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It seemed to have been a problem with dns name resolution between the old
machine that we replaced (that had the same name as the new machine now).
Anyways after deleting forward and reverse lookup data for the computer
name, I then did a ipconfig /registerdns and a ipconfig /renew and it is
working now.
Ray
"Sooner Al [MVP]" <SoonerAl@somewhere.net.invalid> wrote in message
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> Do you have NetBIOS enabled over TCP/IP on the PC?
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>
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/troubleshoot/netbt.htm
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> Have you enabled the XP SP2 firewall recently? If so, do you have File &
> Print Sharing enabled in the firewall Exceptions tab?
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> "Ray Joslyn" <ray@work> wrote in message
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>> It won't work through the local LAN or over the internet. It does work
>> over the LAN if you put in the IP. This is remote desktop sorry.
>>
>> Ray
>>
>> "Sooner Al [MVP]" <SoonerAl@somewhere.net.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:OotDlBjLFHA.3844@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>> Is this on your local LAN? Can you call the PC by its IP? Your talking
>>> about using Remote Desktop, correct?
>>>
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>>> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
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>>> "Ray Joslyn" <ray@work> wrote in message
>>> news:%23iNNjoiLFHA.688@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>>> After re-naming a computer that previously worked with remote access,
>>>> now I get a cannot find computer using the new name. Whats happened?
>>>>
>>>> Ray
>>>>
>>>
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