Lost shares / Name Resolution Problem

[martin_riddle@]

Hello, this problem has been plaguing me for over a year and I'm
determined to solve it. Please help!

After cycling the power strip containing my router, access point, and
cable modem, my Network Neighborhood Shares are there and working fine
between my wirelessly connected laptop (XP Pro) and my desktop (XP
Home). Sometimes the shares will be OK for a day, sometimes for a few
minutes, and then they are gone.

I can still ping the computers on the network by IP address, but not by
computer name any longer unless I cycle the router/AP/modem, and they
come right back.

My research suggests this is some problem with WINS, but I can't find a
solution that will work. NetBios is enabled on both machines. Node
type is Hybrid on the laptop and "Unknown" on the desktop.

Any help appreciated!
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[Guest]

I have had a similar problem, with similar solution search frustrations.

This morning I noticed a post on the site with a similar question and the
response from "Chuck" was very helpful. He pointed to an article...

Your first problem is name resolution. The laptop, with node type
"peer-peer",
needs to be corrected
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/address-resolution-on-lan.html#Peer-Peer

Hope this helps...

 

[Chuck]

I have had a similar problem, with similar solution search frustrations.

This morning I noticed a post on the site with a similar question and the
response from "Chuck" was very helpful. He pointed to an article...

Your first problem is name resolution. The laptop, with node type
"peer-peer",
needs to be corrected.
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/address-resolution-on-lan.html#Peer-Peer

Hope this helps...

Interesting. Martin said "Node type is Hybrid on the laptop and "Unknown" on
the desktop.". Peer-peer doesn't look like the problem as I see it. Both
Hybrid and Unknown are compatible.

Martin, do you actually have a WINS server? I doubt it. Please start with my
troubleshooting article, and post diagnostics here if appropriate.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html

 

[martin_riddle]

Chuck and Qrund,

Thanks very much for the replies. After talking to a few people in my
office, we pretty much decided that the fault lies with my Netgear
HE102 802.11a WAP, which I bought soon after 802.11a was available (a
long time ago).

I went out and bought an 802.11g WAP and a couple of adapter cards, and
vallah...the problem has gone away with no tweaks to the network
settings on my machines.

Hallelujah! I appreciate your help. The problem is fixed, but I'm off
to read Chuck's troubleshooting article anyway...just for fun.

Thanks,
MR

P.S. Anybody want to buy an 802.11a WAP and two adapter cards?