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Tom Gordon
I have 2 Windows XP computers in my home network:
Laptop running XP Pro (wireless)
Desktop running XP Home
Up until last week, I was able to access the hard drive and HP Printer
on the Desktop from my laptop, but suddenly, it no longer works. I can
"see" my desktop from the laptop, but when I try to access the hard
drive, I get a message saying that the desktop computer is not
accessible and that I might not have permission to access it. There is
also a message that the network path was not found. And when trying to
print from the laptop, it lets me select the HP printer, but I get an
error when I actually try to print.
The only change I made was that when using my laptop from work, we
recently moved to a new business network that required me to add a DNS
name to the 'Primary DNS for this computer' field under Computer name.
In addition, the box 'Change primary DNS suffix when domain member ship
changes' is checked.
I am almost certain that this is what has messed up my home network,
but I don't know what to do to fix it. I am certainly not a networking
guru, so the solution may be simple, but I need some help in finding
it. Thanks in advance for any assistance.
Laptop running XP Pro (wireless)
Desktop running XP Home
Up until last week, I was able to access the hard drive and HP Printer
on the Desktop from my laptop, but suddenly, it no longer works. I can
"see" my desktop from the laptop, but when I try to access the hard
drive, I get a message saying that the desktop computer is not
accessible and that I might not have permission to access it. There is
also a message that the network path was not found. And when trying to
print from the laptop, it lets me select the HP printer, but I get an
error when I actually try to print.
The only change I made was that when using my laptop from work, we
recently moved to a new business network that required me to add a DNS
name to the 'Primary DNS for this computer' field under Computer name.
In addition, the box 'Change primary DNS suffix when domain member ship
changes' is checked.
I am almost certain that this is what has messed up my home network,
but I don't know what to do to fix it. I am certainly not a networking
guru, so the solution may be simple, but I need some help in finding
it. Thanks in advance for any assistance.