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**Force Flow** · 11-04-2003, 06:14 PM

Are you sure that's the right command? I keep getting a "command not recognized" error.

The names of the machines are not recognized, but if I manually type in their IP addresses, I can access them.

ie - if I type in "\\bob" (bob being the machine name) it will not find that computer on the LAN when I have the router connected. I have to manually type in the machine's IP (ie - "\\513.100.x.x"), which is a big pain in the rear.

If I try to search by workgroup it finds nothing, but as soon as I take out the router, all the computers in the workgroup can be seen.

So, while I'm behind the router, I am trying to access computers outside the router on the LAN. Is the problem that when I type in a computer's name it searches the network created by the router, and not the network above it?

Code:

      [main router]
              |
              |
        [switches]
               |
              / \
            /     \
       [bob]   [router]
                     |
                     |
          [Force's computer]

11-04-2003, 06:14 PM	#10
Force Flow Barefoot on the Moon! Staff Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Northeastern USA Posts: 13,379	Are you sure that's the right command? I keep getting a "command not recognized" error. The names of the machines are not recognized, but if I manually type in their IP addresses, I can access them. ie - if I type in "\\bob" (bob being the machine name) it will not find that computer on the LAN when I have the router connected. I have to manually type in the machine's IP (ie - "\\513.100.x.x"), which is a big pain in the rear. If I try to search by workgroup it finds nothing, but as soon as I take out the router, all the computers in the workgroup can be seen. So, while I'm behind the router, I am trying to access computers outside the router on the LAN. Is the problem that when I type in a computer's name it searches the network created by the router, and not the network above it? Code: [main router] \| \| [switches] \| / \ / \ [bob] [router] \| \| [Force's computer] __________________ There are two secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day, and you have to have a dream.