Re:
Details, Details.
You'd need to do some tests, and provide the exact error messages you get at
each stage.
1) On each machine, from the command line, do the following:
Determine the IP address of each machine.
Determine the Node Type of each machine.
2) On each machine, from the command line, do the following:
ping 127.0.0.1
ping <machine's own IP address>
ping <other machine's IP address>
ping <other machine's name >
3) On each machine, from the command line, do the following:
net view
net view \\<other-machine-name>
4) What exact error do you get if you type \\<other-machine-name> at the
start - run box? You just said it didn't work. We need the exact and full
error.
Well I did some testing and have some results.
Just to summarize, I have 3 computers:
(1) DELL8250 192.168.15.100 (ran system mechanic 6 demo)
(2) DELL4600 192.168.15.101 (ran system mechanic 6 demo)
(3) XPSGEN2 192.168.15.102 (did NOT run system mechanic 6 demo)
Here are the results:
1) On each machine, from the command line, do the following:
ipconfig /all
DELL8250:
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\Peter>ipconfig/all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : DELL8250
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : hsd1.mi.comcast.net.
Ethernet adapter Home LAN:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.mi.comcast.net.
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 M Network
Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-07-E9-C9-CF-81
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.15.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.15.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.15.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.87.77.130
68.87.72.130
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, January 27, 2006
10:22:46 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, January 28, 2006
10:22:46 PM
DELL4600:
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Dell4600
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : hsd1.mi.comcast.net.
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 3:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.mi.comcast.net.
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : WPN311 RangeMax(TM) Wireless PCI
Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0F-B5-88-D7-8C
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.15.101
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.15.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.15.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.87.77.130
68.87.72.130
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, January 27, 2006
11:35:31 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, January 28, 2006
11:35:31 PM
XPSGEN2:
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : XPSGen2
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : hsd1.mi.comcast.net.
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 570x Gigabit Integrated
Con
troller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-43-78-3E-F9
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 2:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.mi.comcast.net.
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NETGEAR RangeMax(TM) Wireless PC
Card WPN511
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0F-B5-AA-28-76
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.15.102
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.15.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.15.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.87.77.130
68.87.72.130
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, January 28, 2006
12:03:14AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, January 29, 2006
12:03:14 AM
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Browstat results:
DELL8250:
C:\Documents and Settings\Peter>browstat status
Status for domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{E246B662-B68F-48E7-87
C2-4A83ED9463EB}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: DELL8250
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master DELL8250
\\DELL8250
Unable to retrieve server list from DELL8250: 121
DELL4600:
C:\Program Files\Support Tools>browstat status
Status for domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{DC9FB018-19C5-4530-88
AB-389CE92A9F86}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: DELL8250
Could not connect to registry, error = 53 Unable to determine build
of browser master: 53
Unable to determine server information for browser master: 1231
1 backup servers retrieved from master DELL8250
\\DELL8250
Unable to retrieve server list from DELL8250: 1231
XPSGEN2:
Status for domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{B27FA962-9BFA-40E4-B9
EC-5EE57F223DF5}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: DELL8250
Could not connect to registry, error = 53 Unable to determine build
of browser master: 53
Unable to determine server information for browser master: 53
1 backup servers retrieved from master DELL8250
\\DELL8250
Unable to retrieve server list from DELL8250: 121
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2) On each machine, from the command line, do the following:
ping 127.0.0.1
ping <machine's own IP address>
ping <other machine's IP address>
ping <other machine's name >
DELL8250:
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=64
Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
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
ping <machine's own IP address>
Pinging 192.168.15.100 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.15.100: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.15.100: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.15.100: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.15.100: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Ping statistics for 192.168.15.100:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
ping <other machine's IP address>
ping <other machine's name >
Pinging 192.168.15.101 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.15.101: bytes=32 time=3ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.15.101: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.15.101: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.15.101: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Ping statistics for 192.168.15.101:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 1ms, Maximum = 3ms, Average = 1ms
Pinging dell4600 [192.168.15.101] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.15.101: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.15.101: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.15.101: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.15.101: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Ping statistics for 192.168.15.101:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 1ms, Maximum = 2ms, Average = 1ms
Pinging 192.168.15.102 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.15.102: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.15.102: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.15.102: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.15.102: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128
Ping statistics for 192.168.15.102:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 1ms, Maximum = 1ms, Average = 1ms
Pinging xpsgen2 [192.168.15.102] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.15.102: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.15.102: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.15.102: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.15.102: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128
Ping statistics for 192.168.15.102:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 1ms, Maximum = 1ms, Average = 1ms
DELL4600:
Pinging 127.0.0.1 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
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
ping <machine's own IP address>
Pinging 192.168.15.101 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.15.101: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.15.101: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.15.101: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.15.101: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Ping statistics for 192.168.15.101:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
ping <other machine's IP address>
Pinging 192.168.15.100 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.15.100: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.15.100: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.15.100: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.15.100: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Ping statistics for 192.168.15.100:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 1ms, Maximum = 2ms, Average = 1ms
ping <other machine's name >
Pinging dell8250 [192.168.15.100] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.15.100: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.15.100: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.15.100: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.15.100: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Ping statistics for 192.168.15.100:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 1ms, Maximum = 1ms, Average = 1ms
Pinging 192.168.15.102 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.15.102: bytes=32 time=4ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.15.102: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.15.102: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.15.102: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128
Ping statistics for 192.168.15.102:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 1ms, Maximum = 4ms, Average = 1ms
Pinging xpsgen2 [192.168.15.102] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.15.102: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.15.102: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.15.102: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.15.102: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128
Ping statistics for 192.168.15.102:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 1ms, Maximum = 1ms, Average = 1ms
XPSGEN2:
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
ping <machine's own IP address>
Pinging 192.168.15.102 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.15.102: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.15.102: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.15.102: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.15.102: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Ping statistics for 192.168.15.102:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
ping <other machine's IP address>
ping <other machine's name >
Pinging 192.168.15.101 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.15.101: bytes=32 time=7ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.15.101: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.15.101: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.15.101: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Ping statistics for 192.168.15.101:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 1ms, Maximum = 7ms, Average = 2ms
Pinging dell4600 [192.168.15.101] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.15.101: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.15.101: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.15.101: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.15.101: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Ping statistics for 192.168.15.101:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 1ms, Maximum = 1ms, Average = 1ms
Pinging 192.168.15.100 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.15.100: bytes=32 time=3ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.15.100: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.15.100: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.15.100: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Ping statistics for 192.168.15.100:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 1ms, Maximum = 3ms, Average = 1ms
Pinging dell8250 [192.168.15.100] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.15.100: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.15.100: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.15.100: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.15.100: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=64
Ping statistics for 192.168.15.100:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 1ms, Maximum = 2ms, Average = 1ms
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3) On each machine, from the command line, do the following:
net view
net view \\<other-machine-name>
DELL8250:
net view
Server Name Remark
-------------------------------------------------
\\DELL4600 Kitchen Computer
\\DELL8250 Den Computer
\\XPSGEN2 Laptop
The command completed successfully.
net view \\<other-machine-name>
C:\Documents and Settings\Peter>net view \\dell4600
System error 64 has occurred.
The specified network name is no longer available.
C:\Documents and Settings\Peter>net view xpsgen2
Shared resources at xpsgen2
Laptop
Share name Type Used as Comment
-----------------------------------------------------
C Disk
Kids Disk
Peter Disk
Printer Print Intuit Internal Printer
SharedDocs Disk
The command completed successfully.
DELL4600:
C:\Documents and Settings\Peter>net view
System error 121 has occurred.
The semaphore timeout period has expired.
net view \\<other-machine-name>
C:\Documents and Settings\Peter>net view \\dell8250
System error 64 has occurred.
The specified network name is no longer available.
C:\Documents and Settings\Peter>net view \\xpsgen2
Shared resources at \\xpsgen2
Laptop
Share name Type Used as Comment
----------------------------------------------------------
C Disk
Kids Disk
Peter Disk
Printer Print Intuit Internal Printer
SharedDocs Disk
The command completed successfully.
XPSGEN2:
C:\Documents and Settings\Peter>net view
System error 64 has occurred.
The specified network name is no longer available.
net view \\<other-machine-name>
C:\Documents and Settings\Peter>net view dell8250
System error 64 has occurred.
The specified network name is no longer available.
C:\Documents and Settings\Peter>net view dell4600
System error 64 has occurred.
The specified network name is no longer available.
4) What exact error do you get if you type \\<other-machine-name> at the
start - run box? You just said it didn't work. We need the exact and full
error.
From all machines when I try connecting to one of the "bad" machines using
either the Run "\\computer" format or the Run "\\IP_address" format, I get
the same error in a dialog box:
"The specified network name is no longer available"