>I have a small home network with 2 Windows XP computers and 1 Mac Mini.
>All of these worked fine in a file sharing network until about 2 weeks
>ago, when the one of the Windows XP computers could no longer be
>accessed by the other 2.
>
>All computers are hooked up to a Netgear wireless router. 1 Windows XP
>(Station) and the Mac Mini are connected wirelessly, and the other
>Windows XP (Main) is connected by ethernet. It is the Main computer
>that can no longer be accessed by the other 2. Actually I should
>rephrase that - they used to be able to see it Workgroup computers but
>could not access it.
>
>Up until the last change I get "Network path not found" on Station and
>the Mac Mini says the Alias is broken, both indicating that the host
>name could not be correctly resolved. Now when I click access Workgroup
>computers on Main I instantly get the list with Main and Station - I
>can access both. However, when I access Station it stalls for about a
>minute and then says "Workgroup" not found.
>
>I've tried many thing over the past 2 days, nothing seems to solve the
>problem. I've reset the TCP/IP stack on the Main and Station. I've
>tried to fix a correct Winsock, uninstalled all firewalls and Virus
>programs etc. I simply do not know where to look next.
>
>I can access both the Mac Mini and Station from Main, but not the
>reverse. I can access Station from the Mac Mini and the reverse.
>
>For now I would be content to get the 2 Windows computers talking
>again.
>
>Router is also DHCP server. All computers have reserved IPs depending
>on the Mac address.
>
>>From Main (192.168.1.60):
>
>ping 127.0.0.1 (ok)
>ping localhost (ok)
>ping 192.168.1.60 (ok)
>ping main (ok)
>ping 192.168.1.61 (ok)
>ping station (ok)
>
>>From Station (192.168.1.61):
>
>ping 127.0.0.1 (ok)
>ping localhost (ok)
>ping 192.168.1.61 (ok)
>ping station (ok)
>ping 192.168.1.60 ("request timeout")
>ping station ("ping request could not find hostname...")
>
>If necessary I can provide more router setting information.