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Windows xp can't browse network, if I change ip address

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cristix

IS-IT--Management
Feb 6, 2004
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I have computers with windows xp in a domain with windows nt 4 server. If I change ip address, I can't see the others computers on the network. If I put the first ip address, I will see the computers on the network again. Can someone to help me?
 
To help us to help you, could you give us some more information, i.e.
Ip address's, subnet mask's & default gateways etc

Cheers
 
To help us to help you, could you give us some more information, i.e.
Ip address's, subnet mask's & default gateways etc

Cheers
 
Browsing depends on the creation of a Master Browser list. The creation of this list requires that the PCs be in the same network subnet, as it depends on Broadcast to the subnet broadcast address.

Your second IP is either in a different subnet because the network portion of the address is different; e.g. 10.0.x.x while the first is 192.168.x.x; or because of the subnet mask used.

You would have to use an LMHOSTS file, or have an active WINS server to resolve honstnames if you intend to use different subnets.
 
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