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Unable to connect using computer name
I have a peer to peer home network. 2 XP computers & a Windows 2000 one
connect to each other with no trouble. The 4th is a Windows 98 desktop which the other can connect to OK. On this computer however: - If I try to connect using map drive and specifying the name of another computer it will never connect. - If I try map drive & use the IP address of another computer it connects with no problem - If I use "find computer" and use a computer name it will not find it - If I use "find computer" and an IP address it always finds it - If I find it via the IP but without connecting to it or mapping anything I go to map drive and try and map via the computer name it now connects no trouble. What can cause this annoying behaviour? I want to run a batch file with the command "net use \\computername\path password" to set up the mapped drive automatically but it will not connect and I can't use the IP because it is allocated dynamically and can change. I can't use reconnect at logon because my wireless card does not get registered until after the reconnect tries & fails. |
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