LAN connection lost after re-booting XP Pro

[Guest T.L.]

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]

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.]

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.]

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.]

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).

>