[mrmistoffelees]

If it's ticked already then it should be enabled.

Kpanchevs idea is very valid too.

To edit your hosts file (Windows XP)

browse to c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc

In there you will see the hosts file

Open it with notepad

It looks like this

# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host

127.0.0.1 localhost


Add an entry for each machine as follows

192.168.x.x COMPUTERNAME


(Where x.x is the IP used by the machine and computername is it's NETBIOS name)

You need to put the same entries into each hostfile on every machine

On the machine you are editing the host file on you dont need to enter it's own host and IP

e.g if you editiing the hosts file on COMPUTER1 for example then you dont need a line for COMPUTER1 Just every other computer on the network (not the router)