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Rick
Chuck: I am writing this to try to reestablish contact
with you. You had been helping and I was making progress,
but it took me a long time to respond to your last list of
suggestions. Hopefully the text copied below will bring
you up to date on the problem. My original email
was "Xcomputer not accessible" posted 10 Aug 04 at
10:04am. Thanks, Rick
Chuck:
Hope you are still there. I followed your instructions as
best I could and here is a summary of what I found and
where things stand.
Here are the results of running ipconfig on the computers
in order:
#1: Computer 1 = laptop running Windows Home Edition Vers
2002 Service Pack 1.
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : laptop
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R)
PRO/100 VE Network Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-39-E8-47-
F1
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.3
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . :
205.171.3.65 205.171.2.65
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday,
August 11, 2004 9:56:25 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday,
August 12, 2004 9:56:25 AM
#2 Computer 2 = desktop running Windows Home Edition Vers
2002 Service Pack 1.
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : family
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Network Bridge:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : MAC Bridge
Miniport
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 72-41-83-4E-DD-
F2
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.10
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . :
205.171.3.65
205.171.2.65
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, August 11,
2004 5:38:17 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, August 12,
2004 5:38:17 PM
#ME Computer ME = a desktop running Windows ME Vers
4.90.3000
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . : DESKTOP
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . : 205.171.3.65
205.171.2.65
Node Type . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
NetBIOS Scope ID. . . . . . :
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . : No
NetBIOS Resolution Uses DNS : No 0
Ethernet adapter :
Description . . . . . . . . : ICSHARE Adapter.
Physical Address. . . . . . : 44-45-53-54-00-00
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . :
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Primary WINS Server . . . . :
Secondary WINS Server . . . :
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . :
Lease Expires . . . . . . . :
1 Ethernet adapter :
Description . . . . . . . . : Accton EN1207D/EN2242A
Series NDIS 5.0 driver
Physical Address. . . . . . : 00-10-B5-71-9E-25
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.5
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Primary WINS Server . . . . :
Secondary WINS Server . . . :
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . : 08 11 04 8:14:30 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . : 08 12 04 8:14:30 AM
2 Ethernet adapter :
Description . . . . . . . . : PPP Adapter.
Physical Address. . . . . . : 44-45-53-54-00-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . :
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Primary WINS Server . . . . :
Secondary WINS Server . . . :
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . :
Lease Expires . . . . . . . :
Guest is turned on on both XP's. That option doesn't seem
to be available on the ME. I was using ZoneAlarm, which I
have disabled for the testing. All computers are on the
same workgroup = MSHOME.
I ran the "\\" tests on all 3 computers with the following
results:
#1 can see files and printers etc on #'s 1 and 2 by name
and IP address but gets "Network path not found errors"
for ME both by name and IP address.
#2 can see files and printers etc on #'s 1 and 2 by name
and IP address but gets "Network path not found errors"
for ME both by name and IP address.
ME can see files and printers etc. on #'s 1, 2 and ME both
by name and IP address.
I don't know what this means but on the ME machine, when I
use Windows Explorer and open My Network Neighborhood,
Entire Network, only the ME is listed, but below that are
separate items such as "C on rickslaptop" etc. By clicking
on these, I can access those directories on the other
computers! What is that all about?
Hope this info is helpful - sorry it took me so long to
get it to you. What is amazing to me is that things have
improved somewhat - some computers can see each other
whereas earlier today and yesterday none could see any -
but I have no idea what I did; in fact I don't think I
knowingly did anything to correct the situation! But now I
feel that a solution might be possible! I await your next
response. Thanks for getting me get this far.
Rick
with you. You had been helping and I was making progress,
but it took me a long time to respond to your last list of
suggestions. Hopefully the text copied below will bring
you up to date on the problem. My original email
was "Xcomputer not accessible" posted 10 Aug 04 at
10:04am. Thanks, Rick
Chuck:
Hope you are still there. I followed your instructions as
best I could and here is a summary of what I found and
where things stand.
Here are the results of running ipconfig on the computers
in order:
#1: Computer 1 = laptop running Windows Home Edition Vers
2002 Service Pack 1.
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : laptop
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R)
PRO/100 VE Network Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-39-E8-47-
F1
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.3
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . :
205.171.3.65 205.171.2.65
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday,
August 11, 2004 9:56:25 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday,
August 12, 2004 9:56:25 AM
#2 Computer 2 = desktop running Windows Home Edition Vers
2002 Service Pack 1.
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : family
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Network Bridge:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : MAC Bridge
Miniport
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 72-41-83-4E-DD-
F2
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.10
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . :
205.171.3.65
205.171.2.65
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, August 11,
2004 5:38:17 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, August 12,
2004 5:38:17 PM
#ME Computer ME = a desktop running Windows ME Vers
4.90.3000
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . : DESKTOP
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . : 205.171.3.65
205.171.2.65
Node Type . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
NetBIOS Scope ID. . . . . . :
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . : No
NetBIOS Resolution Uses DNS : No 0
Ethernet adapter :
Description . . . . . . . . : ICSHARE Adapter.
Physical Address. . . . . . : 44-45-53-54-00-00
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . :
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Primary WINS Server . . . . :
Secondary WINS Server . . . :
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . :
Lease Expires . . . . . . . :
1 Ethernet adapter :
Description . . . . . . . . : Accton EN1207D/EN2242A
Series NDIS 5.0 driver
Physical Address. . . . . . : 00-10-B5-71-9E-25
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.5
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Primary WINS Server . . . . :
Secondary WINS Server . . . :
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . : 08 11 04 8:14:30 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . : 08 12 04 8:14:30 AM
2 Ethernet adapter :
Description . . . . . . . . : PPP Adapter.
Physical Address. . . . . . : 44-45-53-54-00-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . :
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Primary WINS Server . . . . :
Secondary WINS Server . . . :
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . :
Lease Expires . . . . . . . :
Guest is turned on on both XP's. That option doesn't seem
to be available on the ME. I was using ZoneAlarm, which I
have disabled for the testing. All computers are on the
same workgroup = MSHOME.
I ran the "\\" tests on all 3 computers with the following
results:
#1 can see files and printers etc on #'s 1 and 2 by name
and IP address but gets "Network path not found errors"
for ME both by name and IP address.
#2 can see files and printers etc on #'s 1 and 2 by name
and IP address but gets "Network path not found errors"
for ME both by name and IP address.
ME can see files and printers etc. on #'s 1, 2 and ME both
by name and IP address.
I don't know what this means but on the ME machine, when I
use Windows Explorer and open My Network Neighborhood,
Entire Network, only the ME is listed, but below that are
separate items such as "C on rickslaptop" etc. By clicking
on these, I can access those directories on the other
computers! What is that all about?
Hope this info is helpful - sorry it took me so long to
get it to you. What is amazing to me is that things have
improved somewhat - some computers can see each other
whereas earlier today and yesterday none could see any -
but I have no idea what I did; in fact I don't think I
knowingly did anything to correct the situation! But now I
feel that a solution might be possible! I await your next
response. Thanks for getting me get this far.
Rick
..-----Original Message-----
Rick,
No magic. Just a lot of hard work ahead.
Please provide ipconfig information for each computer.
Start - Run - "cmd". Type "ipconfig /all
c:\ipconfig.txt" into the command
window - Open c:\ipconfig.txt in Notepad, copy and paste into your next post.
Identify operating system (by name and version) with each ipconfig listing. And
which is the ex ME now XP system?
Let's concentrate on the two XP computers first.
The Guest account is active on both, right? What firewalls (on which one)
(brand and version please) did you take down? Many personal firewall products
are known for not reacting well to being taken down.
Are both XP computers on the same workgroup?
Test shares visibility (use actual name / address of each computer as
appropriate) between the two XP computers:
Start - Run then:
1) \\ThisComputerByName
2) \\ThisComputerByIPAddress
3) \\OtherComputerByName
4) \\OtherComputerByIPAddress
Report visibility of shares / error displayed in each test (8 tests total).
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
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