[cynder77]

I recently connected a new computer to my network and am having some trouble seeing it through any means other than a ping. I can't see it in My Network Places. I can't see in through Entire Network. I can't create a shortcut to it or map to it with or without the IP. It can map to another machine but only if I use the IP of that computer. The computer is running Server 2003 so maybe there is a permissions issue I am not aware of. I have another machine running server 2003 and I have no issues with it at all. The new machine is on the correct workgroup and has a unique machine name, it is getting a valid IP from the router and it can get out on the net. If anyone can help I'd really appreciate it, I am ripping what little hair I have left out on this one.

Thanks,
Dave

[office politics]

add the same user//pass as a account on the server.

[cynder77]

Nope, didn't work. And that wouldn't explain why I can't see any other machines from this new server or why none of them can see it. It would explain a login problem but I can't even see the machine to try and log in to it.

-Dave

[brady]

You can ping the server from the clients right ?
When you ping the server from the client resolve the hostname via the ping -a command...

First thought is that its a dns issue considering you use ips only.

[cynder77]

now i can't ping it from another machine but it can still ping the rest of the my network??????

[Capricorn]

It sounds like you've got it set up right. There's no firewall running on the new machine, right? You might have to try something like Ethereal (http://www.ethereal.com/download.html ) to see what kind of traffic is really getting to that box.

[cynder77]

never mind, i'm a *******....stupid friggin windows firewall lol