Chuck,
I assume that the network contains three pc. I have collected network
information (ipconfig , browstat) from the pc with the problem and two
others.
PC with problem (server)
Windows 2000 IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : SERVER
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-5B-91-0C-BF
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.21
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.28
192.168.1.27
Browstat info
Status for domain GLOBAL on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{ABD0CC1E-4AD5-464E-91E5-0F0644CCF6B2}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: COMP_3
Could not connect to registry, error = 5 Unable to determine build of
browser master: 5
Unable to determine server information for browser master: 5
2 backup servers retrieved from master COMP_3
\\SERVER
\\COMP_3
There are 7 servers in domain GLOBAL on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{ABD0CC1E-4AD5-464E-91E5-0F0644CCF6B2}
There are 2 domains in domain GLOBAL on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{ABD0CC1E-4AD5-464E-91E5-0F0644CCF6B2}
PC1
Windows 2000 IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : comp_14
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0D-87-67-99-F3
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.77
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.28
192.168.1.27
Browstat info
Status for domain GLOBAL on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{FD60910E-478C-4244-8DC8-AC80F195DB97}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: COMP_3
Master browser is running build 2195
2 backup servers retrieved from master COMP_3
\\COMP_3
\\SERVER
There are 11 servers in domain GLOBAL on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{FD60910E-478C-4244-8DC8-AC80F195DB97}
There are 2 domains in domain GLOBAL on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{FD60910E-478C-4244-8DC8-AC80F195DB97}
PC3
Windows 2000 IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Comp_5
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0A-E6-9E-46-94
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.25
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.28
192.168.1.27
Browstat Info
Status for domain GLOBAL on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{CA1EC553-037D-48FA-BA92-5BAF21A0E58F}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: COMP_3
Master browser is running build 2195
2 backup servers retrieved from master COMP_3
\\COMP_3
\\SERVER
There are 7 servers in domain GLOBAL on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{CA1EC553-037D-48FA-BA92-5BAF21A0E58F}
There are 2 domains in domain GLOBAL on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{CA1EC553-037D-48FA-BA92-5BAF21A0E58F}
Ahmed,
Let's see what we know from these 3 computers.
# Node types all Broadcast, so no name resolution problem there.
# All 3 report Comp_3 as the master browser, and Server as a backup. No browser
conflict indicated.
# All 3 computers are on the 192.168.1/24 subnet.
# DHCP is not in use, but all 3 computers report the same DNS servers.
# Server unable to access registry on Comp_3, though other 2 computers have no
problem.
# No gratuitous protocols, all computers using NetBIOS Over TCP/IP.
# All 3 computers in domain Global.
Now the questions.
# All 3 browstats report 2 domains on the network. Any idea what the other
domain is?
# How about same diagnostics for Comp_3?
# Browstat run on Comp_14 reports 11 servers, the other 2 report 7. Any idea
about the discrepancy?
# Is this a domain, or workgroup? If domain, which is the DC?
Is Server the problem computer?
If they're all Windows 2000, then we can rule out Simple vs Advanced File
Sharing, but you still have firewalls, Guest only authentication, and
restrictanonymous as possible problems. These articles apply to that extent
(even if most are written with a Windows XP focus):
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http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#Security>
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http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Guest>
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http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/restrictanonymous-and-your-server.html>