Microsoft KB Archive/266081

= Network Browsing May Not Work Properly Over 1394 NDIS Network =

Article ID: 266081

Article Last Modified on 1/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

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SYMPTOMS
Client computers using Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1394 network cabling (FireWire) may not be able to use My Network Places to view other computers. When you click Entire Network in My Network Places, you may receive the following error message:

Unable to browse the network.

Windows is unable to gain access to the network. This may be for a number of reasons.



RESOLUTION
You can connect to shared network resources using Internet Protocol (IP) over 1394 network cabling by following these steps:  Click Start, and then click Run. In Open, type:

\\Computername



Where  is the name of the computer to which you want to connect.

In Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me), the computer name can be found by performing the following steps:


 * 1) Right-click My Network Places.
 * 2) Left-click Properties, Identification.
 * 3) Once you have the computer name, close the Network window.

For example, if the computer you want to connect to is called HomePc, follow these steps:

 Click Start, and then click Run. Type:

\\HomePC

 Either click OK or press ENTER to see the network shares available.</li></ol>

If you know the computer name and network share, you can use the Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path to connect directly to a network share using the following syntax:

\\Computername\Sharename

Alternatively, the NET USE command in an MS-DOS window is still available using the following syntax:

NET USE : \\ \sharename

For example, type:

NET USE X: \\HomePC\Share

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MORE INFORMATION
This issue involves network browsing and does not prevent connecting to other computers provided you know the name of the computer to which you are connecting. After a short duration (15 minutes or less) it may be possible to get a list of computers by following these steps:

 Click Start.</li> Click Search.</li> Click For Files or Folders.</li> In Search For Files or Folders, type:

Computers

</li> Click Search Now.</li></ol>

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