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jgreetham

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I have a problem with my D-Link router - in order to address any of the PCs (all Windows) on my LAN I have to use the IP address. Specifically I have this problem using Remote Desktop or when sync-ing my Palm TX to my PC. I can't get there using the node name. Except if I map a network drive in Explorer I can find the share using the node name. Any ideas about settings I could look at to remedy this?

Thanks,
Jim
 
jgreetham said:
I have a problem with my D-Link router - in order to address any of the PCs (all Windows) on my LAN I have to use the IP address. Specifically I have this problem using Remote Desktop or when sync-ing my Palm TX to my PC. I can't get there using the node name. Except if I map a network drive in Explorer I can find the share using the node name. Any ideas about settings I could look at to remedy this?

Thanks,
Jim
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Check to be sure "DHCP" is turned on in the router's settings.
 
DHCP Server is enabled. I don't have any DHCP Reservations specified and ... Oops ... Could the node names be case sensitive?
 
jgreetham said:
DHCP Server is enabled. I don't have any DHCP Reservations specified and ... Oops ... Could the node names be case sensitive?
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I don't specify DHCP reservations, I usually set it for automatic and let the router handle the assignments. I'm not sure if the node names are case sensitive.
 
jgreetham said:
I have a problem with my D-Link router - in order to address any of the PCs (all Windows) on my LAN I have to use the IP address. Specifically I have this problem using Remote Desktop or when sync-ing my Palm TX to my PC. I can't get there using the node name. Except if I map a network drive in Explorer I can find the share using the node name. Any ideas about settings I could look at to remedy this?

Thanks,
Jim
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The symptom that you are describing isn't necessarily a router issue. Windows frequently accesses other devices on the LAN using NETBIOS name resolution. In other words, NETBIOS over TCP.

PChucks Network: Address Resolution on the LAN

Most small LAN's don't have their own authoritative DNS servers so NETBIOS name resolution becomes a pretty useful alternative.
 
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