NetBios over TCP/IP

G

Guest

I am trying to enable NetBios over TCP/IP as a part of a network
troubleshooting exercise, but have been unsuccessful.

I select "Enable NetBios over TCP/IP" under TCP/IP/Properties/Advanced/WINS
tab, but when I run ipconfig/all, it says that NetBios over TCP/IP is
disabled.

I have tried several combinations of settings and re-starts, but nothing
seems to work.

Are there any other ways to enable NetBios over TCP/IP?
 
S

Steve Winograd [MVP]

"Jeffrey said:
From the ChicagoTech FAQ:

I have enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP but ipconfig /all shows NetBIOS over
TCP/IP disable.

For some reasons, you have enabled NetBIOS over TCP/IP on W2K/XP but
using ipconfig /all still shows NetBIOS over TCP/IP disable. The
alternative solution will be installing NetBEUI to all computers.

http://www.chicagotech.net/nettroub...config /all shows NetBIOS over TCP/IP disable.

Have a pleasant day.
Click to expand...

Hi, Jeffrey. I recommend not installing NetBEUI. It's an unsupported
protocol in Windows XP, which means that Microsoft hasn't tested it,
doesn't guarantee that it will work, and doesn't give technical
support on it. In my experience, installing a second network protocol
in Windows XP is likely to cause even more problems.

To the original poster: Make sure that you're enabling NetBIOS over
TCP/IP on the right connection, and set it to "Enable", not "Default".
If that doesn't solve the problem, try un-installing and re-installing
the network adapter in Device Manager.

If you do install NetBEUI, un-bind file sharing from TCP/IP on all
computers, as I show here:

Windows XP Network Protocols
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/network_protocols.htm
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
 
G

Guest

I enabled NetBIOS over TCP/IP for the LAN connection that I am using (the
wireless connection is disabled). The end result is the same, ipconfig/all
shows NetBIOS over TCP/IP - disabled.

I tried uninstalling both the LAN and wireless adapters, reinstalled them
(disabling the wirelees which I do not use at home). Again, same result.

I can see other computers on my network, but they can not see me.

Any other ways to enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP ?

Thank you for your help
 
J

Jeffrey Randow [MVP]

Yep, I agree.. I just posted that the default will still show NetBIOS
over TCP/IP disabled... :)
 
G

Guest

I followed the instuctions on the article, and did not achieve anything
usefull. Ipconfig/all still shows NetBios over TCP/IP - disabled, and the
nbtstat results are "NetBT is not bound to any devices". Unfortunately, the
article does not say what to do with this particular piece of information.

I can ping it with both the IP and computer name and get an immediate reply,
tracert with both the IP and computer name also shows a connection in one hop
which is as expected.

net view gives me an error 53. I tried LSP Fix, and it shows everything is
OK, I am still looking. I still think this may be related to the disabled
NetBios over TCP/IP, but am still looking.

Thank you for the help.
 
C

Chuck

I followed the instuctions on the article, and did not achieve anything
usefull. Ipconfig/all still shows NetBios over TCP/IP - disabled, and the
nbtstat results are "NetBT is not bound to any devices". Unfortunately, the
article does not say what to do with this particular piece of information.

I can ping it with both the IP and computer name and get an immediate reply,
tracert with both the IP and computer name also shows a connection in one hop
which is as expected.

net view gives me an error 53. I tried LSP Fix, and it shows everything is
OK, I am still looking. I still think this may be related to the disabled
NetBios over TCP/IP, but am still looking.
Click to expand...

John,

If Jeffrey is right, and NBT is in fact enabled, even though it shows in
ipconfig as disabled, you could have 1 or 2 other problems. Any of these
problems could block name resolution.

One of the most common causes of this problem would be a misconfigured or
overlooked personal firewall, or other security component. There are several
other possibilities too, and any might be the cause of your problem. Read this
article with an open mind.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html

Note that LSP-Fix is only one of several LSP repair procedures. Depending upon
the state of your Winsock, any one of the repairs may work better (or only) than
the others.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/problems-with-lsp-winsock-layer-in.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/problems-with-lsp-winsock-layer-in.html
 
G

Guest

As I was going through the diagnostic steps suggested, I noticed that from
the desktop, I can see the workgroup and the desktop computer, but not the
laptop (the one that has NetBios over Tcp/IP disabled. The funny thing is
that I see exactly the same from the laptop - the laptop does not even show
up in the workgroup when looking at itself.

I still get the same no access error when I try to access the desktop from
the laptop.

I also used the Winsock replacement tool as well. As for a personal
firewall, I have not been able to find one, the Norton anti-virus does not
seem to have a firewall built in. I am out of ideas where to look next.

I ran Cdiag, but it never seemed to finish. Are there more detailed
instructions for the use of this tool? (I am rapidly getting into new
territory for my current experience level)

Thank you for your help with this
 
C

Chuck

As I was going through the diagnostic steps suggested, I noticed that from
the desktop, I can see the workgroup and the desktop computer, but not the
laptop (the one that has NetBios over Tcp/IP disabled. The funny thing is
that I see exactly the same from the laptop - the laptop does not even show
up in the workgroup when looking at itself.

I still get the same no access error when I try to access the desktop from
the laptop.

I also used the Winsock replacement tool as well. As for a personal
firewall, I have not been able to find one, the Norton anti-virus does not
seem to have a firewall built in. I am out of ideas where to look next.

I ran Cdiag, but it never seemed to finish. Are there more detailed
instructions for the use of this tool? (I am rapidly getting into new
territory for my current experience level)

Thank you for your help with this
Click to expand...

John,

I'm still learning how to write instructions for using CDiag. Right now, see:
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/what-is-cdiag-comprehensive-diagnosis.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/what-is-cdiag-comprehensive-diagnosis.html

Let's see what's wrong. Can you post your copy of CDiag.cmd, that you are
running, here?

What version of NAV do you have? Is it part of Norton Internet Security?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/your-personal-firewall-can-either-help.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/your-personal-firewall-can-either-help.html
 
G

Guest

I have the NAV Corporate edition, version 9.0.0.338. I have also ran the
Everest program, and it did not find any Firewall programs running. I ran
the Cdiag on both computers - it finished successfully on the desktop, but is
still running on the laptop. As you requested, I have entered the code below.

Thank you again for your help with this.

@echo off
set FullTarget1=main 192.168.1.100
set FullTarget2=t30 192.168.1.101
set FullTarget3=
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=V1.34
@echo CDiagnosis %Version% >c:\cdiag.txt
@echo Start diagnosis for %computername% >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo Enumerate Shares >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
net share >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo Adhoc Browser View >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
net view >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo Full Targets %FullTargets% >>c:\cdiag.txt
for %%a in (%FullTargets%) do (
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo Target %%a >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo "%computername% ping %%a" >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
ping %%a >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo "%computername% net view %%a" >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
net view %%a >>c:\cdiag.txt
)
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo Ping Targets %PingTargets% >>c:\cdiag.txt
for %%a in (%PingTargets%) do (
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo Target %%a >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo "%computername% ping %%a" >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
ping %%a >>c:\cdiag.txt
)
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo End diagnosis for %computername% >>c:\cdiag.txt
notepad c:\cdiag.txt
:EOF
 
C

Chuck

I have the NAV Corporate edition, version 9.0.0.338. I have also ran the
Everest program, and it did not find any Firewall programs running. I ran
the Cdiag on both computers - it finished successfully on the desktop, but is
still running on the laptop. As you requested, I have entered the code below.

Thank you again for your help with this.
Click to expand...

My pleasure, John.

The code looks spot on. If it hasn't finished running yet, it's either hung,
stalled, or has exited and you didn't notice. No way it takes over 5 minutes to
run.

I think you still have a problem with your network - either the Winsock, or
TCP/IP itself. You said that you tried LSP-Fix and "the Winsock replacement
tool". That's 2 out of 6 possible procedures. Many times, the last in the 6
produces results. Once or twice, someone has tried all 6, one supposedly made
changes, and they've tried all 6 again, whereupon another of the 6 finished the
repair, in the second pass. Be persistent.

Or try doing the commands in CDiag by hand.
For each of these 4 host personalities, x:
main 192.168.1.100 t30 192.168.1.101
"ping " x
"net view " x
IOW, do 8 tests, and report on the failures. If nothing odd in those 8, then
I'll disassemble the other tests so we can try them by hand.

Take a look at the CDiag output from the desktop, to see what I'm discussing.
 
G

Guest

OK, I have the following: the 8 steps above, cdiag output from laptop -
stalled at the enumeration step,
Other items I have tried and the results from them, and cdiag output from
desktop.

For each of these 4 host personalities, x:
main - ping no response, net view error 53
192.168.1.100 - ping OK, net view error 53
t30 - ping OK - net view "The server service is not started"
192.168.1.101 - ping OK, net view error 53

----------------------------
Cdiag - laptop:
CDiagnosis V1.34
Start diagnosis for T30

Enumerate Shares

The Server service is not started.

Is it OK to start it? (Y/N) [Y]:

----------------------
Tried other steps:
----------------------
To fix a corrupted LSP / Winsock in Windows XP pre-SP2:

1 Backup and delete the following registry keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Winsock
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Winsock2
2 Reboot.
3 Open the network connections folder, right click your network connection,
and click Properties.
4 Click Install | Protocol | Add.
5 Click "Have Disk...", type "\windows\inf" in the box, and click OK.
6 Click "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)", then click OK.
7 Reboot.

No effect, same error - not accessible... not have permission...
----------------------
netsh winsock reset catalog
- >command not found
----------------------
Using Microsoft Article ID : 299357

netsh int ip reset c:\resetlog.txt
->checking for another fwkern instance...
and creted the log - seemed to complete, but no effect
----------------------
uninstalled and re-installed the network card - no effect
----------------------
Using Microsoft Article ID : 811259

netdiag /test:winsock /v
->all tests passed except:
NetBT transports tests.......Failed
Lists of NetBT transports currently configured:
[FATAL] No NetBT transports are configured.
->??? not sure what to do with this information
----------------------
Used the Msinfo32 program
Components/Network/Protocol.
Additional items were present (e.g.MSAFD nwlnkipx [IPX])
Other items were as recommended
----------------------
cdiag output for desktop computer:

CDiagnosis V1.34
Start diagnosis for MAIN

Enumerate Shares


Share name Resource Remark

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E$ E:\ Default share

IPC$ Remote IPC

D$ D:\ Default share

C$ C:\ Default share

print$ C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers
Printer Drivers

H$ H:\ Default share

ADMIN$ C:\WINDOWS Remote Admin

J$ J:\ Default share

Movies J:\
SharedDocs C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\ALL USERS\DOCUMENTS

Workfile H:\
Printer3 My Documents\*.pdf Spooled Creates Adobe PDF

Printer4 USB001 Spooled hp officejet 6100 series

Printer5 LPT1: Spooled HP LaserJet 8000 Series PS

The command completed successfully.


Adhoc Browser View

Server Name Remark

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\\MAIN

The command completed successfully.


Full Targets main 192.168.1.100 t30 192.168.1.101 127.0.0.1

Target main

"MAIN ping main"

Pinging Main [192.168.1.100] with 32 bytes of data:Reply from 192.168.1.100:
bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128Reply from 192.168.1.100: bytes=32 time<1ms

TTL=128Reply from 192.168.1.100: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128Reply from
192.168.1.100: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128Ping 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
"MAIN net view main"

Shared resources at main



Share name Type Used as Comment

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Movies Disk
Printer3 Print Creates Adobe PDF
Printer4 Print hp officejet 6100 series
Printer5 Print HP LaserJet 8000 Series PS
SharedDocs Disk
Workfile Disk
The command completed successfully.


Target 192.168.1.100

"MAIN ping 192.168.1.100"

Pinging 192.168.1.100 with 32 bytes of data:Reply from 192.168.1.100:
bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128Reply from 192.168.1.100: bytes=32 time<1ms

TTL=128Reply from 192.168.1.100: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128Reply from
192.168.1.100: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128Ping 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
"MAIN net view 192.168.1.100"

Shared resources at 192.168.1.100



Share name Type Used as Comment

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Movies Disk
Printer3 Print Creates Adobe PDF
Printer4 Print hp officejet 6100 series
Printer5 Print HP LaserJet 8000 Series PS
SharedDocs Disk
Workfile Disk
The command completed successfully.


Target t30

"MAIN ping t30"

Ping request could not find host t30. Please check the name and try again.
"MAIN net view t30"


Target 192.168.1.101

"MAIN 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),
"MAIN net view 192.168.1.101"


Target 127.0.0.1

"MAIN 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=128Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128Reply from

127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms
TTL=128Ping 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
"MAIN net view 127.0.0.1"

Shared resources at 127.0.0.1



Share name Type Used as Comment

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Movies Disk
Printer3 Print Creates Adobe PDF
Printer4 Print hp officejet 6100 series
Printer5 Print HP LaserJet 8000 Series PS
SharedDocs Disk
Workfile Disk
The command completed successfully.


Ping Targets www.yahoo.com 66.94.230.32 192.168.1.1

Target www.yahoo.com

"MAIN ping www.yahoo.com"

Pinging www.yahoo.akadns.net [68.142.226.36] with 32 bytes of data:Reply
from 68.142.226.36: bytes=32 time=110ms TTL=51Reply from 68.142.226.36:

bytes=32 time=112ms TTL=51Reply from 68.142.226.36: bytes=32 time=107ms
TTL=51Reply from 68.142.226.36: bytes=32 time=106ms TTL=51Ping

statistics for 68.142.226.36: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0
(0% loss),Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds: Minimum = 106ms,

Maximum = 112ms, Average = 108ms
Target 66.94.230.32

"MAIN ping 66.94.230.32"

Pinging 66.94.230.32 with 32 bytes of data:Reply from 66.94.230.32: bytes=32
time=24ms TTL=52Reply from 66.94.230.32: bytes=32 time=21ms

TTL=52Reply from 66.94.230.32: bytes=32 time=21ms TTL=52Reply from
66.94.230.32: bytes=32 time=23ms TTL=52Ping statistics for 66.94.230.32:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),Approximate round trip
times in milli-seconds: Minimum = 21ms, Maximum = 24ms, Average = 22ms
Target 192.168.1.1

"MAIN 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=150Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<1ms

TTL=150Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=150Reply from
192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=150Ping 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 MAIN
 
C

Chuck

OK, I have the following: the 8 steps above, cdiag output from laptop -
stalled at the enumeration step,
Other items I have tried and the results from them, and cdiag output from
desktop.

For each of these 4 host personalities, x:
main - ping no response, net view error 53
192.168.1.100 - ping OK, net view error 53
t30 - ping OK - net view "The server service is not started"
192.168.1.101 - ping OK, net view error 53

----------------------------
Cdiag - laptop:
CDiagnosis V1.34
Start diagnosis for T30

Enumerate Shares

The Server service is not started.

Is it OK to start it? (Y/N) [Y]:

----------------------
Tried other steps:
----------------------
To fix a corrupted LSP / Winsock in Windows XP pre-SP2:

1 Backup and delete the following registry keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Winsock
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Winsock2
2 Reboot.
3 Open the network connections folder, right click your network connection,
and click Properties.
4 Click Install | Protocol | Add.
5 Click "Have Disk...", type "\windows\inf" in the box, and click OK.
6 Click "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)", then click OK.
7 Reboot.

No effect, same error - not accessible... not have permission...
----------------------
netsh winsock reset catalog
- >command not found
----------------------
Using Microsoft Article ID : 299357

netsh int ip reset c:\resetlog.txt
->checking for another fwkern instance...
and creted the log - seemed to complete, but no effect
----------------------
uninstalled and re-installed the network card - no effect
----------------------
Using Microsoft Article ID : 811259

netdiag /test:winsock /v
->all tests passed except:
NetBT transports tests.......Failed
Lists of NetBT transports currently configured:
[FATAL] No NetBT transports are configured.
->??? not sure what to do with this information
----------------------
Used the Msinfo32 program
Components/Network/Protocol.
Additional items were present (e.g.MSAFD nwlnkipx [IPX])
Other items were as recommended
Click to expand...

<SNIP>

OK, John,

That's a great start. I think I see where you HAVE to start:
The Server service is not started.

Is it OK to start it? (Y/N) [Y]:
Click to expand...

Get the Server started on T30. This is essential. The Browser service, and so
many more concepts like file sharing, depend upon this.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#Components>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#Components

Having done that, let's start over with fresh browstat and ipconfig from each
computer.
 
G

Guest

OK, I have done the following:

From your URL, I tried the following:
"Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)", is listed in Local Area Connection - Properties
"NetBIOS Over TCP/IP" Enabled, it is enabled in TCP/IP Properties - Advanced
- WINS, but shows up as disabled in ipconfig/all.
"TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper" was disabled, but now is - Started and Automatic.
"Internet Connection Firewall / Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)" was
disabled, but now is - Started and Automatic.
"Client for Microsoft Networks", is listed in Local Area Connection -
Properties
"Workstation" service is running - Started and Automatic.
"File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks", is listed in Local Area
Connection - Properties
"Server" was disabled, but now is - Started and Automatic.

Restarted computer

main - no response, net view error 53
192.168.1.100 - ping OK, net view error 53
t30 - ping OK - net view "There are no entries in the list"
192.168.1.101 - ping OK, net view error 53

I have also included the following:
Browstat status, ipconfig/all for both desktop and laptop, and cdiag from
laptop - it ran this time!



---------------------------------

From the desktop, Browstat status:
Status for domain GREGORY on transport \Device\NwlnkNb
Browsing is active on domain.
Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus. Using \\MAIN
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master MAIN
\\MAIN
There are 1 servers in domain GREGORY on transport \Device\NwlnkNb
There are 1 domains in domain GREGORY on transport \Device\NwlnkNb


Status for domain GREGORY on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{944ECBE2-6C57-4510-93D0-582F6AB52995}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: MAIN
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master MAIN
\\MAIN
There are 1 servers in domain GREGORY on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{944ECBE2-6C57-4510-93D0-582F6AB52995}
There are 1 domains in domain GREGORY on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{944ECBE2-6C57-4510-93D0-582F6AB52995}


Status for domain GREGORY on transport \Device\NwlnkIpx
Browsing is active on domain.
Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus. Using \\MAIN
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master MAIN
\\MAIN
Unable to retrieve server list from MAIN: 1231
------------------------------
From the desktop, ipconfig/all:
Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Main
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : hsd1.ca.comcast.net.

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.ca.comcast.net.
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Macronix MX98715-Based Ethernet
Adapter (Generic)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-20-78-E1-32-0E
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.87.76.178
68.87.66.196
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, February 21, 2006
9:04:58 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, February 23, 2006
9:04:58 AM

-----------------------------------
From the Laptop, Browstat status:

Status for domain GREGORY on transport \Device\NwlnkNb
Browsing is NOT active on domain.
Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus.
-----------------------------------
From the Laptop, ipconfig/all:
Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : T30

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.ca.comcast.net.

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network
Connection

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-09-6B-D0-E2-BB

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.101

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.87.76.178

68.87.66.196

NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, February 21, 2006
1:16:51 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, February 23, 2006
1:16:51 PM
-----------------------------------
Cdiag from the Laptop:
CDiagnosis V1.34
Start diagnosis for T30

Enumerate Shares


Share name Resource Remark

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ADMIN$ C:\WINDOWS Remote Admin

C$ C:\ Default share

IPC$ Remote IPC

The command completed successfully.


Adhoc Browser View


Full Targets main 192.168.1.100 t30 192.168.1.101 127.0.0.1

Target main

"T30 ping main"

Ping request could not find host main. Please check the name and try again.


"T30 net view main"


Target 192.168.1.100

"T30 ping 192.168.1.100"



Pinging 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


"T30 net view 192.168.1.100"


Target t30

"T30 ping t30"



Pinging T30 [192.168.1.101] with 32 bytes of data:



Reply from 192.168.1.101: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Reply from 192.168.1.101: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Reply from 192.168.1.101: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Reply from 192.168.1.101: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128



Ping statistics for 192.168.1.101:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms


"T30 net view t30"

There are no entries in the list.


Target 192.168.1.101

"T30 ping 192.168.1.101"



Pinging 192.168.1.101 with 32 bytes of data:



Reply from 192.168.1.101: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Reply from 192.168.1.101: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Reply from 192.168.1.101: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Reply from 192.168.1.101: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128



Ping statistics for 192.168.1.101:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms


"T30 net view 192.168.1.101"


Target 127.0.0.1

"T30 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


"T30 net view 127.0.0.1"


Ping Targets www.yahoo.com 66.94.230.32 192.168.1.1

Target www.yahoo.com

"T30 ping www.yahoo.com"



Pinging www.yahoo.akadns.net [66.94.230.38] with 32 bytes of data:



Reply from 66.94.230.38: bytes=32 time=22ms TTL=52

Reply from 66.94.230.38: bytes=32 time=21ms TTL=52

Reply from 66.94.230.38: bytes=32 time=22ms TTL=52

Reply from 66.94.230.38: bytes=32 time=23ms TTL=52



Ping statistics for 66.94.230.38:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

Minimum = 21ms, Maximum = 23ms, Average = 22ms


Target 66.94.230.32

"T30 ping 66.94.230.32"



Pinging 66.94.230.32 with 32 bytes of data:



Reply from 66.94.230.32: bytes=32 time=22ms TTL=52

Reply from 66.94.230.32: bytes=32 time=21ms TTL=52

Reply from 66.94.230.32: bytes=32 time=22ms TTL=52

Reply from 66.94.230.32: bytes=32 time=22ms TTL=52



Ping statistics for 66.94.230.32:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

Minimum = 21ms, Maximum = 22ms, Average = 21ms


Target 192.168.1.1

"T30 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 T30


Chuck said:
OK, I have the following: the 8 steps above, cdiag output from laptop -
stalled at the enumeration step,
Other items I have tried and the results from them, and cdiag output from
desktop.

For each of these 4 host personalities, x:
main - ping no response, net view error 53
192.168.1.100 - ping OK, net view error 53
t30 - ping OK - net view "The server service is not started"
192.168.1.101 - ping OK, net view error 53

----------------------------
Cdiag - laptop:
CDiagnosis V1.34
Start diagnosis for T30

Enumerate Shares

The Server service is not started.

Is it OK to start it? (Y/N) [Y]:

----------------------
Tried other steps:
----------------------
To fix a corrupted LSP / Winsock in Windows XP pre-SP2:

1 Backup and delete the following registry keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Winsock
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Winsock2
2 Reboot.
3 Open the network connections folder, right click your network connection,
and click Properties.
4 Click Install | Protocol | Add.
5 Click "Have Disk...", type "\windows\inf" in the box, and click OK.
6 Click "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)", then click OK.
7 Reboot.

No effect, same error - not accessible... not have permission...
----------------------
netsh winsock reset catalog
- >command not found
----------------------
Using Microsoft Article ID : 299357

netsh int ip reset c:\resetlog.txt
->checking for another fwkern instance...
and creted the log - seemed to complete, but no effect
----------------------
uninstalled and re-installed the network card - no effect
----------------------
Using Microsoft Article ID : 811259

netdiag /test:winsock /v
->all tests passed except:
NetBT transports tests.......Failed
Lists of NetBT transports currently configured:
[FATAL] No NetBT transports are configured.
->??? not sure what to do with this information
----------------------
Used the Msinfo32 program
Components/Network/Protocol.
Additional items were present (e.g.MSAFD nwlnkipx [IPX])
Other items were as recommended
Click to expand...

<SNIP>

OK, John,

That's a great start. I think I see where you HAVE to start:
The Server service is not started.

Is it OK to start it? (Y/N) [Y]:
Click to expand...

Get the Server started on T30. This is essential. The Browser service, and so
many more concepts like file sharing, depend upon this.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#Components>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#Components

Having done that, let's start over with fresh browstat and ipconfig from each
computer.
Click to expand...
 
C

Chuck

OK, John,

That's a great start. I think I see where you HAVE to start:
The Server service is not started.

Is it OK to start it? (Y/N) [Y]:
Click to expand...

Get the Server started on T30. This is essential. The Browser service, and so
many more concepts like file sharing, depend upon this.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#Components>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#Components

Having done that, let's start over with fresh browstat and ipconfig from each
computer.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
OK, I have done the following:

From your URL, I tried the following:
"Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)", is listed in Local Area Connection - Properties
"NetBIOS Over TCP/IP" Enabled, it is enabled in TCP/IP Properties - Advanced
- WINS, but shows up as disabled in ipconfig/all.
"TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper" was disabled, but now is - Started and Automatic.
"Internet Connection Firewall / Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)" was
disabled, but now is - Started and Automatic.
"Client for Microsoft Networks", is listed in Local Area Connection -
Properties
"Workstation" service is running - Started and Automatic.
"File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks", is listed in Local Area
Connection - Properties
"Server" was disabled, but now is - Started and Automatic.

Restarted computer

main - no response, net view error 53
192.168.1.100 - ping OK, net view error 53
t30 - ping OK - net view "There are no entries in the list"
192.168.1.101 - ping OK, net view error 53

I have also included the following:
Browstat status, ipconfig/all for both desktop and laptop, and cdiag from
laptop - it ran this time!



---------------------------------

From the desktop, Browstat status:
Status for domain GREGORY on transport \Device\NwlnkNb
Browsing is active on domain.
Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus. Using \\MAIN
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master MAIN
\\MAIN
There are 1 servers in domain GREGORY on transport \Device\NwlnkNb
There are 1 domains in domain GREGORY on transport \Device\NwlnkNb


Status for domain GREGORY on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{944ECBE2-6C57-4510-93D0-582F6AB52995}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: MAIN
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master MAIN
\\MAIN
There are 1 servers in domain GREGORY on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{944ECBE2-6C57-4510-93D0-582F6AB52995}
There are 1 domains in domain GREGORY on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{944ECBE2-6C57-4510-93D0-582F6AB52995}


Status for domain GREGORY on transport \Device\NwlnkIpx
Browsing is active on domain.
Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus. Using \\MAIN
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master MAIN
\\MAIN
Unable to retrieve server list from MAIN: 1231
------------------------------
From the desktop, ipconfig/all:
Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Main
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : hsd1.ca.comcast.net.

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.ca.comcast.net.
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Macronix MX98715-Based Ethernet
Adapter (Generic)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-20-78-E1-32-0E
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.87.76.178
68.87.66.196
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, February 21, 2006
9:04:58 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, February 23, 2006
9:04:58 AM

-----------------------------------
From the Laptop, Browstat status:

Status for domain GREGORY on transport \Device\NwlnkNb
Browsing is NOT active on domain.
Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus.
-----------------------------------
From the Laptop, ipconfig/all:
Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : T30

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.ca.comcast.net.

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network
Connection

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-09-6B-D0-E2-BB

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.101

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.87.76.178

68.87.66.196

NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, February 21, 2006
1:16:51 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, February 23, 2006
1:16:51 PM
Click to expand...

<SNIP>

OK, John. That's a great start.

Next, verify for me your LAN topology. You have a NAT router, servicing 2
computers. You are using NetBIOS Over TCP (NBT) for file sharing. Right so
far?

Is NBT explicitly Enabled on both computers? Are you using IPX/SPX
intentionally? See this article for discussion on both questions:
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#Components>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#Components

And John, we have a bit more work to do. So do us both a favour, and reply
after my replies please.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-to-post-on-usenet-and-encourage.html#TopPosting>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-to-post-on-usenet-and-encourage.html#TopPosting
 
G

Guest

Chuck said:
OK, I have the following: the 8 steps above, cdiag output from laptop -
stalled at the enumeration step,
Other items I have tried and the results from them, and cdiag output from
desktop.

For each of these 4 host personalities, x:
main - ping no response, net view error 53
192.168.1.100 - ping OK, net view error 53
t30 - ping OK - net view "The server service is not started"
192.168.1.101 - ping OK, net view error 53
Click to expand...
OK, John,

That's a great start. I think I see where you HAVE to start:
The Server service is not started.

Is it OK to start it? (Y/N) [Y]:

Get the Server started on T30. This is essential. The Browser service, and so
many more concepts like file sharing, depend upon this.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#Components>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#Components

Having done that, let's start over with fresh browstat and ipconfig from each
computer.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
OK, I have done the following:

From your URL, I tried the following:
"Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)", is listed in Local Area Connection - Properties
"NetBIOS Over TCP/IP" Enabled, it is enabled in TCP/IP Properties - Advanced
- WINS, but shows up as disabled in ipconfig/all.
"TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper" was disabled, but now is - Started and Automatic.
"Internet Connection Firewall / Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)" was
disabled, but now is - Started and Automatic.
"Client for Microsoft Networks", is listed in Local Area Connection -
Properties
"Workstation" service is running - Started and Automatic.
"File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks", is listed in Local Area
Connection - Properties
"Server" was disabled, but now is - Started and Automatic.

Restarted computer

main - no response, net view error 53
192.168.1.100 - ping OK, net view error 53
t30 - ping OK - net view "There are no entries in the list"
192.168.1.101 - ping OK, net view error 53

I have also included the following:
Browstat status, ipconfig/all for both desktop and laptop, and cdiag from
laptop - it ran this time!



---------------------------------

From the desktop, Browstat status:
Status for domain GREGORY on transport \Device\NwlnkNb
Browsing is active on domain.
Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus. Using \\MAIN
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master MAIN
\\MAIN
There are 1 servers in domain GREGORY on transport \Device\NwlnkNb
There are 1 domains in domain GREGORY on transport \Device\NwlnkNb


Status for domain GREGORY on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{944ECBE2-6C57-4510-93D0-582F6AB52995}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: MAIN
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master MAIN
\\MAIN
There are 1 servers in domain GREGORY on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{944ECBE2-6C57-4510-93D0-582F6AB52995}
There are 1 domains in domain GREGORY on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{944ECBE2-6C57-4510-93D0-582F6AB52995}


Status for domain GREGORY on transport \Device\NwlnkIpx
Browsing is active on domain.
Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus. Using \\MAIN
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master MAIN
\\MAIN
Unable to retrieve server list from MAIN: 1231
------------------------------
From the desktop, ipconfig/all:
Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Main
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : hsd1.ca.comcast.net.

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.ca.comcast.net.
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Macronix MX98715-Based Ethernet
Adapter (Generic)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-20-78-E1-32-0E
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.87.76.178
68.87.66.196
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, February 21, 2006
9:04:58 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, February 23, 2006
9:04:58 AM

-----------------------------------
From the Laptop, Browstat status:

Status for domain GREGORY on transport \Device\NwlnkNb
Browsing is NOT active on domain.
Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus.
-----------------------------------
From the Laptop, ipconfig/all:
Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : T30

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.ca.comcast.net.

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network
Connection

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-09-6B-D0-E2-BB

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.101

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.87.76.178

68.87.66.196

NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, February 21, 2006
1:16:51 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, February 23, 2006
1:16:51 PM
Click to expand...

<SNIP>

OK, John. That's a great start.

Next, verify for me your LAN topology. You have a NAT router, servicing 2
computers. You are using NetBIOS Over TCP (NBT) for file sharing. Right so
far?

Is NBT explicitly Enabled on both computers? Are you using IPX/SPX
intentionally? See this article for discussion on both questions:
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#Components>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#Components

And John, we have a bit more work to do. So do us both a favour, and reply
after my replies please.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-to-post-on-usenet-and-encourage.html#TopPosting>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-to-post-on-usenet-and-encourage.html#TopPosting
Click to expand...
Topology is correct; Linksys NAT Router connected to cable internet modem,
each computer, and a Simpletech network hard drive. I belive that both
computers should be using NetBIOS Over TCP (NBT) for file sharing.

NetBios is enabled on both computers, (ipconfig/all shows it disabled on the
laptop)
IPX/SPX is not selected in LAN connection properties

As a side excercise, is enabled IPX/SPX on both computers to see what would
happen, and was able to see and connect to the desktop from the laptop , but
could not see, or connect o the laptop from the desktop.. ??!!

By the way, is this posting correct?
 
C

Chuck

Chuck said:
:
Click to expand...

OK, I have the following: the 8 steps above, cdiag output from laptop -
stalled at the enumeration step,
Other items I have tried and the results from them, and cdiag output from
desktop.

For each of these 4 host personalities, x:
main - ping no response, net view error 53
192.168.1.100 - ping OK, net view error 53
t30 - ping OK - net view "The server service is not started"
192.168.1.101 - ping OK, net view error 53
Click to expand...

OK, John,

That's a great start. I think I see where you HAVE to start:
The Server service is not started.

Is it OK to start it? (Y/N) [Y]:

Get the Server started on T30. This is essential. The Browser service, and so
many more concepts like file sharing, depend upon this.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#Components>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#Components

Having done that, let's start over with fresh browstat and ipconfig from each
computer.
Click to expand...
OK, I have done the following:

From your URL, I tried the following:
"Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)", is listed in Local Area Connection - Properties
"NetBIOS Over TCP/IP" Enabled, it is enabled in TCP/IP Properties - Advanced
- WINS, but shows up as disabled in ipconfig/all.
"TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper" was disabled, but now is - Started and Automatic.
"Internet Connection Firewall / Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)" was
disabled, but now is - Started and Automatic.
"Client for Microsoft Networks", is listed in Local Area Connection -
Properties
"Workstation" service is running - Started and Automatic.
"File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks", is listed in Local Area
Connection - Properties
"Server" was disabled, but now is - Started and Automatic.

Restarted computer

main - no response, net view error 53
192.168.1.100 - ping OK, net view error 53
t30 - ping OK - net view "There are no entries in the list"
192.168.1.101 - ping OK, net view error 53

I have also included the following:
Browstat status, ipconfig/all for both desktop and laptop, and cdiag from
laptop - it ran this time!



---------------------------------

From the desktop, Browstat status:
Status for domain GREGORY on transport \Device\NwlnkNb
Browsing is active on domain.
Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus. Using \\MAIN
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master MAIN
\\MAIN
There are 1 servers in domain GREGORY on transport \Device\NwlnkNb
There are 1 domains in domain GREGORY on transport \Device\NwlnkNb


Status for domain GREGORY on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{944ECBE2-6C57-4510-93D0-582F6AB52995}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: MAIN
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master MAIN
\\MAIN
There are 1 servers in domain GREGORY on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{944ECBE2-6C57-4510-93D0-582F6AB52995}
There are 1 domains in domain GREGORY on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{944ECBE2-6C57-4510-93D0-582F6AB52995}


Status for domain GREGORY on transport \Device\NwlnkIpx
Browsing is active on domain.
Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus. Using \\MAIN
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master MAIN
\\MAIN
Unable to retrieve server list from MAIN: 1231
------------------------------
From the desktop, ipconfig/all:
Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Main
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : hsd1.ca.comcast.net.

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.ca.comcast.net.
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Macronix MX98715-Based Ethernet
Adapter (Generic)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-20-78-E1-32-0E
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.87.76.178
68.87.66.196
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, February 21, 2006
9:04:58 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, February 23, 2006
9:04:58 AM

-----------------------------------
From the Laptop, Browstat status:

Status for domain GREGORY on transport \Device\NwlnkNb
Browsing is NOT active on domain.
Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus.
-----------------------------------
From the Laptop, ipconfig/all:
Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : T30

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.ca.comcast.net.

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network
Connection

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-09-6B-D0-E2-BB

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.101

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.87.76.178

68.87.66.196

NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, February 21, 2006
1:16:51 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, February 23, 2006
1:16:51 PM
Click to expand...

<SNIP>

OK, John. That's a great start.

Next, verify for me your LAN topology. You have a NAT router, servicing 2
computers. You are using NetBIOS Over TCP (NBT) for file sharing. Right so
far?

Is NBT explicitly Enabled on both computers? Are you using IPX/SPX
intentionally? See this article for discussion on both questions:
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#Components>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#Components

And John, we have a bit more work to do. So do us both a favour, and reply
after my replies please.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-to-post-on-usenet-and-encourage.html#TopPosting>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-to-post-on-usenet-and-encourage.html#TopPosting
Click to expand...
Topology is correct; Linksys NAT Router connected to cable internet modem,
each computer, and a Simpletech network hard drive. I belive that both
computers should be using NetBIOS Over TCP (NBT) for file sharing.

NetBios is enabled on both computers, (ipconfig/all shows it disabled on the
laptop)
IPX/SPX is not selected in LAN connection properties

As a side excercise, is enabled IPX/SPX on both computers to see what would
happen, and was able to see and connect to the desktop from the laptop , but
could not see, or connect o the laptop from the desktop.. ??!!

By the way, is this posting correct?
Click to expand...

You got the posting down pat. And it looks like I have your topology right.

So now we look at the details.

Having IPX/SPX installed is one of your problems. Look at Browstat on T30 -
Status for domain GREGORY on transport \Device\NwlnkNb
Browsing is NOT active on domain.
Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus.
No mention of transport \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_..., as you find for Main. And
that's your second problem. Whether or not it's explicitly Enabled, it's not
active.

And here's your third visible problem:
Status for domain GREGORY on transport \Device\NwlnkIpx
Unable to retrieve server list from MAIN: 1231

A 1231 error, per net helpmsg, is:
The network location cannot be reached. For information about network
troubleshooting, see Windows Help.

Both computers are using IPX/SPX for their networking, whether or not IPX/SPX is
or isn't selected. If IPX/SPX is not selected, that explains the 1231.

My recommendations:
# Un install IPX/SPX.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/fix-network-problems-but-clean-up.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/fix-network-problems-but-clean-up.html
# Repeat the LSP / Winsock repair process.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/problems-with-lsp-winsock-layer-in.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/problems-with-lsp-winsock-layer-in.html
 
G

Guest

Chuck said:
Chuck said:
On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 13:49:29 -0800, John Gregory

:

On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 09:18:32 -0800, John Gregory

<SNIP>

OK, I have the following: the 8 steps above, cdiag output from laptop -
stalled at the enumeration step,
Other items I have tried and the results from them, and cdiag output from
desktop.

For each of these 4 host personalities, x:
main - ping no response, net view error 53
192.168.1.100 - ping OK, net view error 53
t30 - ping OK - net view "The server service is not started"
192.168.1.101 - ping OK, net view error 53

<SNIP>

OK, John,

That's a great start. I think I see where you HAVE to start:
The Server service is not started.

Is it OK to start it? (Y/N) [Y]:

Get the Server started on T30. This is essential. The Browser service, and so
many more concepts like file sharing, depend upon this.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#Components>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#Components

Having done that, let's start over with fresh browstat and ipconfig from each
computer.

OK, I have done the following:

From your URL, I tried the following:
"Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)", is listed in Local Area Connection - Properties
"NetBIOS Over TCP/IP" Enabled, it is enabled in TCP/IP Properties - Advanced
- WINS, but shows up as disabled in ipconfig/all.
"TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper" was disabled, but now is - Started and Automatic.
"Internet Connection Firewall / Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)" was
disabled, but now is - Started and Automatic.
"Client for Microsoft Networks", is listed in Local Area Connection -
Properties
"Workstation" service is running - Started and Automatic.
"File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks", is listed in Local Area
Connection - Properties
"Server" was disabled, but now is - Started and Automatic.

Restarted computer

main - no response, net view error 53
192.168.1.100 - ping OK, net view error 53
t30 - ping OK - net view "There are no entries in the list"
192.168.1.101 - ping OK, net view error 53

I have also included the following:
Browstat status, ipconfig/all for both desktop and laptop, and cdiag from
laptop - it ran this time!



---------------------------------

From the desktop, Browstat status:
Status for domain GREGORY on transport \Device\NwlnkNb
Browsing is active on domain.
Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus. Using \\MAIN
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master MAIN
\\MAIN
There are 1 servers in domain GREGORY on transport \Device\NwlnkNb
There are 1 domains in domain GREGORY on transport \Device\NwlnkNb


Status for domain GREGORY on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{944ECBE2-6C57-4510-93D0-582F6AB52995}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: MAIN
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master MAIN
\\MAIN
There are 1 servers in domain GREGORY on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{944ECBE2-6C57-4510-93D0-582F6AB52995}
There are 1 domains in domain GREGORY on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{944ECBE2-6C57-4510-93D0-582F6AB52995}


Status for domain GREGORY on transport \Device\NwlnkIpx
Browsing is active on domain.
Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus. Using \\MAIN
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master MAIN
\\MAIN
Unable to retrieve server list from MAIN: 1231
------------------------------
From the desktop, ipconfig/all:
Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Main
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : hsd1.ca.comcast.net.

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.ca.comcast.net.
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Macronix MX98715-Based Ethernet
Adapter (Generic)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-20-78-E1-32-0E
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.87.76.178
68.87.66.196
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, February 21, 2006
9:04:58 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, February 23, 2006
9:04:58 AM

-----------------------------------
From the Laptop, Browstat status:

Status for domain GREGORY on transport \Device\NwlnkNb
Browsing is NOT active on domain.
Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus.
-----------------------------------
From the Laptop, ipconfig/all:
Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : T30

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.ca.comcast.net.

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network
Connection

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-09-6B-D0-E2-BB

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.101

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.87.76.178

68.87.66.196

NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, February 21, 2006
1:16:51 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, February 23, 2006
1:16:51 PM

<SNIP>

OK, John. That's a great start.

Next, verify for me your LAN topology. You have a NAT router, servicing 2
computers. You are using NetBIOS Over TCP (NBT) for file sharing. Right so
far?

Is NBT explicitly Enabled on both computers? Are you using IPX/SPX
intentionally? See this article for discussion on both questions:
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#Components>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#Components

And John, we have a bit more work to do. So do us both a favour, and reply
after my replies please.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-to-post-on-usenet-and-encourage.html#TopPosting>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-to-post-on-usenet-and-encourage.html#TopPosting
Click to expand...
Topology is correct; Linksys NAT Router connected to cable internet modem,
each computer, and a Simpletech network hard drive. I belive that both
computers should be using NetBIOS Over TCP (NBT) for file sharing.

NetBios is enabled on both computers, (ipconfig/all shows it disabled on the
laptop)
IPX/SPX is not selected in LAN connection properties

As a side excercise, is enabled IPX/SPX on both computers to see what would
happen, and was able to see and connect to the desktop from the laptop , but
could not see, or connect o the laptop from the desktop.. ??!!

By the way, is this posting correct?
Click to expand...

You got the posting down pat. And it looks like I have your topology right.

So now we look at the details.

Having IPX/SPX installed is one of your problems. Look at Browstat on T30 -
Status for domain GREGORY on transport \Device\NwlnkNb
Browsing is NOT active on domain.
Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus.
No mention of transport \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_..., as you find for Main. And
that's your second problem. Whether or not it's explicitly Enabled, it's not
active.

And here's your third visible problem:
Status for domain GREGORY on transport \Device\NwlnkIpx
Unable to retrieve server list from MAIN: 1231

A 1231 error, per net helpmsg, is:
The network location cannot be reached. For information about network
troubleshooting, see Windows Help.

Both computers are using IPX/SPX for their networking, whether or not IPX/SPX is
or isn't selected. If IPX/SPX is not selected, that explains the 1231.

My recommendations:
# Un install IPX/SPX.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/fix-network-problems-but-clean-up.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/fix-network-problems-but-clean-up.html
# Repeat the LSP / Winsock repair process.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/problems-with-lsp-winsock-layer-in.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/problems-with-lsp-winsock-layer-in.html
Click to expand...
I uninstalled IPX/SPX, and did the LSP/Winsock repairs.

Now I have a new problem..... when I go to the LAN properties, I am not able
to select the "Client for Microsoft Networks" or the "File and Printer
sharing". When I try to check the boxes for these, I get a dialog box that
says "Your current selection will also disable the following components:
Client for Microsoft Networks" (same for file and printers) It is almost as
if the check box is working backwards.

Any ideas?
 
C

Chuck

Chuck said:
:

On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 13:49:29 -0800, John Gregory

:

On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 09:18:32 -0800, John Gregory

<SNIP>

OK, I have the following: the 8 steps above, cdiag output from laptop -
stalled at the enumeration step,
Other items I have tried and the results from them, and cdiag output from
desktop.

For each of these 4 host personalities, x:
main - ping no response, net view error 53
192.168.1.100 - ping OK, net view error 53
t30 - ping OK - net view "The server service is not started"
192.168.1.101 - ping OK, net view error 53

<SNIP>

OK, John,

That's a great start. I think I see where you HAVE to start:
The Server service is not started.

Is it OK to start it? (Y/N) [Y]:

Get the Server started on T30. This is essential. The Browser service, and so
many more concepts like file sharing, depend upon this.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#Components>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#Components

Having done that, let's start over with fresh browstat and ipconfig from each
computer.

OK, I have done the following:

From your URL, I tried the following:
"Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)", is listed in Local Area Connection - Properties
"NetBIOS Over TCP/IP" Enabled, it is enabled in TCP/IP Properties - Advanced
- WINS, but shows up as disabled in ipconfig/all.
"TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper" was disabled, but now is - Started and Automatic.
"Internet Connection Firewall / Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)" was
disabled, but now is - Started and Automatic.
"Client for Microsoft Networks", is listed in Local Area Connection -
Properties
"Workstation" service is running - Started and Automatic.
"File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks", is listed in Local Area
Connection - Properties
"Server" was disabled, but now is - Started and Automatic.

Restarted computer

main - no response, net view error 53
192.168.1.100 - ping OK, net view error 53
t30 - ping OK - net view "There are no entries in the list"
192.168.1.101 - ping OK, net view error 53

I have also included the following:
Browstat status, ipconfig/all for both desktop and laptop, and cdiag from
laptop - it ran this time!



---------------------------------

From the desktop, Browstat status:
Status for domain GREGORY on transport \Device\NwlnkNb
Browsing is active on domain.
Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus. Using \\MAIN
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master MAIN
\\MAIN
There are 1 servers in domain GREGORY on transport \Device\NwlnkNb
There are 1 domains in domain GREGORY on transport \Device\NwlnkNb


Status for domain GREGORY on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{944ECBE2-6C57-4510-93D0-582F6AB52995}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: MAIN
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master MAIN
\\MAIN
There are 1 servers in domain GREGORY on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{944ECBE2-6C57-4510-93D0-582F6AB52995}
There are 1 domains in domain GREGORY on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{944ECBE2-6C57-4510-93D0-582F6AB52995}


Status for domain GREGORY on transport \Device\NwlnkIpx
Browsing is active on domain.
Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus. Using \\MAIN
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master MAIN
\\MAIN
Unable to retrieve server list from MAIN: 1231
------------------------------
From the desktop, ipconfig/all:
Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Main
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : hsd1.ca.comcast.net.

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.ca.comcast.net.
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Macronix MX98715-Based Ethernet
Adapter (Generic)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-20-78-E1-32-0E
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.87.76.178
68.87.66.196
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, February 21, 2006
9:04:58 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, February 23, 2006
9:04:58 AM

-----------------------------------
From the Laptop, Browstat status:

Status for domain GREGORY on transport \Device\NwlnkNb
Browsing is NOT active on domain.
Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus.
-----------------------------------
From the Laptop, ipconfig/all:
Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : T30

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.ca.comcast.net.

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network
Connection

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-09-6B-D0-E2-BB

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.101

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.87.76.178

68.87.66.196

NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, February 21, 2006
1:16:51 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, February 23, 2006
1:16:51 PM

<SNIP>

OK, John. That's a great start.

Next, verify for me your LAN topology. You have a NAT router, servicing 2
computers. You are using NetBIOS Over TCP (NBT) for file sharing. Right so
far?

Is NBT explicitly Enabled on both computers? Are you using IPX/SPX
intentionally? See this article for discussion on both questions:
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#Components>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#Components

And John, we have a bit more work to do. So do us both a favour, and reply
after my replies please.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-to-post-on-usenet-and-encourage.html#TopPosting>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-to-post-on-usenet-and-encourage.html#TopPosting



Topology is correct; Linksys NAT Router connected to cable internet modem,
each computer, and a Simpletech network hard drive. I belive that both
computers should be using NetBIOS Over TCP (NBT) for file sharing.

NetBios is enabled on both computers, (ipconfig/all shows it disabled on the
laptop)
IPX/SPX is not selected in LAN connection properties

As a side excercise, is enabled IPX/SPX on both computers to see what would
happen, and was able to see and connect to the desktop from the laptop , but
could not see, or connect o the laptop from the desktop.. ??!!

By the way, is this posting correct?
Click to expand...

You got the posting down pat. And it looks like I have your topology right.

So now we look at the details.

Having IPX/SPX installed is one of your problems. Look at Browstat on T30 -
Status for domain GREGORY on transport \Device\NwlnkNb
Browsing is NOT active on domain.
Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus.
No mention of transport \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_..., as you find for Main. And
that's your second problem. Whether or not it's explicitly Enabled, it's not
active.

And here's your third visible problem:
Status for domain GREGORY on transport \Device\NwlnkIpx
Unable to retrieve server list from MAIN: 1231

A 1231 error, per net helpmsg, is:
The network location cannot be reached. For information about network
troubleshooting, see Windows Help.

Both computers are using IPX/SPX for their networking, whether or not IPX/SPX is
or isn't selected. If IPX/SPX is not selected, that explains the 1231.

My recommendations:
# Un install IPX/SPX.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/fix-network-problems-but-clean-up.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/fix-network-problems-but-clean-up.html
# Repeat the LSP / Winsock repair process.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/problems-with-lsp-winsock-layer-in.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/problems-with-lsp-winsock-layer-in.html
Click to expand...
I uninstalled IPX/SPX, and did the LSP/Winsock repairs.

Now I have a new problem..... when I go to the LAN properties, I am not able
to select the "Client for Microsoft Networks" or the "File and Printer
sharing". When I try to check the boxes for these, I get a dialog box that
says "Your current selection will also disable the following components:
Client for Microsoft Networks" (same for file and printers) It is almost as
if the check box is working backwards.
Click to expand...

OK, John.

Now you're going to have to un install the NIC adapter, from Device Manager.
After you restart the system, Windows should automatically detect the NIC and
reload the drivers. Then rerun the Network Setup Wizard, and restart yet again.
 

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