I have spent better part of last two days researching problem and following
all instructions/info. provided on PChuck blog.

I have three computers - all run XP SP2

- Computer A wired to router and running NSW/NPF 2006
- Computer B destop wireless and running NSW/NPF 2006
- Computer C laptop wireless and running NSW 2003 - no firewall.

All have Windows Firewall disabled.

- Have verified all three have properly configured stacked protocols
- NPF has been configuedd for proper access on A & B
- All necessary services are enabled on A, B & C
- Have used Registry Editor to confirm all necessary keys as per PChuck
instructions.

- Have disabled Computer Browser on B & C and only have it enabled on A. I
believe this makes A, the wired desktop, which is basically running 24/7, as
the Master on the Domain.

None of the computers sees each in Explore Workgroup Computers.

A can access the shared drives of B & C. A can access the shared printers
of B. There are no printers hardwired to C

B can access the shared drives of C. B cannot access the shared drives or
printers of A

C can access the shared drives and printers of B. C cannot access the shared
drives or printers of A.

Running IPCONFIG on all three checks out OK

Running Browstat on all three responds for all three as follows:

"Browsing is NOT active on domain.
"Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus"

Anythoughts are appreciated.

Pete Coppola

On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 14:15:27 -0800, Pete Coppola
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I have spent better part of last two days researching problem and following
>all instructions/info. provided on PChuck blog.
>
>I have three computers - all run XP SP2
>
>- Computer A wired to router and running NSW/NPF 2006
>- Computer B destop wireless and running NSW/NPF 2006
>- Computer C laptop wireless and running NSW 2003 - no firewall.
>
>All have Windows Firewall disabled.
>
>- Have verified all three have properly configured stacked protocols
>- NPF has been configuedd for proper access on A & B
>- All necessary services are enabled on A, B & C
>- Have used Registry Editor to confirm all necessary keys as per PChuck
>instructions.
>
>- Have disabled Computer Browser on B & C and only have it enabled on A. I
>believe this makes A, the wired desktop, which is basically running 24/7, as
>the Master on the Domain.
>
>None of the computers sees each in Explore Workgroup Computers.
>
>A can access the shared drives of B & C. A can access the shared printers
>of B. There are no printers hardwired to C
>
>B can access the shared drives of C. B cannot access the shared drives or
>printers of A
>
>C can access the shared drives and printers of B. C cannot access the shared
>drives or printers of A.
>
>Running IPCONFIG on all three checks out OK
>
>Running Browstat on all three responds for all three as follows:
>
>"Browsing is NOT active on domain.
>"Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus"
>
>Anythoughts are appreciated.
>
>Pete Coppola

Pete,

Please bear with me here. You imply that the Browser service is Started and
Automatic on Computer A, yet "browstat status" run on Computer A returns
"Browsing is NOT active on domain...."?

When we've seen that in the past, it's been either a personal firewall, an LSP /
Winsock corruption, or a lack of NBT ENABLED.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/your-personal-firewall-can-either-help.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...ther-help.html
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/problems-with-lsp-winsock-layer-in.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...-layer-in.html
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#Components>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...tml#Components

I don't remember what we've been thru to date, so please forgive me if I repeat
myself, as above.

--
Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
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actual address pchuck mvps org.