>Client for Microsoft Networks is installed. But, there is no bounding option under this option to the NIC? And the file sharing is enabled under the File and Printer Sharing Serivce.
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Check the protocol stacks; each protocol has a Binding tab on its property sheet, and this should tell you both the clients and services it is bound to. You can examine the Bindings tab of a NIC to determine the protocol stacks its bound to.