Cannot find network

[kizzeith]

Hi everyone

I recently reinstalled windows XP (not format though) and now I cannot see my roommate's computer on the network. We are both plugged into a switch, both are on the same workgroup, both have firewalls disabled, and also both have file sharing ENABLED.

Any suggestions???

 

[Inaris]

can he see you?

 

[kizzeith]

no

 

[mikesgroovin]

ok, well, what are your ip address ranges? you both are on a simple switch right? make sure that both of your ip addresses are in the same range. btw....the "workgroup" thing is a myth. should be able to see each other in a p-2-p network no matter what workgroup.....just boils down to node name and/or ip in the end.

 

[mikesgroovin]

to locate your ip addresses, click start > run > type 'cmd' and hit enter. type 'ipconfig'

what shows up?

 

[kizzeith]

both of our ip addresses are set to auto configure. The reason for that is we connect to our cable modem through the switch. It was working before i reinstalled windows, and I am positive we have always been auto assigned.

 

[Inaris]

have you contacted the ISP to see if they changed their configuration?
I've only heard of this once before, where the ISP allows a switch in place of a router and feeds out more than 1 IP, but who know. Your sure it's not a router?
What are your IPs? On both machine. You should get one even in autoconfigure, so if you display what they are minus the last octet you'll be ok. i.e 192.168.2.x