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Can't access local network anymore

Discussion in 'Storage and Networking' started by poertner_1274, Oct 12, 2002.

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  1. poertner_1274 secroF laicepS topShceT Posts: 4,745

    Well I uninstalled my drivers and tried to reinstall the ones off the website. But when I do it says that the .inf file is invalid. So I had to reinstall the XP drivers. Which I don't think are a problem, but......Everything seems to be working okay right now again. I'll keep you all posted.
    poertner_1274, Oct 14, 2002
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  2. Rick TechSpot Staff Posts: 6,247   +38

    Is your network TCP/IP or something like IPX? If it is TCP/IP your computer is probably assigned an IP through DHCP.

    I recently discovered a little bug (or what appears to be in my instance) in Windows XP. The "Repair" option is supposed to release and renew your adapter, but it doesn't seem to work correctly in all instances. Try typing in

    ipconfig /release
    ipconfig /release
    ipconfig /renew

    The key here is to type ipconfig /release TWICE. I'm not sure why, but it doesn't always work the first time (even though XP might beg to differ).

    You can also reset your TCP/IP protocol by typing

    netsh int ip reset C:\tcpreset.log
    Rick, Oct 21, 2002
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  3. poertner_1274 secroF laicepS topShceT Posts: 4,745

    Thanks Rick, I did that. But I am sorry to report that I still am unable to access the local network to see all the computers on it. Meaning that I can axs the internet fine, just not able to see all the computers on my network.
    There are others in my house that are having this problem as well. If i know their computer name I am able to access it, but listing all the computers on my network so I can just search them all is impossible to get working.
    I have gone to a known computer and even hit the UP button to get to the actual network, and it says it is unaccessable.
    And yes, it is TCP/IP.
    poertner_1274, Oct 21, 2002
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  4. reverb Newcomer, in training

    I am also having a problem with XP Pro & a TCP/IP network. I can access the internet fine but cannot browse the network. It is a DHCP network & I have noticed it picks up an IP address fine but an incorrect subnet mask which is why I cannot browse the network. Unfortunately I know the problem but not the solution!( other than setting a static IP address )
    reverb, Mar 11, 2003
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  5. Rick TechSpot Staff Posts: 6,247   +38

    You mentioned two NIC cards? that means you probably have two network connections. I've seen it where people would "bind" the connections together and once the other one is removed, it no longer functions on the network. Check your network and select your two network connections (if possible) and choose to unbind them.
    Rick, Mar 11, 2003
    #25
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