Windows 2000 Quick Fixes

A network computer doesn’t show up in My Network Places

My Network Places by default shows recently accessed computers on the network. You can open Computer Near Me to show the computers that belong in the same workgroup or domain as your own. Open the Entire Network object when you want to browse for computers in other workgroups or domains.

In some cases you won’t find the computer for which you’re searching. If you’ve browsed your own workgroup and the Entire Network object and still can’t find it, there are a couple of additional things to try to locate the computer.

Use Search for Computers

If you’re certain of the remote computer’s name, or at least a portion of the name (such as the first few letters), use Windows 2000’s search capability to locate the remote computer:

1. Right-click My Network Places and choose Search for Computers.

2. In the Computer Name text box of the Search for Computers window, type the name of the missing computer or use wildcards when you’re not sure of the name. (For example, type RA* to find all computers whose names start with RA—RAY, RAZZLE, etc.)

3. Click Search Now. Windows 2000 searches the network and displays icons in the right pane for any computers whose names match the specified criteria.

Check protocol settings

If you still can’t find the computer you want on the network, it could be that your computer and the missing computer don’t have the same network protocols. Open the properties for your network interface and check the protocols in use to ...