XPost: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, comp.os.ms-windows.networking.misc   
   From: hayesstw@telkomsa.net   
      
   On Sat, 13 May 2017 12:01:02 -0500, Char Jackson    
   wrote:   
      
   >On Sat, 13 May 2017 01:54:29 +0200, Steve Hayes    
   >wrote:   
   >   
   >>On Fri, 12 May 2017 21:38:15 +0200, "R.Wieser"    
   >>wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>Steve,   
   >>>   
   >>>> Tried that, and both timed out.   
   >>>   
   >>>I take it both "ipconfig" outputs where mostly the same (apart from the   
   >>>rightmost number of the IP address) ?  <-- important!   
   >>>   
   >>>Also, can both (still) connect to the internet (if so that would be odd) ?   
   >>>   
   >>>Can you *physically* connect your wifes computer to the lan (using an   
   >>>ethernet cable) and check again (best to temporarily disable wifi on your   
   >>>wifes/both computers so you can be sure the ethernet connection is used) ?   
   >>   
   >>Could possibly, but my son's computer is physically connected to the   
   >>network by Ethernet, and I can't see that either.   
   >>   
   >>There are five computers on the network, and four of them can see each   
   >>other, but mine can't see any of the others.   
   >>   
   >>I'm wondering if installing a new printer changed a setting somewhere.   
   >   
   >You're not answering some of the most useful questions, so it might be   
   >best to post your network config from several PCs - one or two that seem   
   >to work fine and the one that no longer works as expected.   
   >   
   >Here's what mine looks like, to show you exactly what I'd like to see.   
   >Your output will have more lines, but you can edit them out so that your   
   >output matches mine.   
   >   
   >C:\Windows\System32>ipconfig /all   
   >   
   >Windows IP Configuration   
   >   
   >Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3:   
   >   
   >   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes   
   >   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes   
   >   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.11.10(Preferred)   
   >   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0   
   >   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.11.1   
   >   DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.11.1   
   >   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 8.8.8.8   
   >   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled   
      
   Well, here's mine:   
      
   Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]   
   (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.   
      
   C:\Documents and Settings\Steve>ipconfig   
      
   Windows IP Configuration   
      
      
   Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:   
      
           Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :   
           IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.2   
           Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0   
           Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1   
      
      
      
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