Adding new machine to network

[Guest]

Hey guys....

Since June we've had three machines networked using a D-Link router. Hubby
just got a new machine (XP-Pro SP-2) and while the three older machines (two
running Win98 and the third running XP-Pro SP-2) can all see each other we
can't seem to get the newest machine to see the others.

I *think* hubby may have set himself up as the System Admin -- which up
until now my XP machine has been.

We've run the XP-CD on the three older machines and they continue to see
each other but when we go to run the CD on the new machine *it* acts as if it
is the one setting up the network and not joining an existing one.

One other point: when we turn on the new machine it immediately sees our
D-Link router as an unknown device and when we show network connections it
only sees the D-Link router.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Wilma

 

[Carey Holzman]

http://www.careyholzman.com/xp/home/xphome-1.htm

Carey

 

[Bob Willard]

Hey guys....

Since June we've had three machines networked using a D-Link router. Hubby
just got a new machine (XP-Pro SP-2) and while the three older machines (two
running Win98 and the third running XP-Pro SP-2) can all see each other we
can't seem to get the newest machine to see the others.

I *think* hubby may have set himself up as the System Admin -- which up
until now my XP machine has been.

Uh, each XP PC has its own system admin; there is not one per workgroup.
A workgroup is a peer-to-peer collection of PCs, and no PC does any admin
stuff for the other PCs.

The new PC may have taken over as the master browser for the LAN, but even
so, that does not sound like it is related to your problem.