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by sharna

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I have 4 WIN2K PC's hooked up to an 8 port hub. I've given them all IP Addresses, and they all belong to the same default workgroup called "WORKGROUP". How do I get them to "see" each other?

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by sharna

Thanks. I do have netbios over TCPIP enabled. However, I also have a high security configuration that will not allow shares or for any computer to see it. Therefore it is working the way it is supposed to. I can ping all the other computers which will allow me to run a scan on all of them to check their security levles. Thank-you for responding.

by alpha-male

Check to see if you have connectivity:

ping the loopback address 127.0.0.1
ping the configured IP
ping a neighboring machines IP

If you can do all this, then it's just a configuration issue. Make sure you've set up shares and have created the appropriate users/permissions (users will need the exact same username and password for example).

If you can't ping, then check your hardware and cabling and the TCP/IP stack. You may want to reinstall it if problems persist.

Here is Microsoft's article on the issue:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q258717&

You may want to look here as well:

http://www.winntmag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=8837

Good luck...hope this helps!

(make sure to delete spaces in the URL)

by sharna

Thank-you for responding. I do have the ability to ping each computer and they can "see" each other by pingin. However, because of the security configuration that I've implemented on each machine, sharing is not allowed. So, everything is working. I will be able to run the "security scan" on them and determine their weaknesses. Thanks for your response and for the site addresses. I'll certainly check them out. Sharna

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