From: jj4public@outlook.com   
      
   On Mon, 23 Sep 2024 16:55:20 -0400, Tom Del Rosso wrote:   
   > This is easy in a domain, but the problem is peer-to-peer at home.   
   >   
   > To get a list of computers in the network, this usually works:   
   >   
   > NET VIEW /NETWORK   
   >   
   > But sometimes computers don't show, even though they are running and can   
   > be pinged.   
   >   
   > After a DIR of a share on the other PC, then it usually appears in the   
   > list.   
   >   
   > So, that "wakes up" its server service or something. The computer is   
   > already awake and not hibernating or sleeping.   
   >   
   > But you need the computer name first before you can do the DIR, and   
   > finding the name is the objective.   
   >   
   > Know a reliable way to get computer names in a peer-to-peer network?   
      
   I think this is a problem in the network communication part, where the   
   response timeout is too low. The problem is common in Windows (all versions;   
   even if power management is not interfering), but rarely occur in Linux. So   
   if there is a setting for that timeout, it would be my prime suspect.   
      
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