can't add a computer to a home network

27 Sep 2006 10:48 PM

EGS

I am trying to add a laptop to a wired home network. I have run the wizard
(several times) and manually changed the workgroup name on the laptop to the
home network workgroup, both in the computer name tab and in the network ID.
I have added other laptops to the same network and never had a problem. Any
ideas as to what the problem could be?

27 Sep 2006 11:10 PM

Steve Winograd [MVP]

In article <7888F606-5FA2-4637-B7E1-E9A50FE9F***@microsoft.com>, EGS
<E**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I am trying to add a laptop to a wired home network. I have run the wizard
>(several times) and manually changed the workgroup name on the laptop to the
>home network workgroup, both in the computer name tab and in the network ID.
>I have added other laptops to the same network and never had a problem. Any
>ideas as to what the problem could be?

Please reply to this message in the news group (not by E-mail) with
more information to help other people understand the problem. For
example:

What is working right?

What isn't working right?

What are you trying to do, and what exactly happens when you do it?

Are there any error messages? If so, what do they say?

Which wizard did you run? There's a Network Setup Wizard and a
Wireless Network Setup Wizard.

What answers did you give to the Wizard when it asked about your
network setup?

Are there firewall programs on any of the computers? Have you
configured those programs to allow access by other computers on the
network?

Given sufficient detail, I'm sure that someone can help.

27 Sep 2006 11:19 PM

Marbles

Some questions that may lead you to a solution

Have you assigned the computers IP's in the correct range ?
192.168.0.20, 192.168.0.21, 192.168.0.22
and not a rogue computer in the group as 192.168.1.23

Are they all on the same subnet 255.255.255.0 ?
If there is a rogue computer on the network like 192.168.1.23 and the subnet
is 255.255.255.0 they will not be able to speak to one another.

Is netbios enabled and running on all computers ?
Located...lan connection...properties> tcp/ip properties> advanced > wins
tab> netbios enabled ?

Are all the machines running XP ?

Is your laptop fiirewall settings preventing you to connect ?

A different way of answering by asking questions.

I hope this leads you to your answer so your computers can reconcile and
speak to one another again,