Chuck said:
Alex,
Sorry about that. I should have also pointed you to:
<
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
OK, so far we can see:
o There are no name / address resolution problems. Node Types Hybrid and
Unknown are all compatible.
o There are no gratuitous protocols. NBT, and only that, on all 3 computers.
o All 3 computers are apparently connected, and Alex, at any case, sees the
other 2.
Now, how are you authenticating on your XP Pro computers? Please start here,
and read this entire article:
<
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Guest>
The most likely cause of your problem is going to be a misconfigured firewall on
one of the computers, apparently Windows Firewall (do you have SP2, or pre-SP2 -
please inventory all 3 computers!) / Internet Connection Firewall (if pre-SP2):
<
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/your-personal-firewall-can-either-help.html>
If there absolutely are no firewall problems, and if authentication is not an
issue, then read the entire troubleshooting article:
<
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html>
We can also try diagnosing the problem in depth. Take the following code
(everything inside the "#####"). (Please verify computer names and ip
addresses).
1. Open Notepad. Ensure that Format - Word Wrap is not checked. Highlight
then Copy the code (Ctrl-C), precisely as it is presented, and Paste (Ctrl-V)
into Notepad. Verify, and correct, names and addresses if necessary.
2. Save the Notepad file as "cdiag.cmd", as type "All Files", into the root
folder "C:\".
3. Run it by Start - Run - "c:\cdiag".
4. Wait patiently.
5. When Notepad opens up displaying c:\cdiag.txt, first check Format and
ensure that Word Wrap is NOT checked! Then, copy the entire contents (Ctrl-A
Ctrl-C) and paste (Ctrl-V) into your next post.
Do this from all computers, please, with all computers powered up and online.
##### Start CDiag Code
@echo off
set FullTarget1=ALEX 192.168.1.100
set FullTarget2=RHEADESKTOP 192.168.1.101
set FullTarget3=RHEALAPTOP 192.168.1.103
set FullTarget4=
set FullTargets=%FullTarget1% %FullTarget2% %FullTarget3% %FullTarget4%
set FullTargets=%FullTargets% 127.0.0.1
set PingTargets=
www.yahoo.com 66.94.230.32 192.168.1.1
Set Version=V1.32
@echo CDiagnosis %Version% >c:\cdiag.txt
@echo Start diagnosis for %computername% >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo AdHoc Browser View >>c:\cdiag.txt
Chuck,
Okay. Here are the results:
For ALEX:
CDiagnosis V1.32
Server Name Remark
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\\ALEX
\\RHEADESKTOP
The command completed successfully.
Target ALEX
Start diagnosis for ALEX
Server Name Remark
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\\ALEX
\\RHEADESKTOP
The command completed successfully.
AdHoc Browser View
Ping request could not find host RHEADESKTOP. Please check the name and try
again.
Pinging alex [192.168.1.100] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.1.100: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.100: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.100: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.100: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Ping statistics for 192.168.1.100:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
Target ALEX
"ALEX net view 192.168.1.101"
Target 192.168.1.101
"ALEX ping RHEALAPTOP"
"ALEX net view RHEADESKTOP"
"ALEX net view RHEADESKTOP"
"ALEX net view RHEALAPTOP"
Target 66.94.230.32
Target 66.94.230.32
For RHEADESKTOP:
CDiagnosis V1.32
Start diagnosis for RHEADESKTOP
AdHoc Browser View
Pinging RHEADESKTOP [192.168.1.101] with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Ping statistics for 192.168.1.101:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),
"RHEADESKTOP net view RHEADESKTOP"
Shared resources at RHEADESKTOP
Share name Type Used as Comment
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
My Music Disk
Printer2 Print HP OfficeJet G85
Printer3 Print Fax via eFax 3.3
The command completed successfully.
Target 192.168.1.101
"RHEADESKTOP ping 192.168.1.101"
Pinging 192.168.1.101 with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Ping statistics for 192.168.1.101:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),
"RHEADESKTOP net view 192.168.1.101"
Target RHEALAPTOP
"RHEADESKTOP ping RHEALAPTOP"
Ping request could not find host RHEALAPTOP. Please check the name and try
again.
"RHEADESKTOP net view RHEALAPTOP"
Target 192.168.1.103
"RHEADESKTOP ping 192.168.1.103"
Pinging 192.168.1.103 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.1.103: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.103: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.103: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.103: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Ping statistics for 192.168.1.103:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
"RHEADESKTOP net view 192.168.1.103"
Shared resources at 192.168.1.103
Share name Type Used as Comment
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Printer Print Send with eFax Messenger Plus
Printer2 Print HP OfficeJet G85
SharedDocs Disk
The command completed successfully.
Target 127.0.0.1
"RHEADESKTOP ping 127.0.0.1"
Pinging 127.0.0.1 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Ping statistics for 127.0.0.1:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
"RHEADESKTOP net view 127.0.0.1"
Ping Targets
www.yahoo.com 66.94.230.32 192.168.1.1
Target
www.yahoo.com
"RHEADESKTOP ping
www.yahoo.com"
Pinging
www.yahoo.akadns.net [216.109.117.207] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 216.109.117.207: bytes=32 time=29ms TTL=54
Reply from 216.109.117.207: bytes=32 time=29ms TTL=54
Reply from 216.109.117.207: bytes=32 time=28ms TTL=53
Reply from 216.109.117.207: bytes=32 time=30ms TTL=53
Ping statistics for 216.109.117.207:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 28ms, Maximum = 30ms, Average = 29ms
Target 66.94.230.32
"RHEADESKTOP ping 66.94.230.32"
Pinging 66.94.230.32 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 66.94.230.32: bytes=32 time=63ms TTL=55
Reply from 66.94.230.32: bytes=32 time=64ms TTL=55
Reply from 66.94.230.32: bytes=32 time=68ms TTL=55
Reply from 66.94.230.32: bytes=32 time=65ms TTL=55
Ping statistics for 66.94.230.32:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 63ms, Maximum = 68ms, Average = 65ms
Target 192.168.1.1
"RHEADESKTOP ping 192.168.1.1"
Pinging 192.168.1.1 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=150
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=150
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=150
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=150
Ping statistics for 192.168.1.1:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
End diagnosis for RHEADESKTOP
For RHEALAPTOP:
CDiagnosis V1.32
Start diagnosis for RHEALAPTOP
AdHoc Browser View
Server Name Remark
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\\ALEX
\\RHEADESKTOP
The command completed successfully.
Target 192.168.1.100
AdHoc Browser View
Target ALEX
Ping request could not find host RHEADESKTOP. Please check the name and try
again.
Shared resources at 127.0.0.1
Share name Type Used as Comment
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Printer Print Send with eFax Messenger Plus
Printer2 Print HP OfficeJet G85
SharedDocs Disk
The command completed successfully.
"RHEALAPTOP net view 127.0.0.1"
Target 192.168.1.100
Shared resources at RHEALAPTOP
Share name Type Used as Comment
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Printer Print Send with eFax Messenger Plus
Printer2 Print HP OfficeJet G85
SharedDocs Disk
The command completed successfully.
"RHEALAPTOP ping RHEALAPTOP"
"RHEALAPTOP net view 192.168.1.100"
"RHEALAPTOP ping
www.yahoo.com"
Target
www.yahoo.com
"RHEALAPTOP ping RHEADESKTOP"
Pinging ALEX [192.168.1.100] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.1.100: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.100: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.100: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.100: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Ping statistics for 192.168.1.100:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
Pinging RHEALAPTOP [192.168.1.103] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.1.103: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.103: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.103: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.103: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Ping statistics for 192.168.1.103:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
Pinging ALEX [192.168.1.100] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.1.100: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.100: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.100: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.100: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Ping statistics for 192.168.1.100:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
"RHEALAPTOP ping 192.168.1.103"
Target RHEADESKTOP
Ping request could not find host RHEADESKTOP. Please check the name and try
again.
Target 192.168.1.100
Pinging 66.94.230.32 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 66.94.230.32: bytes=32 time=63ms TTL=55
Reply from 66.94.230.32: bytes=32 time=65ms TTL=55
Reply from 66.94.230.32: bytes=32 time=74ms TTL=55
Reply from 66.94.230.32: bytes=32 time=65ms TTL=55
Ping statistics for 66.94.230.32:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 63ms, Maximum = 74ms, Average = 66ms
Full Targets ALEX 192.168.1.100 RHEADESKTOP 192.168.1.101 RHEALAPTOP
192.168.1.103 127.0.0.1
Target RHEALAPTOP
Pinging ALEX [192.168.1.100] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.1.100: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.100: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.100: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.100: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Ping statistics for 192.168.1.100:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
Pinging 127.0.0.1 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Ping statistics for 127.0.0.1:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
"RHEALAPTOP ping 192.168.1.100"
Start diagnosis for RHEALAPTOP
Target RHEALAPTOP
Ping request could not find host RHEADESKTOP. Please check the name and try
again.
Shared resources at 192.168.1.100
Share name Type Used as Comment
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
My Music Disk
Printer Print NowPDF Writer
Printer2 Print hp LaserJet 1300 PCL 6
Shared Music Disk
SharedDocs Disk
The command completed successfully.
Pinging 192.168.1.1 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=150
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=150
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=150
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=150
Ping statistics for 192.168.1.1:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
"RHEALAPTOP ping 192.168.1.101"
Target 127.0.0.1
Thanks again, Chuck, for spending so much time on this.
Alex