Win XP error: "The network is not present or has not started"

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Win XP error: "The network is not present or has not started"
I have a small home network. One of the computers is running XP and is connected to the LAN and the internet via a LinkSys router connected to a cable modem. There is no problem with internet access. However the LAN does not seem to be available. The XP computer cannot see itself or even browse the network. Clicking on "Microsoft Windows Network" yields the following message, :Unable to browse the network. The network is not present or has not started."

All the computers belong to the same workgroup and have a unique IP address and computer name. TCP/IP is the only protocol installed (it USED to work this way) since Netbuei is not supported by XP.

Client for Microsoft Networks,
File and Printer Sharing for MS networks,
QoS Packet Scheduler, and
TCP/IP are installed.

Here's how TCP/IP is configured:
Use IP address 192.168.1.2
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1
Preferred & Alternate DNS set to specific IP addr given by ISP
Automatic Metric
Append primary and connection specific DNS suffixes
Append parent suffixes of the primary DNS suffix
Enable LMHOSTS lookup
Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP
TCP/IP filtering - everything permitted

What should I change or check?

Many many thanks.

[zione1]

Here is a link that should solve your problems with networking XP and it shows you how to install NETBEUI: http://namelessdslr.homestead.com/NetworkXP.html


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