #3), a five port Netgear.
>
> Here's my problem:
> The internet connections work fine, I'm out in my shop (the farthest end) 
> sending this now. What I don't get is why I can't see my dad's computer in 
> "My Network Places" -- or anywhere else (or any other computer) on the 
> network. I have a network printer connected to hub #3 along with my 
> computer. I can see it, but dad can't.  My dad has two computers connected 
> to hub #1 and they "see" each other just fine.
>
> It appears to me that the three hubs aren't talking to each other. Hub #1 
> (the Belkin) has a built-in firewall that is active, but should only 
> function on the internet feed. No other firewalls are on as far as I can 
> tell. All computers used on the network run XP Pro w/SP2. I've run the 
> network setup on each from the hard drive, and made sure the workgroup 
> name was the same and each had a unique name.
>
> All the #@$%@#% XP tools are wizards or so dumbed down that they really 
> don't show much. Maybe I need some other network admin package? I'm a bit 
> vague on networking, but didn't have a problem when I was using the Belkin 
> router in another house with three computers connected to it. I've a hunch 
> that the hubs may be part of the problem, but surely there's a way to find 
> out and solve this problem?
>
> If anyone has any ideas please respond off-list. Sorry for sending the 
> message to this list, but you guys are the only computer experts I really 
> know and trust!
>
> -- 
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