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by otter588

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I have (4) computers on a home network. All (4) run XP Pro SP2. Using NetMeeting, computers 1-3 talk to each other. Comp4, on the other hand, wont talk to any of them. Comp4 is on the network, can share and transfer files fine, just wont use NetMeeting at all. I am using NetMeeting for Remote Desktop Sharing. Anyone have any possible answers?

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by thumbsup2

on Comp4 and compare to the other 3. Something is set different. Perhaps firewall, antivirus, IE security settings, popup blockers, toolbars, anything that is different. Also, how are IP's assigned?

by otter588

All the settings are the same. IP are assigned via DCHP, but I use computer name to log on.

by thumbsup2

But, I will guaranty there is something different about Comp4, somewhere. Not sure where it would be, since I can't sit down to the computer and "feel" the difference. Look again, very closely. A lot of this kind of troubleshooting is intuition and often much like looking for a needle in a hay stack.

What else is different? What looks, smells and feels different about it? Don't just look at the settings. If possible, run a side by side test of other applications. Surf to the same web site. Watch VERY closely to how it behaves.

Yes, this sounds a whole lot like telling you to "Use the Force". But, believe it or not, that's often what we technicians do. We find things that "just aren't right" and then begin to dig to see why they're that way.

by betageek52

What you could do, is make a list of the IP addresses of all systems on the network. Also you will need the network router address as well as the Assigned IP from your supplier. Then install FREE Zonealarm on all of them and create entries of all of the systems. On #1 you will add # 2,3 and 4. On #2 you will add 1, 3 and 4, and so on...

Zonealarm will help you route the traffic and will 'remember' all the settings (as long as you get them IN there correctly).

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