wierd XP Network problem

dunedain · 03-24-2006, 10:20 PM

I'm running windows XP
I'm using a Nvidia Nforce4 AMD motherboard with the inbuilt network card
i'm currently at a 2 day LAN and my Network connection isnt working properly
I can ping and be pinged
I can join others games
I cant file share
I cant resolve names to ips such as ping (computer name)

I have tried old and new network card drivers
I have tried upgrading from service pack 1 to service pack 2

A quick response is greatly appreciated cause i already payed AUS$60 for entry and accomodation just to find out i cant interact with shared files.

hefemeister · 03-24-2006, 11:13 PM

what firewall are you running?

talldude123 · 03-24-2006, 11:26 PM

have a spare network PCI card that you can test?

Law · 03-25-2006, 12:35 AM

Well I see the problem why you can't share, you don't have NetBIOS functioning properly. That's why you can't resolve computer name when you ping and that's why you can't share file because you can't resolve the other computer. Usually I would assume it's enable, what you should check to see is if you are in the same workgroup.

03-24-2006, 10:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
dunedain Newb Techie Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1	wierd XP Network problem I'm running windows XP I'm using a Nvidia Nforce4 AMD motherboard with the inbuilt network card i'm currently at a 2 day LAN and my Network connection isnt working properly I can ping and be pinged I can join others games I cant file share I cant resolve names to ips such as ping (computer name) I have tried old and new network card drivers I have tried upgrading from service pack 1 to service pack 2 A quick response is greatly appreciated cause i already payed AUS$60 for entry and accomodation just to find out i cant interact with shared files.

03-24-2006, 11:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
hefemeister Ultra Techie Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 913	what firewall are you running? __________________ ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe, AMD 64 4000+, EVGA Geforce 7800GTX, 2048mb OCZ pc3200, 2X WD Raptor 74GB 10,000 RPM, Like 3 other wd hds w/ over 1TB :-), Antec TruePower 2.0 550 Watt, PLEXTOR PX-716A, DELL 2001FP 20.1-inch LCD Monitor, XP Pro Sp2.

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03-24-2006, 11:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
talldude123 Banned Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 7,947	have a spare network PCI card that you can test?

03-25-2006, 12:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
Law Wizard Techie Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,171	Well I see the problem why you can't share, you don't have NetBIOS functioning properly. That's why you can't resolve computer name when you ping and that's why you can't share file because you can't resolve the other computer. Usually I would assume it's enable, what you should check to see is if you are in the same workgroup.