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Bill - very interesting once again. Another site affecting the laptop's configuration was almost certainly the cause of the problem. It manifested itself when I returned from delivering a course and connected to a hospital network. Whilst an IP address and DNS were both assigned the IT people...

Very interesting and useful posts from bcastner. I checked the laptop and found the node type was peer-to-peer so it was looking for a WINS server. This would explain why nbtstat -a reported nothing resolved by broadcast by the laptop. I added the NodeType DWORD key (1) and it works -...

I'm pleased to hear that the post re the HOSTS/LMHOSTS has been useful. peterocc has just given a concise explanation of their roles. I've done a little more research and I would refine the information I have given previously. If you want to ping hostnames e.g. PC1 modify the LMHOSTS not...

Thanks - rolled back the day before and no change. Tried a couple of days before that and the restore failed. However I have found the answer provided via CIX (www.cix.co.uk). I have modified the HOSTS file on each PC so that each IP address is mapped to the respective computer name. It is a...

I have just experienced a similar problem with my Dell laptop running XP Pro. It was fine until yesterday and then for some unexplained reason access is denied to the shares on the other PCs, plus from them to the laptop. However, it is possible to access the shares if the local ip address...