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Can I speed up network detection?
Apologies for cross-posting to three groups but I have several questions to
ask and not much time. I often use a laptop standalone, but on occasion I need to connect it to the other PC via a Cat5e crossover connection. The laptop is running WxpPro and the PC Win98. If the PC is booted up AFTER connecting the two together, then I do not have any problems, but if the PC is already booted up and I then connect the cable- it can take up to five minutes before I can detect it in "Search for computers" from either PC. I sometimes use the laptop when visiting other customers with network problems so that I can analyse which computer is having the networking problem - hence only fixing the dodgy one, so it's an irritating issue when I have to wait so long before it starts to search. I performed a Norton Ghost on the laptop immediately on purchase and I have recently rebuilt the laptop from the ghost due to various performance issues. I am running Symantec Firewall ONLY WHEN CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET, and it is disabled by default so I do not think that is causing any problems, and in any case I have configured it to recognise and accept the IP address of the other PC. When I search for other computers it sometimes does not appear to be looking - instead it blinks as if to say "don't bother me now..." and I have to press the search button several times before it goes "... oh go on then... if I must!" and actually initiates a search. Surely If I tell it to search it should do as it's told instead of being stubborn - who was it said that the computer had no soul! - mine does! I do not have any spyware thingies on the computers and I have checked this recently. What on earth can I do to get the computer to search and identify computers on the network faster? Thank you in advance for feedback - newsgroup only please. Terry |
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Can I speed up network detection?
I often use a laptop standalone, but on occasion I need to connect it to
the other PC via a Cat5e crossover connection. The laptop is running WxpPro and the PC Win98. If the PC is booted up AFTER connecting the two together, then I do not have any problems, but if the PC is already booted up and I then connect the cable- it can take up to five minutes before I can detect it in "Search for computers" from either PC. I sometimes use the laptop when visiting other customers with network problems so that I can analyse which computer is having the networking problem - hence only fixing the dodgy one, so it's an irritating issue when I have to wait so long before it starts to search. In Windows XP disable the network connection, then renable it. This will force it to recognise the network. If you are using TC/IP automatic addressing this may not work. Also make sure NETBIOS over TC/IP is enabled on both computers. Another method would be to use IPX/SPX or NETBEUI on both computers but the setup would be slower than your present wait and probably wouldn't help with your diagnosis :-) Kerry Brown KDB Systems |
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Can I speed up network detection?
Whoops can't spell TC/IP = TCP/IP
Kerry Brown KDB Systems "Kerry Brown" *o*m wrote in message ... I often use a laptop standalone, but on occasion I need to connect it to the other PC via a Cat5e crossover connection. The laptop is running WxpPro and the PC Win98. If the PC is booted up AFTER connecting the two together, then I do not have any problems, but if the PC is already booted up and I then connect the cable- it can take up to five minutes before I can detect it in "Search for computers" from either PC. I sometimes use the laptop when visiting other customers with network problems so that I can analyse which computer is having the networking problem - hence only fixing the dodgy one, so it's an irritating issue when I have to wait so long before it starts to search. In Windows XP disable the network connection, then renable it. This will force it to recognise the network. If you are using TC/IP automatic addressing this may not work. Also make sure NETBIOS over TC/IP is enabled on both computers. Another method would be to use IPX/SPX or NETBEUI on both computers but the setup would be slower than your present wait and probably wouldn't help with your diagnosis :-) Kerry Brown KDB Systems |
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