problem browsing home network with my Laptop

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I have a laptop connected directly to my computer. My computer's IP is:192.168.0.1
When I open Windows Explorer on my laptop, and browse :"My Network Places\Entire Network\Microsoft Windows Network\Home", I get a message saying: "Home is not accessible. The list of servers of this workgroup is not currently available". HOME is the name of the workgroup. Nevertheless, when I use "Start->run->\\192.168.0.1", a window opens, displaying the content of my computer. When I try to browse the Internet with my laptop while connected to my computer, it has no problems
In addition, when I try to browse My Network Places\Entire Network\Microsoft Windows Network\Home" on my COMPUTER, it doesn't display the laptop

My computer is running XP, and the laptop is running 2000. When I connect my computer to another computer running XP, I do NOT encounter any problems

ipconfig on my COMPUTER
Connection specific DNS suffix: (none
ip address: 192.168.0.
subnet mask: 255.255.255.
deafault gateway: (none

ipconfig on my LAPTOP
Connection specific DNS suffix: mshome.ne
ip address: 192.168.0.17
subnet mask: 255.255.255.
deafault gateway: 192.168.0.

What can I do about it

Thanks

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

I have a laptop connected directly to my computer. My computer's IP is:192.168.0.1.
When I open Windows Explorer on my laptop, and browse :"My Network Places\Entire Network\Microsoft Windows Network\Home", I get a message saying: "Home is not accessible. The list of servers of this workgroup is not currently available". HOME is the name of the workgroup. Nevertheless, when I use "Start->run->\\192.168.0.1", a window opens, displaying the content of my computer. When I try to browse the Internet with my laptop while connected to my computer, it has no problems.
In addition, when I try to browse My Network Places\Entire Network\Microsoft Windows Network\Home" on my COMPUTER, it doesn't display the laptop!

My computer is running XP, and the laptop is running 2000. When I connect my computer to another computer running XP, I do NOT encounter any problems.

ipconfig on my COMPUTER:
Connection specific DNS suffix: (none)
ip address: 192.168.0.1
subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
deafault gateway: (none)

ipconfig on my LAPTOP:
Connection specific DNS suffix: mshome.net
ip address: 192.168.0.175
subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
deafault gateway: 192.168.0.1

What can I do about it?

Thanks.

Make sure that NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on both computers:

1. Open the Network Connections folder.
2. Right click the local area network connection and click Properties.
3. Double click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
4. Click Advanced.
5. Click WINS.
6. Click the Enable NetBIOS Over TCP/IP button.

Run "ipconfig /all" on the XP computer and look at the "Node Type" at
the beginning of the output. If it says "Peer-to-Peer" (which should
actually be "Point-to-Point") that's the problem. It means that the
computer only uses a WINS server, which isn't available on a
peer-to-peer network for NetBIOS name resolution.

If that's the case, run the registry editor, open this key:

HLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netbt\Parameters

and delete these values if they're present:

NodeType
DhcpNodeType

Reboot, then try network access again.

If that doesn't fix it, open that registry key again, create a DWORD
value called "NodeType", and set it to 1 for "Broadcast" or 4 for
"Mixed".

For details, see these Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:

Default Node Type for Microsoft Clients
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;160177

TCP/IP and NBT Configuration Parameters for Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314053
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[Guest]

----- Steve Winograd [MVP] wrote: ----

I have a laptop connected directly to my computer. My computer's IP is:192.168.0.1
When I open Windows Explorer on my laptop, and browse :"My Network Places\Entire Network\Microsoft Windows Network\Home", I get a message saying: "Home is not accessible. The list of servers of this workgroup is not currently available". HOME is the name of the workgroup. Nevertheless, when I use "Start->run->\\192.168.0.1", a window opens, displaying the content of my computer. When I try to browse the Internet with my laptop while connected to my computer, it has no problems
In addition, when I try to browse My Network Places\Entire Network\Microsoft Windows Network\Home" on my COMPUTER, it doesn't display the laptop
Connection specific DNS suffix: (none
ip address: 192.168.0.
subnet mask: 255.255.255.
deafault gateway: (none
Connection specific DNS suffix: mshome.ne
ip address: 192.168.0.17
subnet mask: 255.255.255.
deafault gateway: 192.168.0.

Make sure that NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on both computers

1. Open the Network Connections folder
2. Right click the local area network connection and click Properties
3. Double click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
4. Click Advanced
5. Click WINS
6. Click the Enable NetBIOS Over TCP/IP button

Run "ipconfig /all" on the XP computer and look at the "Node Type" a
the beginning of the output. If it says "Peer-to-Peer" (which shoul
actually be "Point-to-Point") that's the problem. It means that th
computer only uses a WINS server, which isn't available on
peer-to-peer network for NetBIOS name resolution

If that's the case, run the registry editor, open this key

HLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netbt\Parameter

and delete these values if they're present

NodeTyp
DhcpNodeTyp

Reboot, then try network access again

If that doesn't fix it, open that registry key again, create a DWOR
value called "NodeType", and set it to 1 for "Broadcast" or 4 fo
"Mixed"

For details, see these Microsoft Knowledge Base articles

Default Node Type for Microsoft Client
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;16017

TCP/IP and NBT Configuration Parameters for Windows X
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;31405
--
Best Wishes
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking

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

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Progra
http://mvp.support.microsoft.co


Hi Steve
Thanks for you reply
I made the changes you suggested, but the problems persists
the NodeType was "Unknown", and then I created the DWORD with value 1 as you said, and now when I run ipconfig/all, it says NodeType=Broadcast. I still cannot access the laptop from my computer, neither from WindowsExplorer, nor from start->run->\\192.168.0.175

Is there any additional information that can assist you
Thanks