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Single Protocol

Windows networking is unreliable when more than one protocol is used for File and Printer Sharing, especially when a computer running Windows XP is involved. An extra protocol on just one computer can disrupt the entire network, causing problems such as:

• Computers and their shared resources don’t appear in My Network Places or Network Neighborhood.

• After you click My Network Places, it takes several minutes for it to open and show the available network resources.

• Clicking a computer or a shared disk or folder gets an error message saying that the network resource can’t be found.

Examine every computer’s network settings, and remove all network protocols that you don’t need for a specific purpose. If you need multiple protocols, such as TCP/IP for Internet Connection Sharing and NWLink IPX/SPX for networked games, select one of them for File and Printer Sharing, and un-bind File and Printer Sharing and Client for Microsoft Networks from the other protocol on all computers.

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