Can't see peers but IP working fine ?

[Jimmy]

Configuration: 10 system peer-to-peer win2k pro network. All systems
have TCP/IP installed, MS Client, File & Printer sharing. All
systems are in a workgroup with the name WORKGROUP. All have
fixed 10.* IP addresses and plug into the same hub.

The problem is that _one_ system cannot see the others in the Network
Neighborhood and the other systems cannot see it. However, IP works
fine and you can access the internet from any of them. You can also
ping to/from any system including the errant one. It just does not
show in network neighborhood. You can't connect to a (any) local
public share on another machine (can't find the machine). "Find
Computer" finds nothing but this one system.

I removed all the networking software on the system, re-installed,
manually set up every entry (gateway, IP, DNS) to properly match
the other systems. None of that helped.

Ideas ?

 

[BobC]

Configuration: 10 system peer-to-peer win2k pro network. All systems
have TCP/IP installed, MS Client, File & Printer sharing. All
systems are in a workgroup with the name WORKGROUP. All have
fixed 10.* IP addresses and plug into the same hub.

The problem is that _one_ system cannot see the others in the Network
Neighborhood and the other systems cannot see it. However, IP works
fine and you can access the internet from any of them. You can also
ping to/from any system including the errant one. It just does not
show in network neighborhood. You can't connect to a (any) local
public share on another machine (can't find the machine). "Find
Computer" finds nothing but this one system.

I removed all the networking software on the system, re-installed,
manually set up every entry (gateway, IP, DNS) to properly match
the other systems. None of that helped.

Ideas ?

Sounds like you've reached the max=10 concurrent connections limit in
Win2Kpro. Maybe time to upgrade to a server OS.

 

[Marina Roos]

Is Netbios over TCP/IP enabled on the advanced properties of TCP/IP, tab
WINS?

Marina

 

[Jimmy]

Sounds like you've reached the max=10 concurrent connections limit in
Win2Kpro. Maybe time to upgrade to a server OS.

They're not trying to connect... you can't even see the other
peers in Network Neighborhood.

 

[Jimmy]

Is Netbios over TCP/IP enabled on the advanced properties of TCP/IP, tab
WINS?

Marina

I don't know Marina... I will check on that tomorrow when I go there
and report back.

 

[BobC]

They're not trying to connect... you can't even see the other
peers in Network Neighborhood.

Remember that the limit is 10 sessions not physical network connections.

 

[Jimmy]

Remember that the limit is 10 sessions not physical network connections.

Is there some place in Win2kpro that i can view those sessions and
check against the limit. I have my doubts that that's it since a
reboot did not clear anything and these folks really run standalone
for most everything... but it's worth checking.

I would still think they'd be able to see the other peers in Network
Neighborhood though (?)

 

[Jimmy]

Is Netbios over TCP/IP enabled on the advanced properties of TCP/IP, tab
WINS?

Marina

OK, checked that. no go. Other ideas ?

 

[Marina Roos]

Hi Jimmy,

You know that 10 clients is really the maximum in a workgroup.
Doublecheck the TCP/IP settings. If necessary, remove all protocols
including File- and printersharing and Client for Microsoft Networks.
Reboot, and than add them again.
Post the ipconfig/all from the troubled machine and one from a working
machine.
How are you connecting to the internet?

Marina