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Re: LAN Connections in XP

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On Fri, 12 May 2017 10:57:36 +0200, "R.Wieser" <address@not.available>
wrote:

>Steve,
>
>> she could no longer see my computer on the network.
>...
>> Now I find that I can't see any other computers on our LAN.
>...
>> Why would it stop working?
>
>The first thing that comes to mind (assuming you can still get onto the
>internet) is that the "workgroup" has been changed somehow.
>
>Right-click  "My computer" -> "properties" -> "Computer name"
>
>There should be an "workgroup" entry there, followed by a name in all
>capitals.  Compare with the one your wifes computer has.
>
>You can also do some basic connectivity checks like "ping"-ing the other
>computer (both ways), to make sure they can actually see each other (the LAN
>is working).   For that you need to figure out the IPs of the computers.  To
>do that open a console-window and type "ipconfig".   You should see four
>lines with info, with only the last number of the "IP address" being
>different between the two computers.
>
>Take that IP address to the other computer, type "ping " and than the IP
>address.  If all is well you will see four lines mentioning the time it took
>to get an answer.  If you only get time-out messages it means that both
>computers cannot see each other at all (which should not happen in your
>case, but you never know ... Murphies law and all that).

Thanks very much. Tried that, and both timed out.

But both connect to the router on the same LAN -- my XP computer using
Ethernet, and my wife's using WiFi. 


-- 
Steve Hayes
http://www.khanya.org.za/stevesig.htm
http://khanya.wordpress.com

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LAN Connections in XP Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2017-05-12 10:14 +0200
  Re: LAN Connections in XP "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2017-05-12 10:57 +0200
    Re: LAN Connections in XP Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2017-05-12 20:01 +0200
      Re: LAN Connections in XP "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2017-05-12 21:38 +0200
        Re: LAN Connections in XP Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2017-05-13 01:54 +0200
          Re: LAN Connections in XP Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2017-05-13 12:01 -0500
            Re: LAN Connections in XP Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2017-05-13 20:29 +0200
            Re: LAN Connections in XP Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2017-05-13 20:31 +0200
              Re: LAN Connections in XP Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2017-05-14 10:32 -0500
                Re: LAN Connections in XP Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2017-05-15 05:54 +0200
                Re: LAN Connections in XP VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2017-05-15 03:11 -0500
                Re: LAN Connections in XP Shadow <Sh@dow.br> - 2017-05-15 11:28 -0300
                Re: LAN Connections in XP Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2017-05-16 06:34 +0200
                Re: LAN Connections in XP Lucifer Morningstar <not@for.resale> - 2017-05-16 14:48 +1000
                Re: LAN Connections in XP Shadow <Sh@dow.br> - 2017-05-16 09:29 -0300
                Re: LAN Connections in XP Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2017-05-17 05:51 +0200
      Re: LAN Connections in XP VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2017-05-12 15:14 -0500
  Re: LAN Connections in XP Lucifer Morningstar <not@for.resale> - 2017-05-14 09:37 +1000
    Re: LAN Connections in XP Shadow <Sh@dow.br> - 2017-05-14 06:47 -0300
      Re: LAN Connections in XP Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2017-05-14 10:35 -0500
        Re: LAN Connections in XP Shadow <Sh@dow.br> - 2017-05-14 13:27 -0300

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