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Network Places
Name: SandyR Date: December 10, 2006 at 10:12:54 Pacific OS: Windows XP SP2 CPU/Ram: Athlon 64 3000+ 512Mb RA Product: Mesh
Comment:
After having re-installed windows on the 'host' computer of the 3 PC's in my home network, I notice in the folder 'My Network Places' that under the 'Network location' column the other PC's are listed as 'The Internet'. However on the others, (and also on the host one before the reinstallation,) the location is listed as 'Local Network'. They were all set up in the same way using the Network Setup Wizard.
My concern is that the host PC may be accessing the others via the internet. Has anyone noticed this on their home networks and how do I get the location to be recognised as 'Local Network'?
Name: crea7or Date: December 11, 2006 at 07:23:30 Pacific
Reply:
Put all computers to the same workgroup
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Response Number 2
Name: SandyR Date: December 11, 2006 at 12:33:53 Pacific
Reply:
They were all given the same workgroup name when the network setup wizard was run. I've also double checked in System Properties on each PC that they are all in the same workgroup.
Any more suggestions?
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Response Number 3
Name: wanderer Date: December 11, 2006 at 13:03:00 Pacific
Reply:
The pcs are not/can't access each other via the internet. Your local subnet doesn't go pass the router.
Give a person a fish, they eat for a day. Suggest they internet search and they learn a skill for a lifetime.
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Response Number 4
Name: mcnet_user_65 Date: December 11, 2006 at 19:11:25 Pacific
Reply:
I've recently noticed the same thing with my two Windows XP Pro machines. They see each other's shared folders as "the internet" instead of "local network". The network printer and the router still show up as "local network". Strange. I noticed my iTunes shared library for my local area network stopped working around the same time. Perhaps a recent Windows XP update? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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Response Number 5
Name: challerain Date: December 27, 2006 at 12:54:04 Pacific
Reply:
I just realized that mine is saying the same thing and was wondering if anyone had come up with anything on this.
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Response Number 6
Name: oahiyeel Date: January 3, 2007 at 23:01:34 Pacific
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