Two computers connected but My Network Place of one not responding

My friends connected 2 XP Home to a linksys router for months. Recently this
small network failed. Over the phone I tried to help by enabling NETBIOS
over TCP/IP (it was set at default with LMHOST enabled); it didn't work. I
then diabled the XP firewall. After this, the 2 computer can ping each
other; Computer A sees Computer B and itself in My Network Place; it is able
to access The Shared Document in computer B and open a file we have just
created in Computer B. However, when we open My Network Place in Computer B,
no icon shows up there; it is blank and the words (not responding) is found
next to the words "My Network Place" in the blue title Bar. What could go
wrong? Thank you in anticipation of the much needed advise.

On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:08:00 -0800, labelladonna
<labelladonna@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>My friends connected 2 XP Home to a linksys router for months. Recently this
>small network failed. Over the phone I tried to help by enabling NETBIOS
>over TCP/IP (it was set at default with LMHOST enabled); it didn't work. I
>then diabled the XP firewall. After this, the 2 computer can ping each
>other; Computer A sees Computer B and itself in My Network Place; it is able
>to access The Shared Document in computer B and open a file we have just
>created in Computer B. However, when we open My Network Place in Computer B,
>no icon shows up there; it is blank and the words (not responding) is found
>next to the words "My Network Place" in the blue title Bar. What could go
>wrong? Thank you in anticipation of the much needed advise.

On Computer B, click Start > Run, type computer A's name in the "Open"
box preceded by two backshash characters, then click OK. For example,
if computer A's name is "Laptop", type:

\\Laptop

That should open a window showing computer A's shared disks and
folders. If it works, I recommend always using that method, and not
using "My Network Places". If it doesn't work, please post a reply in
the news group describing exactly what happens so we can do more
troubleshooting.
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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The last time this happened on my watch, it turned out there was a third
party firewall operating on Computer A (McAfee) which we had forgotten
about. Turning that off solved the problem.
We were looking at Windows' firewall and looking for Norton, and forgot
about McAfee.


"labelladonna" <labelladonna@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C9CBC9C6-9568-476A-909F-C73F2B3B6030@microsoft.com...
> My friends connected 2 XP Home to a linksys router for months. Recently
this
> small network failed. Over the phone I tried to help by enabling NETBIOS
> over TCP/IP (it was set at default with LMHOST enabled); it didn't work. I
> then diabled the XP firewall. After this, the 2 computer can ping each
> other; Computer A sees Computer B and itself in My Network Place; it is
able
> to access The Shared Document in computer B and open a file we have just
> created in Computer B. However, when we open My Network Place in Computer
B,
> no icon shows up there; it is blank and the words (not responding) is
found
> next to the words "My Network Place" in the blue title Bar. What could go
> wrong? Thank you in anticipation of the much needed advise.

I have performed this on my solitary computer, and the shares promptly
showed up. No surprises here.

What does this accomplish? The bypass of the network browser, which can be
notoriously slow to update?

"Steve Winograd" <bc070521m@comcast.net> wrote
> On Computer B, click Start > Run, type computer A's name in the "Open"
> box preceded by two backshash characters, then click OK. For example,
> if computer A's name is "Laptop", type:
>
> \\Laptop
>
> That should open a window showing computer A's shared disks and
> folders. If it works, I recommend always using that method, and not
> using "My Network Places".

On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 14:52:00 GMT, "John B" <jb@nospam.com> wrote:
>"Steve Winograd" <bc070521m@comcast.net> wrote
>> On Computer B, click Start > Run, type computer A's name in the "Open"
>> box preceded by two backshash characters, then click OK. For example,
>> if computer A's name is "Laptop", type:
>>
>> \\Laptop
>>
>> That should open a window showing computer A's shared disks and
>> folders. If it works, I recommend always using that method, and not
>> using "My Network Places".
>
>I have performed this on my solitary computer, and the shares promptly
>showed up. No surprises here.
>
>What does this accomplish? The bypass of the network browser, which can be
>notoriously slow to update?

Yes, it bypasses network browsing. In my experience, network browsing
through My Network Places is inherently unreliable. I don't think
it's worth the time and effort to troubleshoot it and try to make it
work.

You can create your own reliable, custom version of My Network Places.
Create a desktop folder and manually create shortcuts to desired
computers and/or network shares in that folder.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
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On Jan 13, 1:39*pm, Steve Winograd <bc0705...@comcast.net> wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 14:52:00 GMT, "John B" <j...@nospam.com> wrote:
> >"Steve Winograd" <bc0705...@comcast.net> wrote
> >> On Computer B, click Start > Run, type computer A's name in the "Open"
> >> box preceded by two backshash characters, then click OK. *For example,
> >> if computer A's name is "Laptop", type:
>
> >> * *\\Laptop
>
> >> That should open a window showing computer A's shared disks and
> >> folders. *If it works, I recommend always using that method, and not
> >> using "My Network Places".
>
> >I have performed this on my solitary computer, and the shares promptly
> >showed up. *No surprises here.
>
> >What does this accomplish? *The bypass of the network browser, which can be
> >notoriously slow to update?
>
> Yes, it bypasses network browsing. *In my experience, network browsing
> through My Network Places is inherently unreliable. *I don't think
> it's worth the time and effort to troubleshoot it and try to make it
> work.
>
> You can create your own reliable, custom version of My Network Places.
> Create a desktop folder and manually create shortcuts to desired
> computers and/or network shares in that folder.
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see. *I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Programhttp://mvp.support.microsoft.com- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -


Hey, that's a great tip/trick. Saves a number of clicks and works
faster. :-)

> >What does this accomplish? The bypass of the network browser, which can
be
> >notoriously slow to update?
>
"Steve Winograd" <bc070521m@comcast.net> wrote in message

> Yes, it bypasses network browsing. In my experience, network browsing
> through My Network Places is inherently unreliable. I don't think
> it's worth the time and effort to troubleshoot it and try to make it
> work.

I have observed the same.
Thank you for this helpful remedy.

On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:00:52 GMT, "John B" <jb@nospam.com> wrote:
>>What does this accomplish? The bypass of the network browser, which can
>>be notoriously slow to update?
>>
>"Steve Winograd" <bc070521m@comcast.net> wrote in message
>
>> Yes, it bypasses network browsing. In my experience, network browsing
>> through My Network Places is inherently unreliable. I don't think
>> it's worth the time and effort to troubleshoot it and try to make it
>> work.
>
>I have observed the same.
>Thank you for this helpful remedy.

You're welcome. :-)
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

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http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Steve Winograd;3048842 Wrote:
> On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:08:00 -0800, labelladonna
> labelladonna@discussions.microsoft.com wrote:-
> My friends connected 2 XP Home to a linksys router for months.
> Recently this
> small network failed. Over the phone I tried to help by enabling
> NETBIOS
> over TCP/IP (it was set at default with LMHOST enabled); it didn't
> work. I
> then diabled the XP firewall. After this, the 2 computer can ping each
>
> other; Computer A sees Computer B and itself in My Network Place; it is
> able
> to access The Shared Document in computer B and open a file we have
> just
> created in Computer B. However, when we open My Network Place in
> Computer B,
> no icon shows up there; it is blank and the words (not responding) is
> found
> next to the words "My Network Place" in the blue title Bar. What could
> go
> wrong? Thank you in anticipation of the much needed advise.-
>
> On Computer B, click Start Run, type computer A's name in the "Open"
> box preceded by two backshash characters, then click OK. For example,
> if computer A's name is "Laptop", type:
>
> \\Laptop
>
> That should open a window showing computer A's shared disks and
> folders. If it works, I recommend always using that method, and not
> using "My Network Places". If it doesn't work, please post a reply in
> the news group describing exactly what happens so we can do more
> troubleshooting.
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Steve,

I am having the same problem as labelladonna. However, I tried your
method of Start-Run from Computer B, but it did not work: Computer B
does not recognize Computer A--"No network path found". I can print
from both computers, and Computer A recognizes Computer B. Computer B
is wired, printer is wired to Computer B, and Computer A is wireless.
Any other ideas? Thanks.

Karen




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