Hello, I have set up a lab network to share files. There are 2 xp machines, 2 mac machines, and 1 windows 7 machines. All computers are connected together and have the ability to share files. The problem comes when the computer with windows 7 reboots, it looses the ability to see the other computers on the network on Computer. The devices are still accessible via putting in \\devicename in the bar. I have network discovery turned on, file and printer sharing turned on, access to the files turned on, no password is needed to access. The netbios over TCP/IP is enabeled. The ipconfig /all is... Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Amelia-PC Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82567LM-3 Gigabit Network Connec tion Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-26-B9-81-27-C1 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::400d:db2f:c445:4df%11(Preferred) IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.1.2(Preferred) Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, April 21, 2010 10:30:12 AM Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, April 21, 2010 2:30:12 PM Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.1.1 DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.1.1 DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 234890937 DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-13-0F-50-A1-00-26-B9-81-27-C1 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.1.1 NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled Tunnel adapter isatap.{74412AEC-6F76-43BB-ACEC-ED734B29A226}: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 11: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4137:9e76:1c2d:6715:7c19:5937(Pref erred) Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::1c2d:6715:7c19:5937%13(Preferred) Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : :: NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled I have been able to create desktop shortcuts to the network devices, but would like a more permanent solution to this problem.

Hmm, rebooted and everything seems to be working. I shake my head and think maybe enabiling TCP/IP made it worked, but who knows... Computers, they can be finiky sometimes.

Hi, This issue may be a temporary issue or it can occur by incompatible third party programs. If it is a temporary issue, it usually can be resolved by rebooting the system. In future, if the issue is not resolved or reoccurs, please temporarily turn off firewall and perform a Clean Boot to check the result. Thanks, Novak