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ahofle:
Are all these computers running XP?
saint:
--- Quote from: FrizzleFried on November 12, 2008, 11:46:15 pm ---\\COCKTAIL doesn't work.
\\192.168.1.105 doesn't work.
That is the computer name and IP address. Error reads: The Network Path Was Not Found.
Windows Firewall is not active...as a matter of fact, the service is disabled.
--- End quote ---
Any other firewalls or security programs?
Can you ping 192.168.1.105 by the IP address?
Are you getting DHCP or static addresses? If static, are your subnet masks the same on all systems? Mismatched subnet masks and firewalls are common reasons for the problems you're having.
FrizzleFried:
It uses DHCP. I just checked and I can ping my main computer (192.168.1.103) from the cocktail without issue but I can not ping the cocktail (192.168.1.105) from the main computer or ANY of the other computers hooked up to the network. Essentially, the cocktail can see and access every computer in the net but none of the other computers can even see or PING the cocktail cab.
That got me thinking. I do remember going thorough the cocktail and removing services based on the WIKI and/or some other "speed up XP" post here... does anyone know of a service that if disabled, would prevent other computers from seeing this one on the net?!
BTW: I checked and the subnet masks are the same as well. Everything matches?!?!!
ahofle:
Check the 'server', 'network connections', and 'computer browser' services?
SavannahLion:
--- Quote from: FrizzleFried on November 13, 2008, 10:47:06 am ---That got me thinking. I do remember going thorough the cocktail and removing services based on the WIKI and/or some other "speed up XP" post here... does anyone know of a service that if disabled, would prevent other computers from seeing this one on the net?!
--- End quote ---
Yeah there is. Don't ask me what. Many moons ago, I made the grave mistake of reading Steve Gibson's article on XP and following his "advice." This was back when my network was predominantly Linux based. So most remote PC access was done via Telnet or FTP. Samba was too damn fussy to set up.
Now, my network is dominated by Windows boxes and configuring any sharing of any sort is a ---smurfing--- nightmare from somewhere beyond Hell thanks to that cock sucker Steve Gibson and his utterly useless doomsday advice. If I go to Hell, I'm going to take the ---uvula---(s) who designed the MS Windows sharing framework and Steve Gibson with me and stuff their pee holes with huge chunks of brimstone and burning coal. I have wasted more hours configuring Windows print and file sharing than I ever have configuring serial devices.
Compiling and configuring LAMP, LAPP, or WAMP from scratch is 1k times more appealing.
Anyways, enough with the ranting. If you ever figure out how to get it working, let me know. It might be something I haven't tried.
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