I need troubleshooting help, computers not seeing each other over network

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jbclem

I have a simple network between two computers using D-link 10/100 cards in
each and a cable connection. This was working fine until I have to
reinstall Win2000 on one of the computers. Since then I haven't been able
to get the computers to see each other over the network. I don't know much
about networking yet, but I only changed the one computer when I reinstalled
Win2000...and I get the same problem from either end, the other computer is
not showing up in "Computers near me" nor when I search for it from My
Network Places.

Is there some basic software switch that I may have not set correctly? Both
cards seem to be working(checked Device Manager), the cable hasn't been
touched. Would someone suggest some ways to troubleshoot this?

Thanks,

John
 
To continue...here's an error message I get when I try, from the 1st
computer, to open Computers Near Me:

"Workgroup is not accessible"
"The list of servers for this workgroup is not currently available"

Any ideas?

John (jbclem)
 
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