I have always encountered this problem,not being able to 'see' the other computer if I just connect the LAN cable without restarting.But until I restart the both computers, they would be able to 'see' each other.I hate to restart as it takes a long time and I have a slow system.Please advice on how not to restart it.

make sure you have the NetBIOS protocol installed on both computers. make sure your router is running ok too.

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Originally posted by: confusered
not being able to 'see' the other computer if I just connect the LAN cable without restarting. [. . .] it takes a long time and I have a slow system.

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XP (H and P, alike) ordinarily takes in stride whether LAN cables are unplugged or replugged and whether machines are down or up, for short or long terms, reestablishing connections when its scanning detects broken or restored connections. You leave us to guess that you're not using XP + SP 2, and that maybe you're using 98SE or even 3.11 (or even something other than Windows), so please tell us your os.

TCP (at least with XP) should suffice. NetBIOS opens vulnerabilities (use firewall and router settings for protection).

I think to restart your computer is the best method and necessary for solving your problems in computer.