XP Home peer to peer network

[12122053]

Hello I created a 15 node peer to peer network. All machines running Windows XP Home and all part of the same workgroup (IMD)All clients were able to see each other in Network Places with their repective folders shared. Now 3 of the clients can't browse the network anymore getting error "IMD is not accessible, make sure you have approriate rights". If i use the run command and type \\computer1 i can perfectly reach the computer, but can't in network places. This all started when i added 4 new pc's to the workgroup. Any suggestions, thanks.

 

[gpalmer711]

Take a look at

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/addxp.htm

and see if it jogs your memory on something you may have forgotten.

XP Home allows you only 5 simultaneous connections to a specific resource

http://www.wown.info/j_helmig/wxpservr.htm#limit

Greg Palmer

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Any feed back is appreciated.

 

[SESaskDFC]

Howdy:

A few to many systems on the same workgroup..

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314882

For Windows XP Professional, the maximum number of other computers that are permitted to simultaneously connect over the network is ten. This limit includes all transports and resource sharing protocols combined. For Windows XP Home Edition, the maximum number of other computers that are permitted to simultaneously connect over the network is five.

Murray

 

[12122053]

Exactly of all 15 pc's only one really goes into all other pc's resources, so i don't think the above error replies to my situation. Any other clues, thanks.

 

[SESaskDFC]

But, the system is networked right with files on each system being shared, correct?? Therefore, every computer that is on has access to recources on every other system that is on at that time as well !!

Murray

 

[bcastner]

SESaskDFC,

He could have thousands of XP Home Workgroup clients on a network. The only limitation is that no one computer can host more than five simultaneous connections to its shared resources.

My guess is that he should check carefully the Workgroup Name in System Properties, be consistent in whether Simple File Sharing is enabled or not, check that Netbios over TCP/IP is enabled in TCP/IP Properties (Advanced, Wins tab); and be certain all Computer Names are unique.