Guest T.L. Posted July 30, 2008 Posted July 30, 2008 Scenario: Dell Optiplex 755 Desktop - re-loaded XP Pro, service pack 2 - had to get Dell's help to re-load Drivers, in correct sequence - now, this computer will not connect to the LAN, (3 other computers and server, thru 16 port hub - the other 3 computers work fine - did NOT re-load them, so original config from Dell) - I can ping the server, but not any of the other 3 computers - cannot 'see' the network to find the printers attached to the server - also, even tho the ping to the server indicates fast ping (<1ms), the one program I can access at the server is extremely slow now, takes ~ 30 seconds to retrieve information from server, whereas before, immediate retrieval - also, had to use the server's IP address to access, since I cannot see the 'workgroup' sb-dc1 (used to access this server's program via the sb-dc1 workgroup path - the other 3 computers use the sb-dc1 'path') -- HELP :) --- thanks, T.L.
Guest Tony Sperling Posted July 30, 2008 Posted July 30, 2008 Re: LAN connection lost after re-booting XP Pro First thing I can think of is to start up Windows, find your system CD (the one that came with the Motherboard/PC) and install the parts you are missing - if it is a VIA chipset, it is probably the VIA4INONE? Tony. . . "T.L." <TL@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:259EE000-935F-4943-B0B9-AEA23A88C66D@microsoft.com... > Scenario: Dell Optiplex 755 Desktop - re-loaded XP Pro, service pack 2 - > had > to get Dell's help to re-load Drivers, in correct sequence - now, this > computer will not connect to the LAN, (3 other computers and server, thru > 16 > port hub - the other 3 computers work fine - did NOT re-load them, so > original config from Dell) - I can ping the server, but not any of the > other > 3 computers - cannot 'see' the network to find the printers attached to > the > server - also, even tho the ping to the server indicates fast ping (<1ms), > the one program I can access at the server is extremely slow now, takes ~ > 30 > seconds to retrieve information from server, whereas before, immediate > retrieval - also, had to use the server's IP address to access, since I > cannot see the 'workgroup' sb-dc1 (used to access this server's program > via > the sb-dc1 workgroup path - the other 3 computers use the sb-dc1 > 'path') -- > HELP :) --- thanks, T.L.
Guest T.L. Posted August 7, 2008 Posted August 7, 2008 Re: LAN connection lost after re-booting XP Pro hello Tony, Thanks for the reponse - but I could not find the VIA chipset on the Dell CD. Q - why is it that I can ping the server, AND get access to one of it's programs, but cannot 'see' nor ping the printers physically attached to the server, nor the other computers that are LANed to it ? thanks T.L. "Tony Sperling" wrote: > First thing I can think of is to start up Windows, find your system CD (the > one that came with the Motherboard/PC) and install the parts you are > missing - if it is a VIA chipset, it is probably the VIA4INONE? > > > Tony. . . > > > "T.L." <TL@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:259EE000-935F-4943-B0B9-AEA23A88C66D@microsoft.com... > > Scenario: Dell Optiplex 755 Desktop - re-loaded XP Pro, service pack 2 - > > had > > to get Dell's help to re-load Drivers, in correct sequence - now, this > > computer will not connect to the LAN, (3 other computers and server, thru > > 16 > > port hub - the other 3 computers work fine - did NOT re-load them, so > > original config from Dell) - I can ping the server, but not any of the > > other > > 3 computers - cannot 'see' the network to find the printers attached to > > the > > server - also, even tho the ping to the server indicates fast ping (<1ms), > > the one program I can access at the server is extremely slow now, takes ~ > > 30 > > seconds to retrieve information from server, whereas before, immediate > > retrieval - also, had to use the server's IP address to access, since I > > cannot see the 'workgroup' sb-dc1 (used to access this server's program > > via > > the sb-dc1 workgroup path - the other 3 computers use the sb-dc1 > > 'path') -- > > HELP :) --- thanks, T.L. > > >
Guest R.B. Posted August 10, 2008 Posted August 10, 2008 Re: LAN connection lost after re-booting XP Pro T.L. wrote: > > Q - why is it that I can ping the server, AND get access to one of it's > programs, but cannot 'see' nor ping the printers physically attached to the > server, nor the other computers that are LANed to it ? > Do you have a firewall? Check its settings (Windows firewall can be accessed through control panel, or through network connection properties).
Guest T.L. Posted August 12, 2008 Posted August 12, 2008 Re: LAN connection lost after re-booting XP Pro hello R.B., YES I have already removed the firewall - I have a checklist of about 20 things to do, and done all of them to no avail. I don't understand why I can ping the server, and not the printers ?? AND, before I re-booted, the connection to the server was fast (1 gb), now it takes 30 seconds to access some programs, still thru the 1 GB LAN, and the icon in the toolbar says it is operating at 1GB. I had to make a 'path' directly to the server's IP address, cause I can't get access to the 'workgroup' path. Any other ideas would be appreciated. regards T.L. "R.B." wrote: > T.L. wrote: > > > > Q - why is it that I can ping the server, AND get access to one of it's > > programs, but cannot 'see' nor ping the printers physically attached to the > > server, nor the other computers that are LANed to it ? > > > > Do you have a firewall? Check its settings (Windows firewall can be > accessed through control panel, or through network connection properties). >
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