Cannot see system "A" from system "B"...?

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Kenneth

Howdy,

I am having an odd networking problem...

We have 5 systems on our office net. All are Win 2K Pro. All run
TCP/IP as their only protocol.

All can see and share files with each other, with one exception:

Machine "B" cannot see machine "A". Every other system can with no
trouble.

The problem developed about an hour ago:

I was backing up "B" to "A" when we had a power outage. Of course,
that ended the backup (because "A" was not on an UPS.)

Later when we had power, I discovered the networking problem.

I rebooted both systems, but that did not help.

Where should I start looking for a solution?

Sincere thanks for any help,
 
Howdy,

I am having an odd networking problem...

We have 5 systems on our office net. All are Win 2K Pro. All run
TCP/IP as their only protocol.

All can see and share files with each other, with one exception:

Machine "B" cannot see machine "A". Every other system can with no
trouble.

The problem developed about an hour ago:

I was backing up "B" to "A" when we had a power outage. Of course,
that ended the backup (because "A" was not on an UPS.)

Later when we had power, I discovered the networking problem.

I rebooted both systems, but that did not help.

Where should I start looking for a solution?

Sincere thanks for any help,
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Hello again,

With further experimentation:

If I try to see system "B" from system "A" I now get the error:

"A duplicate name exists on the network."

How might I correct that?

Thanks,
 
Do the machines connect to a server in the office use a Domain?, or are they
Networked via a Workgroup? What I would do is make the computer part of a
new workgroup - call it anything you want, (or put it into a workgroup, if
its on a Domain). Then join it back up to the workgroup/domain that the rest
are networked.

Also is the network card working (power outages can kill bits of hardware),
to check this see if your getting flashing lights on the back of the network
card.

Hope this helps

Regards

James
 
Kenneth said:
On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 12:51:36 -0400, Kenneth

Hello again,

With further experimentation:

If I try to see system "B" from system "A" I now get the error:

"A duplicate name exists on the network."

How might I correct that?

Thanks,
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See *nbtstat -r*
 
Do the machines connect to a server in the office use a Domain?, or are they
Networked via a Workgroup? What I would do is make the computer part of a
new workgroup - call it anything you want, (or put it into a workgroup, if
its on a Domain). Then join it back up to the workgroup/domain that the rest
are networked.

Also is the network card working (power outages can kill bits of hardware),
to check this see if your getting flashing lights on the back of the network
card.

Hope this helps

Regards

James
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Hi James,

Though I do not understand the precise nature of the problem, I do
have a solution <g>.

It turned out that powering my router down, then up, fixed things.

All the best, and sincere thanks,
 
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