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I've got 4 desktops and a laptop on a wifi network using a
orinoco/agere/proxim bg 2000 router connected to pc #1. For some
reason it seems like I've got two local networks (for sharing
folders/files) because pc #1 and the laptop can see each other and pc
#1, 2 ,3 and 4 can see each other but the laptop can only see #1. I
thought maybe it was a signal problem so I moved the laptop but that
didn't change anything. I can live with this if necessary but after
all the effort getting this network to work, I'd like to finish the
job correctly. It wouldn't have anything to do with NTFS partitions
by chance?? Any ideas what I need to do ?
thanks

ps-- forgot to say all os's are winxp pro


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[Nick Le Lievre]

> wrote in message
...
> I've got 4 desktops and a laptop on a wifi network using a
> orinoco/agere/proxim bg 2000 router connected to pc #1. For some
> reason it seems like I've got two local networks (for sharing
> folders/files) because pc #1 and the laptop can see each other and pc
> #1, 2 ,3 and 4 can see each other but the laptop can only see #1. I
> thought maybe it was a signal problem so I moved the laptop but that
> didn't change anything. I can live with this if necessary but after
> all the effort getting this network to work, I'd like to finish the
> job correctly. It wouldn't have anything to do with NTFS partitions
> by chance?? Any ideas what I need to do ?
> thanks
>
> ps-- forgot to say all os's are winxp pro
>

Getting a single list of all PCs available in netbios neighbourhood can be
very tricky what you need is a single master browser the only purpose of the
list is to advertise what services are available if you only have 4 pcs your
likely to already know their dns names/ip addresses so it might not be worth
the hassle as you don`t lose any functionality without the list.

When I first started in networking as a dumb user I thought the list was
worth something - in a large corporate network it can be more usefull but in
small setups not at all really.

They`re can be with netbios neighbourhood problems when you have 2 subnets
as netbios packets are not broadcast over routers. Could be tricky to
resolve.