[jhb] Re: Network Mystery
- From: "Fossil" <fossil@xxxxxxx>
- To: <jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 20:41:55 +0100
I get this quite often. The PC can always see the laptop and printer but the
laptop sometimes fails to see the PC.
The really weird bit is that I have bypassed this nuisance by mapping the
Kinetic folder on the PC to Drive S on the laptop and this ALWAYS shows up
even when the laptop can't see the PC on the network.
bones
bones@xxxxxxx
From: jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Frank Turley
Sent: 04 April 2010 19:57
To: JHB List
Subject: [jhb] Network Mystery
I thought I would consult the gurus on this list to explain something that
has me baffled.
I run a small network here, connected via a Netgear router which connects
all machines to each other and to the internet. I use my old Athlon machine
running XP Home for e-mail and downloads, and my Vista 32 bit machine for
FSX.
When I download a file for FSX I save it on my Athlon machine, to a shared
directory. From my Vista machine I access the appropriate folder on the
Athlon and copy the file across to the Vista machine. All makes sense so
far.
Now for the mystery. Normally, when I select Network from my Vista menu, it
brings up a folder, and listed in the folder are my machines plus the
router. Sometimes, however, it doesn't seem to find the other machines, I
just see the router listed. What makes it more mysterious, is that if I then
select Network and Sharing Centre form the network screen, and then click on
View Full Map, I can then see the other machines, so Vista is obviously
detecting their existence. Anyone seen anything like this? Is there a cure?
Frank T.
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