Morning Gents,
Ok, we have a little progress this morning. One problem that I found was that the wireless zero configuration setting on PC2 was switching itself off on re-boot. It's still doing this and I'm having to start it manually so any info on how to get it to stay on would be appreciated.
Reading through SD's first article, when I get to the part at the end which tells me to start-run- type %SystemRoot%\nsw.log I get the following message
Network Setup Wizard Log
Attempting to set computer name
Old computer name is the same as new computer name - not setting.
Setting server description (comment): Radan Server
Attempting to set workgroup name
Workgroup name is the same as the old one - not setting.
Shared Printer: Epson Stylus COLOR 1520 ESC/P 2 (Copy 1)
Shared Printer: Epson Stylus COLOR 1520 ESC/P 2
This would imply that PC1 and PC2 are using the same names. I can assure you they are totally different. One thing that may be affecting it is the fact that PC2 used to be my main PC for running some CAD software, at this time PC2 was called Greig, that name has since been changed to DORSEND-1.My new PC is called GreigD so I'm wondering if somewhere in its memory its picking up on the old name? I have some comms software running from my CAD to machinery which uses the PC name as an ID so I dont want to change the name if i dont have to
Edited to add that I have disabled simple file sharing on both PCs and have allocated security settings to each file that I want to share. Things that are still bothering me:
I have no way of telling if I'm logged onto the network on PC1. When I select 'my network places' it doesnt display anything but if I right click my network places and then select explore I can see + Entire network which when clicked breaks down to + Microsoft Windows network which when clicked breaks down to +office99 which when clicked displays both the PCs on the workgroup. If I right click PC1 it displays some shared files, if I right click PC2 it tells me \\dorsend-1 (PC2) is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource.
I have also done a Start-run-cmd-hostname on both PCs and the names are definitely different
Last edited by whiz; 14th December 2006 at 14:56.