From: richard (rpritz_at_rcn.com)
Date: Tue Jul 02 2002 - 00:51:22 EDT
Thanks for the suggestion, but yes, it was the same group. Turned out that
I needed to install NetBeui protocol - that solved it.
Now if I can just figure out how to make IE5.5 stop clicking whenever I do
something (other than by turning off sound) ...
Richard
At 02:48 PM 7/2/2002 +1000, Mark Lee wrote:
>Hello Richard
>Have you checked that your new hard drive is in the same group. We had this
>problem when the work group on one of our computers was not labeled
>properly.
>
>Mark
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: richard [mailto:rpritz_at_rcn.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, 2 July 2002 12:52 PM
>To: thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu
>Subject: OT: stupid windows question
>
>
>sorry for the off-topic post: I just got a new larger drive for my
>thinkpad, and installed windows2000 on it (old drive also had w2k). now
>computer can't find the other computers in my workgroup - "net view" is
>empty and "dir \\othername" gets an error message. networking clearly
>works, and I can ping the other computer.
>
>I'm probably missing some simple configuration?
>
>thanks and apologies again for off-topic post
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