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Conference noted::windows95

Title:Microsoft Windows 95 ("Chicago")
Notice:Please read topics 1 to 22 before writing anything
Moderator:EEMELI::BACKSTROM
Created:Mon Nov 14 1994
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2958
Total number of notes:19968

2833.0. "Can browse through only one of two adapters" by SANITY::LEMONS (And we thank you for your support.) Thu Mar 06 1997 17:51

    Hi
    
    I've read most/all of the approriate browsing notes, but didn't see my
    questions answered.
    
    At this moment, I'm working from home.  The system I'm typing this on
    (running Windows95) has two active network connections:
    o a dial-up link to work, over which I run TCP/IP;
    o an Ethernet link to one other PC here at home, both running NetBEUI.
    
    Both systems have the same value for Workgroup, which happens to be the
    name of a valid domain at work.
    When I open Network Neighborhood, I can browse resources on my local
    NetBEUI LAN only, and not over the dial-up link.  I used to be able to
    browse over the dial-up link, using WINS to locate the browsable
    resources.
    
    Any thoughts about why I can see just my local world?
    
    Thanks!
    tl
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2833.1COOKIE::FROEHLINLet's RAID the Internet!Thu Mar 06 1997 18:426
    The workgroup or domain you are assigned to has no active browser
    set up. Sometimes it takes many minutes before your dial-up system
    has a connection to a browser on the other end. Ask your local system
    manager(s) how the browsers are set up. They are not there by default.
    
    Guenther
2833.2Network is fine but asks questions during boot?BAGUA::BRENCHThu Mar 06 1997 18:5914
    
    A question along similar lines.  I too have an ethernet network at home
    between three PCs.  All works well and I can access my files here at
    work as well as those on the other machines.  However, since I set up
    the dial in networking Win95 wants to confirm my password and tells me
    that there is no network available requiring two or three "ENTER"s to
    complete the boot process.
    
    	Hopefully I can get around this but so far I have not been able to
    find the right place in the control panel to do so.  Any suggestions?
    
    		thanks,
    			Colin..
2833.3COOKIE::FROEHLINLet's RAID the Internet!Thu Mar 06 1997 19:408
    Two things come to my mind (I'm not on a Windows 95 system right now):
    
    	- somewhere under Control Panel->Network->... you can switch off
    	  a network login, use Windows login instead
    
    	- same area, switch off automatic re-connection to shares
    
    Guenther
2833.4SANITY::LEMONSAnd we thank you for your support.Fri Mar 07 1997 16:4411
    Hi Guenther
    
    I didn't state my problem well in .0; let me try again.
    
    At home, I have two PCs connected via Ethernet and NetBEUI.  One of
    these two PCs is alos connected to work, via Dial-Up Networking and
    TCP/IP.  In Network Neighborhood, I want to browse both worlds:  home
    and at work.  Can this be done?  Is it just supposed to work?
    
    Thanks
    tl
2833.5COOKIE::FROEHLINLet's RAID the Internet!Fri Mar 07 1997 17:2020
.4> I didn't state my problem well in .0; let me try again.
    
    I thought you stated it well. Keep in mind that in order to browse on a
    Microloft Network certain nodes need to be setup as browsers. Once you 
    connect to the office system with your home PC (I think) information
    is exchanged between both nodes about the next browser(s). Bring up the
    Network Neigborhood and do a couple of View->Refresh. I've seen that it
    takes up to 10 minutes before my home system starts to receive browsing
    information. 
    
    Once I had my Workgroup set up to a Workgroup (or LAN segment actually) 
    which had no browser defined. Hence I could'nt browse at all. Now, that 
    I have defined a Workgroup with a browser I can browse the Digital
    world but still cannot browse this specific Workgroup. I was told that
    it has a LANMaster browser set up. My office node ON that
    segment can browse but not as far as I can from my home system. From
    what I've learned from a NT Server class is that you have to set up a
    network of browsers in a more complex network.
    
    Guenther