Duplicate Name on the Network

Post by **Joose** » June 6th, 2006, 14:23

My parents house (where im temporarily living) is having some wierd network issue.

If you boot up whilst another computer is on, you get a message complaining "Duplicate name found on network" or words to that effect. Now, this was apparently happening before i got here, so im ruling out my and the girlfriends machines, leaving the brother in laws and my dads. However, as far as I can tell, they have different names. Anyone know whats going on?

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » June 6th, 2006, 14:30

rename one of them, then rename it back.

mrbobbins · Post by **mrbobbins** » June 6th, 2006, 14:34

Rename them all with the same name, that should learn it to winge about proper problems.

In other news.. Have you checked the Name and Workgroup of all the computers? (I assume you have)

Woo Elephant Yeah · Post by **Woo Elephant Yeah** » June 6th, 2006, 14:40

Other than the obvious renaming of each machine or changing into a different workgroup name and back again, were any of the machines ghosted/imaged?

If the machines have duplicate SID's then this can sometimes cause weird problems like this, but I would try out the obvious things first such as renaming the machines and workgroup, then changing them back one by one.

Post by **FatherJack** » June 6th, 2006, 16:54

Or check for network loops

Post by **Dog Pants** » June 6th, 2006, 17:38

Get a DHCP server :D

*not very helpful mode*

(Incidentally, I only manage to network my desktop and laptop about one in five tries. That's how good at networking I am)

Post by **Joose** » June 6th, 2006, 23:14

OK, I blame my dads demonically possesed machine. As soon as I posted about it, the problem disapeared. I swear it does this on purpose.

Other wierd bugs it has had include the mouse pointer disapearing for no apparent reason (it was still there, you just couldnt see it). This happened once, and we could never get it to happen again.

Also, it has a power problem, in that it turns itself off every now and then. And sometimes, it turns itself on without warning. Ive checked that nothing is shorting out, but it still happens. It has been happening for ages, and this is the really wierd part: The machine has been upgraded so much over time that none of the original hardware/software is still there, but the problem remains. Even the *case* has been changed.

Im close to sacraficing chickens over the thing.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » June 6th, 2006, 23:17

Joose wrote:Stuff.

roffle, i love machines like that

Woo Elephant Yeah · Post by **Woo Elephant Yeah** » June 7th, 2006, 7:11

Well it was the date 6/6/6 after all, and seeing as it's posessed, that may be why it happened.

pixie pie · Post by **pixie pie** » June 7th, 2006, 18:54

Joose wrote:Also, it has a power problem, in that it turns itself off every now and then. And sometimes, it turns itself on without warning. Ive checked that nothing is shorting out, but it still happens. It has been happening for ages, and this is the really wierd part: The machine has been upgraded so much over time that none of the original hardware/software is still there, but the problem remains. Even the *case* has been changed.

Im close to sacraficing chickens over the thing.

I imagine you have changed it too, if none of the original parts are there.. but dodgy power supply?

Worth a try putting a power supply you know works in there and see if it sorts it, because random turning off can't be very fun, I mean you'd lose a load of unsaved data etc.. Worth a try anyway.

Post by **Joose** » June 7th, 2006, 21:56

pixie pie wrote: I imagine you have changed it too, if none of the original parts are there.. but dodgy power supply?

Worth a try putting a power supply you know works in there and see if it sorts it, because random turning off can't be very fun, I mean you'd lose a load of unsaved data etc.. Worth a try anyway.

nope, power supply has been changed twice. Once for my old one.

To be honest, its not turning off too often, unless its just turned itself on.
which is more mildly scary than actually a problem.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » June 7th, 2006, 21:58

Wake on Lan?

wyrd · Post by **wyrd** » June 7th, 2006, 22:02

same cables / wall socket?

pixie pie · Post by **pixie pie** » June 7th, 2006, 22:42

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:Wake on Lan?

Possibly This

wyrd wrote:same cables / wall socket?

More likely this

Post by **Joose** » June 7th, 2006, 22:45

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:Wake on Lan?

nope. Besides, this was hapening before it even *had* Lan.

wyrd wrote:same cables / wall socket?

and nope. Its been moved around the house quite a bit.

pixie pie · Post by **pixie pie** » June 7th, 2006, 22:56

Joose wrote:
wyrd wrote:same cables / wall socket?
and nope. Its been moved around the house quite a bit.

Used different power cables also?

Post by **tandino** » June 8th, 2006, 12:00

Could be a ghost. Anyone died in your house?

Woo Elephant Yeah · Post by **Woo Elephant Yeah** » June 8th, 2006, 12:24

Cover it in salt, and burn it into dust.

You'll only regret it later on when you wake up one day to find your entire family have been slaughtered by it!

Post by **Joose** » June 8th, 2006, 17:38

tandino wrote:Could be a ghost. Anyone died in your house?

Probably, its a fucking old house.

Would also explain the inexplicable creaky noises and the occasionally self-opening wardrobe.

Post by **Dog Pants** » June 8th, 2006, 17:47

Woo Elephant Yeah wrote:Cover it in salt, and burn it into dust.

You'll only regret it later on when you wake up one day to find your entire family have been slaughtered by it!

Salt? That's a zombie thing isn't it? A zombie PC would be lovely. Actually, having just had to look into actual zombie computers it probably wouldn't.