>We have a network with all the workstations in a workgroup (they are actually
>imported into eDirectory and managed from there)
>
>My question is when I go to… My Network Places\Entire Network\Microsoft
>Windows Network\Workgroup I can only see about 20 workstatoins (including a
>couple of servers).
>This is the same view as on another colleagues machine.
>
>Why are some machines showing and some are not?
>
>My other problem is when trying to connect to a machine by
>\\IPaddress\admin$ on some machines I get…. “Username=machine_name\guest” 
>which is greyed out and cannot be changed and the password box. The guest
>account on this machine is disabled.
>On other machines I get a blank Username and password box, so I can enter in
>Administrator and the password and get onto the machine.
>
>I am trying to find some sort of pattern here as I would think that these
>things are probably linked (only guessing)
>
>Any ideas???????

"Chuck" wrote:

> On Thu, 3 Aug 2006 07:38:02 -0700, toal5 <to***@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
>
> >We have a network with all the workstations in a workgroup (they are actually
> >imported into eDirectory and managed from there)
> >
> >My question is when I go to… My Network Places\Entire Network\Microsoft
> >Windows Network\Workgroup I can only see about 20 workstatoins (including a
> >couple of servers).
> >This is the same view as on another colleagues machine.
> >
> >Why are some machines showing and some are not?
> >
> >My other problem is when trying to connect to a machine by
> >\\IPaddress\admin$ on some machines I get…. “Username=machine_name\guest” 
> >which is greyed out and cannot be changed and the password box. The guest
> >account on this machine is disabled.
> >On other machines I get a blank Username and password box, so I can enter in
> >Administrator and the password and get onto the machine.
> >
> >I am trying to find some sort of pattern here as I would think that these
> >things are probably linked (only guessing)
> >
> >Any ideas???????
>
> Incomplete visibility indicates a master browser conflict.  All computers must
> reference the same master browser.  Run "browstat status" on each computer.
> Read this article, and linked articles, and follow instructions precisely
> (download browstat!):
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/browstat-utility-from-microsoft.html>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/browstat-utility-from-microsoft.html
>
> The problem with the Guest account being requested is that you are using Guest
> authentication on those computers.  Are those computers running XP Home or Pro?
> If Pro, with Simple, or Advanced, file sharing?
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Simple>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Simple
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
> Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
> My        email         is          AT         DOT
>    actual       address    pchuck       mvps        org.
>

>"Chuck" wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 3 Aug 2006 07:38:02 -0700, toal5 <to***@discussions.microsoft.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >We have a network with all the workstations in a workgroup (they are actually
>> >imported into eDirectory and managed from there)
>> >
>> >My question is when I go to… My Network Places\Entire Network\Microsoft
>> >Windows Network\Workgroup I can only see about 20 workstatoins (including a
>> >couple of servers).
>> >This is the same view as on another colleagues machine.
>> >
>> >Why are some machines showing and some are not?
>> >
>> >My other problem is when trying to connect to a machine by
>> >\\IPaddress\admin$ on some machines I get…. “Username=machine_name\guest” 
>> >which is greyed out and cannot be changed and the password box. The guest
>> >account on this machine is disabled.
>> >On other machines I get a blank Username and password box, so I can enter in
>> >Administrator and the password and get onto the machine.
>> >
>> >I am trying to find some sort of pattern here as I would think that these
>> >things are probably linked (only guessing)
>> >
>> >Any ideas???????
>>
>> Incomplete visibility indicates a master browser conflict.  All computers must
>> reference the same master browser.  Run "browstat status" on each computer.
>> Read this article, and linked articles, and follow instructions precisely
>> (download browstat!):
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/browstat-utility-from-microsoft.html>
>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/browstat-utility-from-microsoft.html
>>
>> The problem with the Guest account being requested is that you are using Guest
>> authentication on those computers.  Are those computers running XP Home or Pro?
>> If Pro, with Simple, or Advanced, file sharing?
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Simple>
>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Simple

>Chuck, You de man
>
>It was simple file sharing on the Guest account problem. Im just in the
>process of checking the other out
>
>Cheers mate