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November 20, 2008  
Subject: LAN connection lost after re-booting XP Pro
Group: microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general
Date: 7/29/2008 10:46:00 PM
From: =?Utf-8?B?VC5MLg==?= [Email Address Protection]

Scenario: Dell Optiplex 755 Desktop - re-loaded XP Pro, service pack 2 - had
to get Dell's help to re-load Drivers, in correct sequence - now, this
computer will not connect to the LAN, (3 other computers and server, thru 16
port hub - the other 3 computers work fine - did NOT re-load them, so
original config from Dell) - I can ping the server, but not any of the other
3 computers - cannot 'see' the network to find the printers attached to the
server - also, even tho the ping to the server indicates fast ping (<1ms),
the one program I can access at the server is extremely slow now, takes ~ 30
seconds to retrieve information from server, whereas before, immediate
retrieval - also, had to use the server's IP address to access, since I
cannot see the 'workgroup' sb-dc1 (used to access this server's program via
the sb-dc1 workgroup path - the other 3 computers use the sb-dc1 'path') --
HELP :) --- thanks, T.L.

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Subject: Re: LAN connection lost after re-booting XP Pro
Group: microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general
Date: 7/30/2008 2:24:03 AM
From: "Tony Sperling" [Email Address Protection]

First thing I can think of is to start up Windows, find your system CD (the
one that came with the Motherboard/PC) and install the parts you are
missing - if it is a VIA chipset, it is probably the VIA4INONE?


Tony. . .


"T.L." <TL@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:259EE000-935F-4943-B0B9-AEA23A88C66D@microsoft.com...
> Scenario: Dell Optiplex 755 Desktop - re-loaded XP Pro, service pack 2 -
> had
> to get Dell's help to re-load Drivers, in correct sequence - now, this
> computer will not connect to the LAN, (3 other computers and server, thru
> 16
> port hub - the other 3 computers work fine - did NOT re-load them, so
> original config from Dell) - I can ping the server, but not any of the
> other
> 3 computers - cannot 'see' the network to find the printers attached to
> the
> server - also, even tho the ping to the server indicates fast ping (<1ms),
> the one program I can access at the server is extremely slow now, takes ~
> 30
> seconds to retrieve information from server, whereas before, immediate
> retrieval - also, had to use the server's IP address to access, since I
> cannot see the 'workgroup' sb-dc1 (used to access this server's program
> via
> the sb-dc1 workgroup path - the other 3 computers use the sb-dc1
> 'path') --
> HELP :) --- thanks, T.L.



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Subject: Re: LAN connection lost after re-booting XP Pro
Group: microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general
Date: 8/9/2008 7:00:40 PM
From: "R.B." [Email Address Protection]

T.L. wrote:
>
> Q - why is it that I can ping the server, AND get access to one of it's
> programs, but cannot 'see' nor ping the printers physically attached to the
> server, nor the other computers that are LANed to it ?
>

Do you have a firewall? Check its settings (Windows firewall can be
accessed through control panel, or through network connection properties).

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