Computer not accessible

[cmar]

I have a 3-computer Windows XP Pro LAN working through a router. The
internet access is fine. But when I try to access computer #1 from computer
#2, I get this error:
"Computer #1 is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this
network resourse. The network path was not found."

All my network settings, and File and Printer sharing, seem normal. The
registry entry "restrict anonymous" is correct. I use Simple File and
Printer Sharing and have the Guest account enabled with no passwords. The
Local Security Policy settings seem right.

Thanks, CMA

 

[Chuck]

I have a 3-computer Windows XP Pro LAN working through a router. The
internet access is fine. But when I try to access computer #1 from computer
#2, I get this error:
"Computer #1 is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this
network resourse. The network path was not found."

All my network settings, and File and Printer sharing, seem normal. The
registry entry "restrict anonymous" is correct. I use Simple File and
Printer Sharing and have the Guest account enabled with no passwords. The
Local Security Policy settings seem right.

Thanks, CMA

CMA,

The most common problem would be a misconfigured or overlooked personal
firewall, or other security component. There are several other possibilities
too. Read this article with an open mind.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html

Since you've checked simple stuff like restrictanonymous, why not provide
"browstat status" and "ipconfig /all" from each computer, so we can diagnose the
problem. Read this article, and linked articles, and follow instructions
precisely (download browstat!):
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp

 

[cmar]

Thanks, Chuck, your great post is greatly appreciated. I will gather the
necessary information and post it. Should I post it here or on a website?
Thanks, CMA

 

[Chuck]

Thanks, Chuck, your great post is greatly appreciated. I will gather the
necessary information and post it. Should I post it here or on a website?
Thanks, CMA

Posting the information here is better. It's safe, and convenient. And 3
computers should not generate too much text.

 

[cmar]

Thanks, Chuck, and to the other experts in the group. Here are the requested
network statistics.

CMA



I have 3-computer LAN, with computer names C1, C2, C3, all Win XP Pro (SP2)
connected through router. Internet access is fine. C1 is by far the most
important system. IP address of C1 = 192.168.0.115; IP address of C2 =
192.168.0.116; IP address of C3 = 192.168.0.118.

Here is the information from C1.

Pings: to C2 Request timed out.

to C3 Good ping.

Network Neighborhood\workgroup shows all three systems. C2 is not
accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource.
Logon failure: user has not been given the requested logon type at this
computer.

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : C1

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : ne.rr.com

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : ne.rr.com

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 M Network Connection

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-07-E9-BD-30-2C

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.115

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, April 09, 2006 8:16:29 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, April 09, 2006 11:16:29 PM

Browser Stat:

Status for domain WORKGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{0997A73B-9537-4C98-B756-EC7ABBFCFB9A}

Browsing is active on domain.

Master browser name is: C2

Could not connect to registry, error = 5 Unable to determine build of
browser master: 5

Unable to determine server information for browser master: 5

1 backup servers retrieved from master C2

\\C2

There are 3 servers in domain WORKGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{0997A73B-9537-4C98-B756-EC7ABBFCFB9A}

There are 1 domains in domain WORKGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{0997A73B-9537-4C98-B756-EC7ABBFCFB9A}



Here is information from C2.

Pings to: C3 Good ping.

C1. "Could not find host C1."

Network Neighborhood\workgroup shows all three systems. C1 is not
accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource.
Network path was not found.

C3: can access shared files.

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : C2i

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : ne.rr.com

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : ne.rr.com

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0C-F1-9A-EF-87

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.116

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, April 09, 2006 8:30:37 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, April 09, 2006 11:30:37 PM

Browser Stat:

Status for domain WORKGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{200841A5-96FC-4FFD-92D1-B71C2ECB7AF7}

Browsing is active on domain.

Master browser name is: C2

Master browser is running build 2600

1 backup servers retrieved from master C2

\\RIBLI

There are 3 servers in domain WORKGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{200841A5-96FC-4FFD-92D1-B71C2ECB7AF7}

There are 1 domains in domain WORKGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{200841A5-96FC-4FFD-92D1-B71C2ECB7AF7}



Here is the information from C3.

Pings: to C2 Request timed out.

to C3 Ping request cound not find host C1.

Network Neighborhood\workgroup shows all three systems. C2 is not
accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource.
Logon failure: user has not been given the requested logon type at this
computer.

C1 is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network
resource. The network path was not found.

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : C3

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : ne.rr.com

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : ne.rr.com

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-D8-C9-2D-E0

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.118

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, April 09, 2006 9:34:46 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, April 10, 2006 12:34:46 AM



Browstat status:

Status for domain WORKGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{8EC023BA-B981-4B58-AB7F-3DE77B96C47C}

Browsing is active on domain.

Master browser name is: C2

Could not connect to registry, error = 5 Unable to determine build of
browser master: 5

Unable to determine server information for browser master: 5

1 backup servers retrieved from master C2

\\RIBLI

There are 3 servers in domain WORKGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{8EC023BA-B981-4B58-AB7F-3DE77B96C47C}

There are 1 domains in domain WORKGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{8EC023BA-B981-4B58-AB7F-3DE77B96C47C}

 

[Chuck]

Thanks, Chuck, and to the other experts in the group. Here are the requested
network statistics.

CMA



I have 3-computer LAN, with computer names C1, C2, C3, all Win XP Pro (SP2)
connected through router. Internet access is fine. C1 is by far the most
important system. IP address of C1 = 192.168.0.115; IP address of C2 =
192.168.0.116; IP address of C3 = 192.168.0.118.

Here is the information from C1.

Pings: to C2 Request timed out.

to C3 Good ping.

Network Neighborhood\workgroup shows all three systems. C2 is not
accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource.
Logon failure: user has not been given the requested logon type at this
computer.

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : C1

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : ne.rr.com

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : ne.rr.com

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 M Network Connection

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-07-E9-BD-30-2C

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.115

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, April 09, 2006 8:16:29 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, April 09, 2006 11:16:29 PM

Browser Stat:

Status for domain WORKGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{0997A73B-9537-4C98-B756-EC7ABBFCFB9A}

Browsing is active on domain.

Master browser name is: C2

Could not connect to registry, error = 5 Unable to determine build of
browser master: 5

Unable to determine server information for browser master: 5

1 backup servers retrieved from master C2

\\C2

There are 3 servers in domain WORKGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{0997A73B-9537-4C98-B756-EC7ABBFCFB9A}

There are 1 domains in domain WORKGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{0997A73B-9537-4C98-B756-EC7ABBFCFB9A}



Here is information from C2.

Pings to: C3 Good ping.

C1. "Could not find host C1."

Network Neighborhood\workgroup shows all three systems. C1 is not
accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource.
Network path was not found.

C3: can access shared files.

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : C2i

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : ne.rr.com

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : ne.rr.com

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0C-F1-9A-EF-87

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.116

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, April 09, 2006 8:30:37 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, April 09, 2006 11:30:37 PM

Browser Stat:

Status for domain WORKGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{200841A5-96FC-4FFD-92D1-B71C2ECB7AF7}

Browsing is active on domain.

Master browser name is: C2

Master browser is running build 2600

1 backup servers retrieved from master C2

\\RIBLI

There are 3 servers in domain WORKGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{200841A5-96FC-4FFD-92D1-B71C2ECB7AF7}

There are 1 domains in domain WORKGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{200841A5-96FC-4FFD-92D1-B71C2ECB7AF7}



Here is the information from C3.

Pings: to C2 Request timed out.

to C3 Ping request cound not find host C1.

Network Neighborhood\workgroup shows all three systems. C2 is not
accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource.
Logon failure: user has not been given the requested logon type at this
computer.

C1 is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network
resource. The network path was not found.

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : C3

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : ne.rr.com

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : ne.rr.com

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-D8-C9-2D-E0

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.118

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, April 09, 2006 9:34:46 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, April 10, 2006 12:34:46 AM



Browstat status:

Status for domain WORKGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{8EC023BA-B981-4B58-AB7F-3DE77B96C47C}

Browsing is active on domain.

Master browser name is: C2

Could not connect to registry, error = 5 Unable to determine build of
browser master: 5

Unable to determine server information for browser master: 5

1 backup servers retrieved from master C2

\\RIBLI

There are 3 servers in domain WORKGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{8EC023BA-B981-4B58-AB7F-3DE77B96C47C}

There are 1 domains in domain WORKGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{8EC023BA-B981-4B58-AB7F-3DE77B96C47C}

OK, here are two things to start with:

1) C2:

Logon failure: user has not been given the requested logon type at this computer.

<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Help>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Help

2) C3: Check the nVidia nForce documentation.

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller

<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/02/hidden-personal-firewall-nvidia-nforce.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/02/hidden-personal-firewall-nvidia-nforce.html

 

[cmar]

Hi Chuck:
C3 is the one computer I am not having a problem with. It is C1 that I
cannot access.
Could the problem be with the Guest accounts? Guest account is off on all
three systems.
Best, CMA

 

[Chuck]

Hi Chuck:
C3 is the one computer I am not having a problem with. It is C1 that I
cannot access.
Could the problem be with the Guest accounts? Guest account is off on all
three systems.
Best, CMA

Your original report says, in part:
C2 is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network
resource. Logon failure: user has not been given the requested logon type at
this computer.

That's a well known problem.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/01/look-at-complete-detail-in-error.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/01/look-at-complete-detail-in-error.html

You're using Network Neighborhood to access the computers. Depending upon which
computer is running as a browser, any computer with network problems can cause
problems for the others.

The C2 browstat reports a fourth computer:
1 backup servers retrieved from master C2
\\RIBLI

What is Ribli?

Now you're saying "Guest account is off on all three systems.", if the computers
are running Simple File Sharing, will indeed be a problem. But that contradicts
your earlier statement "I use Simple File and Printer Sharing and have the Guest
account enabled with no passwords.".

Certainly, you need to enable Guest for network access.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Activate>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Activate

But, if that's not the only problem, you'll be back at square one.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/08/solving-network-problems-tutorial.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/08/solving-network-problems-tutorial.html

 

[cmar]

Hi Chuck:
Ribli is C2. There are only 3 computers on the LAN. When I said Guest
account is off, I meant when one checks User Acounts on each system. But I
am using Simple File and Printer Sharing. I enabled Guest account following
instructions in your link about the "net user" command.
So the problem all along has been not having Guest
accounts enable in User Accounts?
Best, CMA

 

[cmar]

Having turned on Guest Accounts on C2 and C1, C2 is now accessible from the
other two computers. But C1 is not accessible.
What is mysterious is the C3 does not have Guest account turned on. Yet
C3 is accessible for file sharing.
So the remaining problem is C1.
Thanks, CMA

 

[Chuck]

Hi Chuck:
Ribli is C2. There are only 3 computers on the LAN. When I said Guest
account is off, I meant when one checks User Acounts on each system. But I
am using Simple File and Printer Sharing. I enabled Guest account following
instructions in your link about the "net user" command.
So the problem all along has been not having Guest
accounts enable in User Accounts?
Best, CMA

CMA,

If not the only problem, surely it will not help. With SFS, and activated Guest
account is essential. But the true test is DOES IT WORK?

So you munged the diagnostics. Gack.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html

 

[Chuck]

Having turned on Guest Accounts on C2 and C1, C2 is now accessible from the
other two computers. But C1 is not accessible.
What is mysterious is the C3 does not have Guest account turned on. Yet
C3 is accessible for file sharing.
So the remaining problem is C1.
Thanks, CMA

What is the exact error or problem observed when "C1 is not accessible"? There
are no mind readers here, and the details are very useful.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html

Maybe complete, UNEDITED, and up to date "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all"
from each computer will help now. Read this article, and linked articles, and
follow instructions precisely (download browstat!):
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp

Or, you can go thru my comprehensive guide, and look at each item with an open
mind.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html

 

[cmar]

Chuck:
Thanks for your patience. Here are the updated Ipconfig /all and Browstat
for C1. You will note an interesting change from yesterday when the Master
browser was C2. Now it is C3.

After turning on Guest account on C1 and C2, here is Browser status for C1.

Status for domain WORKGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{0997A73B-9537-4C98-B756-EC7ABBFCFB9A}

Browsing is active on domain.

Master browser name is: C3

Could not connect to registry, error = 53 Unable to determine build of
browser master: 53

\\\\C3 . Version:05.01 Flags: 71003 NT POTENTIAL BACKUP MASTER

1 backup servers retrieved from master ARCHON

\\C3

There are 3 servers in domain WORKGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{0997A73B-9537-4C98-B756-EC7ABBFCFB9A}

Unable to retrieve server list from C3: 64

Here is IP config for C1.

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : C1

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : ne.rr.com

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : ne.rr.com

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 M Network Connection

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-07-E9-BD-30-2C

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.115

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, April 10, 2006 10:46:31 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, April 11, 2006 1:46:31 AM

 

[Chuck]

Chuck:
Thanks for your patience. Here are the updated Ipconfig /all and Browstat
for C1. You will note an interesting change from yesterday when the Master
browser was C2. Now it is C3.

After turning on Guest account on C1 and C2, here is Browser status for C1.

Status for domain WORKGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{0997A73B-9537-4C98-B756-EC7ABBFCFB9A}

Browsing is active on domain.

Master browser name is: C3

Could not connect to registry, error = 53 Unable to determine build of
browser master: 53

\\\\C3 . Version:05.01 Flags: 71003 NT POTENTIAL BACKUP MASTER

1 backup servers retrieved from master ARCHON

\\C3

There are 3 servers in domain WORKGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{0997A73B-9537-4C98-B756-EC7ABBFCFB9A}

Unable to retrieve server list from C3: 64

Here is IP config for C1.

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : C1

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : ne.rr.com

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : ne.rr.com

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 M Network Connection

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-07-E9-BD-30-2C

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.115

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, April 10, 2006 10:46:31 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, April 11, 2006 1:46:31 AM

OK, I will try to be patient with you. But please be patient with me too. And
please don't go to other threads and solicit advice. That's creates problems
for everybody.
# It's rude to the OP in the other thread. He's asking for help, and you're
trying to attract the attention of the helpers there for your problem.
# It's wasteful of your time. You might be given conflicting advice, and make
changes according to that advice. That will hamper your ability to process the
advice that I, or any other helper in this thread, might provide.
# It's wasteful of my time. I try to keep track of your systems, and when you
make changes without me knowing what you're changing, it hampers my ability to
help you.
Solve one problem in one thread, please.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-to-post-on-usenet-and-encourage.html#Hijacking>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-to-post-on-usenet-and-encourage.html#Hijacking

And please type your answers after mine, and don't trim previous posts.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-to-post-on-usenet-and-encourage.html#TopPosting>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-to-post-on-usenet-and-encourage.html#TopPosting

In short, Help Us To Help You.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/privacy-statement.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/privacy-statement.html

 

[Chuck]

Chuck:
Thanks for your patience. Here are the updated Ipconfig /all and Browstat
for C1. You will note an interesting change from yesterday when the Master
browser was C2. Now it is C3.

After turning on Guest account on C1 and C2, here is Browser status for C1.

Status for domain WORKGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{0997A73B-9537-4C98-B756-EC7ABBFCFB9A}

Browsing is active on domain.

Master browser name is: C3

Could not connect to registry, error = 53 Unable to determine build of
browser master: 53

\\\\C3 . Version:05.01 Flags: 71003 NT POTENTIAL BACKUP MASTER

1 backup servers retrieved from master ARCHON

\\C3

There are 3 servers in domain WORKGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{0997A73B-9537-4C98-B756-EC7ABBFCFB9A}

Unable to retrieve server list from C3: 64

Here is IP config for C1.

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : C1

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : ne.rr.com

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : ne.rr.com

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 M Network Connection

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-07-E9-BD-30-2C

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.115

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, April 10, 2006 10:46:31 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, April 11, 2006 1:46:31 AM

OK, about the browser. If you're going to use Network Neighborhood, and
browsing, to access the computers, you have to have a master browser at all
times. Having no master browser will be a problem. So will having two or more
master browsers. Please read about the browser subsystem:
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/04/nt-browser-or-why-cant-i-always-see.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/04/nt-browser-or-why-cant-i-always-see.html

If you have but 2 computers on the LAN, you can have the browser running on
either computer, and it will not matter which computer. With 3 or more
computers, you should have 2 computers running the browser, and the 2 computers
should be the ones that will stay on and online, 24 x 7 x 52. If you have but 1
computer running the browser, and that computer goes offline for any reason, the
other 2 computers won't be able to see each other in Network Neighborhood.

 

[Chuck]

Chuck:
Thanks for your patience. Here are the updated Ipconfig /all and Browstat
for C1. You will note an interesting change from yesterday when the Master
browser was C2. Now it is C3.

After turning on Guest account on C1 and C2, here is Browser status for C1.

Status for domain WORKGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{0997A73B-9537-4C98-B756-EC7ABBFCFB9A}

Browsing is active on domain.

Master browser name is: C3

Could not connect to registry, error = 53 Unable to determine build of
browser master: 53

\\\\C3 . Version:05.01 Flags: 71003 NT POTENTIAL BACKUP MASTER

1 backup servers retrieved from master ARCHON

\\C3

There are 3 servers in domain WORKGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{0997A73B-9537-4C98-B756-EC7ABBFCFB9A}

Unable to retrieve server list from C3: 64

Here is IP config for C1.

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : C1

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : ne.rr.com

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : ne.rr.com

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 M Network Connection

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-07-E9-BD-30-2C

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.115

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, April 10, 2006 10:46:31 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, April 11, 2006 1:46:31 AM

OK, let's get to the "error = 53", which is, I suspect a significant symptom of
the problem. Now an "error = 53" is, according to "net helpmsg":
The network path was not found.
Now, "path not found" can have many causes. Please read my article:
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/mysterious-error-53-aka-name-not-found.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/mysterious-error-53-aka-name-not-found.html

In your case, I will start with 2 specific things to check on each computer:
1) Is the computer running the Remote Registry service?
2) Is NetBT explicitly Enabled under TCP/IP Properties - Advanced - WINS?

Having answered those questions, hopefully in affirmative (after fixing things
if necessary), we will do some diagnostics. You will need to do each of the
following on all 3 computers. Follow instructions precisely please.
1) Create folder C:\Utility, and make it part of the Path.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/using-path-and-making-custom-program.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/using-path-and-making-custom-program.html
2) Download PSTools (free) from SysInternals.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/essential-tools-for-desktop-and.html#PSTools>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/essential-tools-for-desktop-and.html#PSTools
3) Copy PSTools components into C:\Utility.
4) Create my utility cpsserv, and save it in C:\Utility, as "cpsserv.cmd".
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/cpsserv-comprehensive-psservice-source.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/cpsserv-comprehensive-psservice-source.html
5) Run cpsserv, copy the output, and make it part of your next post.

 

[cmar]

Hi Chuck:
Here are the cpsserv.txt files for the 3 systems.

Here are the "cpsserv.txt" files.



For computer C2:



CPSServ V1.00 - C2

Find browser



Checking \\C3...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on \\\C3:



Checking \\C1...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on \\\C1:



Checking \\C2...

Found browser on: \\C2



Find lmhosts



Checking \\C3...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on \\\C3:



Checking \\C1...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on \\\C1:



Checking \\C2...

Found lmhosts on: \\C2



Find remoteregistry



Checking \\C3...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on \\\C3:



Checking \\C1...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on \\\C1:



Checking \\C2...

Found remoteregistry on: \\C2



Find server



Checking \\C3...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on \\\C3:



Checking \\C1...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on \\\C1:



Checking \\C2...Found server on: \\C2



Find sharedaccess



Checking \\C3...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on \\\C3:



Checking \\C1...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on \\\C1:



Checking \\C2...

Found sharedaccess on:



\\C2



Find workstation



Checking \\C3...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on \\\C3:



Checking \\C1...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on \\\C1:



Checking \\C2...

Found workstation on: \\C2





For Computer C1:



CPSServ V1.00 - C1

Find browser



Checking \\C3...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on \\\C3:



Checking \\C1...

Checking \\C2...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on \\\C2:

No active service named browser found.



Find lmhosts



Checking \\C3...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on \\\C3:



Checking \\C1...

Found lmhosts on:



\\C1



Checking \\C2...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on \\\C2:



Find remoteregistry



Checking \\C3...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on \\\C3:



Checking \\C1...

Found remoteregistry on:



\\C1



Checking \\C2...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on \\\C2:



Find server



Checking \\C3...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on \\\C3:



Checking \\C1...

Found server on:



\\C1



Checking \\C2...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on \\\C2:



Find sharedaccess



Checking \\C3...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on \\\C3:



Checking \\C1...

Checking \\C2...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on \\\C2:

No active service named sharedaccess found.



Find workstation



Checking \\C3...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on \\\C3:



Checking \\C1...

Found workstation on:



\\C1



Checking \\C2...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on \\\C2:





For computer C3:



CPSServ V1.00 - C3

Find browser



Checking \\C3...

Found browser on:



\\C3



Checking \\C1...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on \\\C1:



Checking \\C2...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on \\\C2:



Find lmhosts



Checking \\C3...

Found lmhosts on:



\\C3



Checking \\C1...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on \\\C1:



Checking \\C2...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on \\\C2:



Find remoteregistry



Checking \\C3...

Checking \\C1...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on \\\C1:



Checking \\C2...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on \\\C2:

No active service named remoteregistry found.



Find server



Checking \\C3...

Found server on:



\\C3



Checking \\C1...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on \\\C1:



Checking \\C2...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on \\\C2:



Find sharedaccess



Checking \\C3...

Found sharedaccess on:



\\C3



Checking \\C1...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on \\\C1:



Checking \\C2...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on \\\C2:



Find workstation



Checking \\C3...

Found workstation on:



\\C3



Checking \\C1...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on \\\C1:



Checking \\C2...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on \\\C2:

 

[Chuck]

Hi Chuck:
Here are the cpsserv.txt files for the 3 systems.

Here are the "cpsserv.txt" files.

OK, there are 2 services missing.
1) C1 is missing sharedaccess aka Windows Firewall (Internet Connection
Firewall?) / Internet Connection Sharing service.
2) C3 is missing the Remote Registry service.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/services-running-on-your-computer.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/services-running-on-your-computer.html

Start these 2 services, then rerun "browstat status" on all 3 computers, and
post for all 3 computers.

 

[cmar]

Hi Chuck:
I started Remote Registry service on C3.
I could not start ICS on C1 because of Error 1068: "dependency service or
group failed to start."

Best, CMA

 

[Chuck]

Hi Chuck:
I started Remote Registry service on C3.
I could not start ICS on C1 because of Error 1068: "dependency service or
group failed to start."

Very interesting. RRS requires only RPC to function, as more than half the
processes in the computer do. If RPC was not running, your computer wouldn't.
So what's the problem?
<http://web.archive.org/web/20041130030655/www.blackviper.com/WinXP/service411.htm>
http://web.archive.org/web/20041130030655/www.blackviper.com/WinXP/service411.htm

Look in Event Viewer, and see if there's any details.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/using-event-viewer-to-get-details.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/using-event-viewer-to-get-details.html

And please post after my replies.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-to-post-on-usenet-and-encourage.html#TopPosting>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-to-post-on-usenet-and-encourage.html#TopPosting