https://business.forums.bt.com/t5/Archive/windows-pc-with-static-ip-cannot-see-xp-machines-on-the-network/m-p/30941#M4623 <P>Have a bt business hub BT 2700hgv&nbsp; I have set up certain machines in my network with static ips given to me by bt &nbsp;through the router.&nbsp; My problem is with a machine running windows 7.&nbsp; When it has the static ip address and I look at what machines it can see on the network all the pcs running win xp disappear.&nbsp; It can see itself and the server running windows server 2008.&nbsp; As soon as I remove the static ip address miraculously all machines on the network map suddenly appear.&nbsp; I know I must be missing an obvious setting somewher but any idea where to start looking?&nbsp; On some level there is a connection because even&nbsp;with the &nbsp;static ip i can still open a mapped network drive that I had previously set up when the pc&nbsp;was set not to have a static ip address.&nbsp;</P> Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:01:43 GMT redalphababe 2011-10-10T10:01:43Z https://business.forums.bt.com/t5/Archive/windows-pc-with-static-ip-cannot-see-xp-machines-on-the-network/m-p/30941#M4623 <P>Have a bt business hub BT 2700hgv&nbsp; I have set up certain machines in my network with static ips given to me by bt &nbsp;through the router.&nbsp; My problem is with a machine running windows 7.&nbsp; When it has the static ip address and I look at what machines it can see on the network all the pcs running win xp disappear.&nbsp; It can see itself and the server running windows server 2008.&nbsp; As soon as I remove the static ip address miraculously all machines on the network map suddenly appear.&nbsp; I know I must be missing an obvious setting somewher but any idea where to start looking?&nbsp; On some level there is a connection because even&nbsp;with the &nbsp;static ip i can still open a mapped network drive that I had previously set up when the pc&nbsp;was set not to have a static ip address.&nbsp;</P> Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:01:43 GMT https://business.forums.bt.com/t5/Archive/windows-pc-with-static-ip-cannot-see-xp-machines-on-the-network/m-p/30941#M4623 redalphababe 2011-10-10T10:01:43Z