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by redhook

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I inhereted a small NT4.0 SP6 domain with 15 NT 4.0 SP4 (or better) workstations and 1 WIN2K w/s. Nearly half of the w/s (includieng WIN2K box) do not appear in Network Neighborhood. All have workstation service enabled. When missing PCs are doubleclicked in Server Mgr, the stop message "The network path was not found." appears. I can ping all workstations and all have access to server resources. Netwatch tracks them fine

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by kurt g

Try scanning the registry for the string "hidden". Your machines may be set to NOT show up in the Net Neighborhood. If you can ping them, its just a matter of them being in the browse list.

Good luck,
Kurt G.

by elmagoal

You are having a problem with name resolution and you can fix it by installing wins or netbeui in all WS. Or you can make a host name with all PCs and put it in all PCs including the server. Best thing use wins. Just add the service "windows internet service" on the server reboot all PCs. for more configuration of thw wins see microsoft.com

by dmull

Check to see if the Server Service is running on these units. When we turn off the server service on our units to access the internet they can not be reached in Server Manager either. Also the browser service depends on the server service, so if the server service isn't running neither is the browser which is probably why you can't see them in network neighborhood.

by mrval

Check/eliminate any protocols other than TCP/IP. I would also try restarting the Browser service on the PDC and on the workstations.

by spragueca

Check to make sure your browser service (Control Panel\Services) isnt Disabled or set to Manual. Also make sure MaintainServerList=Auto in the registry (HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Browser\Parameters) is set properly.

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