PC not showing up in Network Neighborhood

[Guest G]

We have about thirty tablet PCs that connect both via WiFi and Ethernet when

docked. One of three identical tablets does not show up in Explorer in our

domain under Microsoft Windows Network. Nor does it show up in the net view

listing. If I enter \\computername in the address bar, it does appear in

Explorer's left hand pane, but with its description, not just its

computername. If I then navigate up one level so that the listing is in the

right hand pane, this computername does not appear. I've rejoined this

computer to our domain, to no effect. One IP address shows up in DNS, and

both show up in DHCP and WINS, which seems odd, and I suspect may be where

my problem lies. I'm also concerned that this tablet may have other issues

with the domain, group policy, etc. I've compared TCP/IP settings for both

connections, and did not find any differences.

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Greg Stigers, MCSA

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[Guest Anthony]

Re: PC not showing up in Network Neighborhood

 

The first thing I would check is whether this problem is being caused by

having two active NICs. You could disable the wireless or wired, delete and

re-register in WINS and DNS, and see if it goes away.

You can have two NICs if you have a reason for it, for example on two

different unrouted subnets, but only one default gateway.

Anthony, http://www.airdesk.co.uk

 

 

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> We have about thirty tablet PCs that connect both via WiFi and Ethernet

> when docked. One of three identical tablets does not show up in Explorer

> in our domain under Microsoft Windows Network. Nor does it show up in the

> net view listing. If I enter \\computername in the address bar, it does

> appear in Explorer's left hand pane, but with its description, not just

> its computername. If I then navigate up one level so that the listing is

> in the right hand pane, this computername does not appear. I've rejoined

> this computer to our domain, to no effect. One IP address shows up in DNS,

> and both show up in DHCP and WINS, which seems odd, and I suspect may be

> where my problem lies. I'm also concerned that this tablet may have other

> issues with the domain, group policy, etc. I've compared TCP/IP settings

> for both connections, and did not find any differences.

> ________

> Greg Stigers, MCSA

> remember to vote for the answers you like

>