L
Leigh Sheppard
This problem has been driving me crazy. Here is the
system setup and the symptoms.
- 5 brand new identical computers running Windows XP
Professional in a peer-to-peer configuration (Workgroup)
- 4 of the computers connect to each other and all shared
resources with no problems. Fast browsing, drive mapping
etc.
- The 5th computer takes 5 minutes to connect to any
other computer on the network for sharing files. It
connects to the Internet through a Linksys cable/DSL
router and cablemodem flawlessly. The other four
computers connect to the "problem" computer just fine.
Symptoms and efforts made so far:
1. Browsing eventually works, as long as I let the
computer keep hunting for 5 minutes or so. Oncce a
connection is made, things seem to operate as normal
until someone logs off, and then I have to go through the
5 minute wait again.
1a. if I try to interrupt the "browsing", I get a (not
responding) error, and pretty much have to reboot.
2. Running in SAFE MODE with Network Support works just
fine... fast browsing, etc.
3. Since all 5 computers are identical, I moved a
functioning Hard Disk from one of the other 4 computers
into the "defective" one, and it worked just fine!
4. I tried moving the Hard Disk from the "defective"
computer into one of the other working computers, and the
problem followed the drive (in other words the problem
moved with the hard disk"
- this tells me, that it is not the wiring, the hub,
the router, the NIC or even the computer that is the
problem. Possibly the hard drive, but there are no other
problems with using the drive. As a standalone unit, it
operated flawlessly.
5. I have reformatted the Hard Disk and reinstalled XP
Pro from scratch 4 times. I replaced the motherboard, the
NIC, checked the cabling. I have installed all available
updates.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. You can either
respond on this usergroup, or email me directly. TIA
system setup and the symptoms.
- 5 brand new identical computers running Windows XP
Professional in a peer-to-peer configuration (Workgroup)
- 4 of the computers connect to each other and all shared
resources with no problems. Fast browsing, drive mapping
etc.
- The 5th computer takes 5 minutes to connect to any
other computer on the network for sharing files. It
connects to the Internet through a Linksys cable/DSL
router and cablemodem flawlessly. The other four
computers connect to the "problem" computer just fine.
Symptoms and efforts made so far:
1. Browsing eventually works, as long as I let the
computer keep hunting for 5 minutes or so. Oncce a
connection is made, things seem to operate as normal
until someone logs off, and then I have to go through the
5 minute wait again.
1a. if I try to interrupt the "browsing", I get a (not
responding) error, and pretty much have to reboot.
2. Running in SAFE MODE with Network Support works just
fine... fast browsing, etc.
3. Since all 5 computers are identical, I moved a
functioning Hard Disk from one of the other 4 computers
into the "defective" one, and it worked just fine!
4. I tried moving the Hard Disk from the "defective"
computer into one of the other working computers, and the
problem followed the drive (in other words the problem
moved with the hard disk"
- this tells me, that it is not the wiring, the hub,
the router, the NIC or even the computer that is the
problem. Possibly the hard drive, but there are no other
problems with using the drive. As a standalone unit, it
operated flawlessly.
5. I have reformatted the Hard Disk and reinstalled XP
Pro from scratch 4 times. I replaced the motherboard, the
NIC, checked the cabling. I have installed all available
updates.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. You can either
respond on this usergroup, or email me directly. TIA