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by praslin

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why does the computers doesnot show up in network neighbourhood or cannot find in the local network for a very long period of time

wins is properly running ? Please help with this as accessing other computers on the same LAN is important for me?

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by bhrdwh

Hassan, Right click "Networ Neighbourhood" prpoerties & check / add NetBeui protocol on all Win NT / 98/95 /ME systems, along with others (I assume that u already have TCP/IP).
akash

by praslin

akash thank u for your support but i presume the network traffic will increase if this solution is implemented

by tbui

Make sure the Host file include the Pdc address and the wins server address and the Bdc address also. winnt/system32/driver/ect/host.
example 10.0.0.10 wins
10.0.0.11 Pdc or server name.
10.0.0.12 bdc or server name

by nettek

I would not recommend using NetBEUI. You will significantly increase your network traffic. TCP/IP with a WINs server is more efficient.

Check the following on your clients:
1. Make sure that the Workgroup name = Domain on your clients.
2. If your clients are getting the WINs server address via DHCP, try manually adding the WINs server IP addresses on the clients.
3. On all of your Windows 9x machines that have File and Print Sharing installed, set the Browse Master to DISABLED. You will find this under Network Neighborhood -> Properties -> File and Print Sharing -> Properties. This will prevent your clients from getting incomplete Browser information from a 9x machine, and will force them to look to your NT servers instead.

by praslin

i am already using static Ips and not all the client 9x have print and file sharing enable so i feel i have to try something else.

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