Problem with a Workgroup.

Hi, Great Forum!

I have been having this problem getting workgroups to work on certain Win XP Pro computers.

We use a Workgroup at our home office, and when I go through the proceedure to add a computer to a workgroup it works on some computers, but some it does not. The procedure:

In System Properties screen/Computer Name I make a nice logical computer name, and select the Workgroup radio button. I put in the name of the Workgroup.

Then I run the "Set up a home or small office netowrk" wizard with the settings for using a residential Gateway. I run this so I can turn on file and print sharing. Then I reboot.

On some machines this works and the workgroup is found in Network Places and other computers on the workgroup show up as well.

On the machines that don't work, the workgroup does not show up at all even when looking at the Entire Microsoft Windows Network. So they cannot see the workgroup and their own machine does not show up.

However, other computers on the workgroup can see this computer in the workgroup.

I know ther must be some simple thing I am missing, but I havent' found it.

Ideas? :?

i had the same problem with my network, one computer was able to see the other computer shares but not the other way around, it ended up being my firewall on that one particular computer, after adjusting it to allow traffic from that other computer it worked just fine.