Create a share on the machine, at that point it should begin a NETBIOS broadcast, I have seen older O/S's not be visible in network browsers until a printer or folder was shared.


Jim

try enabling NetBIOS over tcp, from the tcp properties, advanced, wins tab

I am with acsservice.  What OS are you running?  I have seen where you can simple enable file and printer sharing to begin the NETBIOS broadcast and be picked up by the network.

If there's no share, there's no show ;-)

win2k and above use dns for name resolution, 9x, nt 4.0 use wins or lmhosts,  

no share, no show?  cant vouch for that. What OS are are you running?

>>no share, no show?  cant vouch for that
I can

Hi jsun9
You can also check::
-Check to see if that machine is recently been updated.
-Microsoft firewall is enabled, try to disable the firewall from both machine for a while from the network connection and you will see that machine from other clients.  How did that go?.   You can re enable once you see that machine.
Hope that helped?

jsun9
-I assume its windows xp?

It's windows XP. It does not have a firewall and XP by default has an administrative share. This machine is a new install so there isn't any updates on it that would do this. It is running SP2.

>>It does not have a firewall
sure does, built in, and enabled by default in SP2

start -->programs -->accessories -->system tools -->security center

sorry.. i should've been more clear. it was/is disabled.

try this tool
browcon
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;818092

I completed successfully, but the machine still does not show up.

what did it report?
is the server service started on this mahcine
go to a prompt and type
net share
post the results here
also from the prompt type
net view
post here

net view shows the exactly the same thing as 'Microsoft Windows Network' does and this is what netshare has:

Share name         Resource      Remark

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ADMIN$            C:\WINDOWS      Remote Admin
C$            C:\            Default share
IPC$                        Remote IPC
The command completed successfully.

Enable NetBios over TCP/IP in WIndows XP

Step 1: Turn On NetBIOS over TCP/IP

Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Network and Internet Connections.

Click Network Connections.

Right-click Local Area Connection, and then click Properties.

Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click Properties.

Click the General tab, and then click Advanced.

Click the WINS tab.

Under NetBIOS setting, click Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP, and then click OK two times.

Click Close to close the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box.

Close the Network Connections window.

Step 2: Start the Computer Browser Service

Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Manage.

In the console tree, expand Services and Applications.

Click Services.

In the right details pane, verify that the Computer Browser service is started, right-click Computer Browser, and then click Start.

Close the Computer Management window.

also from the prompt type
ipconfig /all >c:\ip.txt
copy ip.txt to a floppy, open it on the machine you are using now to post to us
and post the contents of it here please

By the way the Browcon program returns: "Processing has been completed" then lists the DC as the master browser.

The Computer Browser Service is enabled by default and since it's a staic IP, NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled by automatically.

I'm wondering if simply rejoining the domain will solve this problem. I should probably unjoin it, delete all references to it and join it again.

p.s. what's a floppy? ;)

what's a floppy = floppy disk

I'm wondering if simply rejoining the domain will solve this problem. I should probably unjoin it, delete all references to it and join it again.
give it a try (have seen it work before)

rejoining it didn't help.

Well. you won't believe what the problem was...

"Computer Name Missing in the Browsing List When Server Comment More Than 48 Characters"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/231312/EN-US/

The server comment was like 54.

Thanks for your help stevenlewis, I appreciate it.

Glad it's working!
since you solved this youself, go here and ask for a PAQ/refund
include a link to this question in the body of that one
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Community_Support/

OK, by me :-)