Windows XP computer loses sight of other computers on network?

I have a XP Professional computer on a home network with three XP Home Ed. computers. I am using a Linksys router. I am losing access to the shared folders on the network on my XP pro computer. This loss occurs intermittently, working some days and stopping on others with no system changes on my part. The other computers on the network can still see and access each other (including the problem PC). There is never any loss of internet access. I am the only one who uses the computer.

Windows XP computer loses sight of other computers on network?internet

When this occurs, check the event log on the pro machine and see if anything is failing. Also, when this happens, are you able to access the shares from the same machine? Also, check yuor services are not going up and down, especially NetLogon service, it should be set to "Automatic". If it is on manual, it will only be up when needed. So if the machine sits for a while, it will shut off, and when you try to access a share to the machine from another machine, it may not start up immediately. Make sure it is running all the time. Also make sure your Pro machine is not falling alseep.

Windows XP computer loses sight of other computers on network?network

do a DOS command ipconfig on all the machines to find out the ip address and then go to the trouble system and use the command line

ping 192.168.1.100 ect... what ever ip addesses you have if they can see each other then you might try disassociate the computer from the work group then rejoin it to that same work group.