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by cpmajor2002

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I setup a network of two computers. on one comptuer you can see the entire network and access the network. on the other computer you can access the network, and see parts of the network, but when you go to the my network places and try to access theentire network, the 2nd comptuer cannot see the network. what is the problem, I am running windows me.

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by dmiles

How do you have the computers connected? After you have home networking set up on the server computer you will need to use the home networking setup disk that you created from the server computer in your other computer floppy drive.
Click Start button,and then click Run
In the Open box,type A:setup and click OK
The home networking wizard starts and proceed through the wizard.
Give second computer a different name

by rick.philips9

Is it possible you have one of your systems set up as hidden shares. This would allow access but deny viewing.

by bigcheif

In Control pannel/view all options/ network
install IPX/SPX, NETBEUI & TCP/IP. Make sure file and printer sharing is install on both. If this works you can probably remove IPX/SPX but be sure to leave TCP/IP

by bigcheif

I just finished working with a problem that sounds like what you are expirencing. I could search for computers and the could find them without a problem but browser could not see them. I removed netbeui and installed IPX/SPX, TCP/IP already installed. I could then browse and see the other computers. I then removed IPX/SPX and TCP/IP alone could still see the network. I then installed netbeui and created my problem of not seeing the network in browser. I did all of this on the computer that had the problem with out changing the other computers. I removed netbeui again but could not see the network until I put back IPX/SPX. Strange I know but something about netbeui in this case was causing the problem. When I removed netbeui my computer even locked up on reboot.
Good luck

by bigcheif

I just finished working with a problem that sounds like what you are expirencing. I could search for computers and could find them without a problem but browser could not see them. I removed netbeui and installed IPX/SPX, TCP/IP already installed. Icould then browse and see the other computers. I then removed IPX/SPX and TCP/IP alone could still see the network. I then installed netbeui and created my problem of not seeing the network in browser. I did all of this on the computer that had the problem with out changing the other computers. I removed netbeui again but could not see the network until I put back IPX/SPX. Strange I know but something about netbeui in this case was causing the problem. When I removed netbeui my computer even locked up on reboot.
Good luck

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