see workgroups in explorer

[bbxrider/bxtrap]

i share a workstation
can't see most of my lan, after someone installed 'network monitor driver'
in my lan connnection, where do you configure this thing to allow and
disallow lan resources?? it is checked but only has install and unistall, no
properties
i want to be able to see the various workgroups and their computers, there
is no domain here
ok under install, there is
protocol/microsoft;/ms tcp/ip version 6
service/service advertising protocol
client/netware stuff
so which of these will allow me to see workgroups??
help is appreciated

 

[Chuck]

i share a workstation
can't see most of my lan, after someone installed 'network monitor driver'
in my lan connnection, where do you configure this thing to allow and
disallow lan resources?? it is checked but only has install and unistall, no
properties
i want to be able to see the various workgroups and their computers, there
is no domain here
ok under install, there is
protocol/microsoft;/ms tcp/ip version 6
service/service advertising protocol
client/netware stuff
so which of these will allow me to see workgroups??
help is appreciated

Start from the beginning.

You need only the following items in the Properties window to "see the various
workgroups":
Client for Microsoft Networks
File and Printer Sharing For Microsoft Networks
QoS Packet Scheduler (optional)
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

Next, from the Properties windows, select TCP/IP - Properties - Advanced - WINS
tab. Select Default, or Enable, for NetBIOS setting.

Now, do all computers have connectivity with each other - that is, can you ping
each computer, by ip address, successfully?

Finally, from Windows Explorer - Network Neighborhood (My Network Places) -
Entire Network - Microsoft Windows Network, do you see everything? If not,
there are more things to check. But you have to start with the above items.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

 

[bbxrider]

Start from the beginning.

You need only the following items in the Properties window to "see the various
workgroups":
Client for Microsoft Networks-YES
file and Printer Sharing For Microsoft Networks-YES
QoS Packet Scheduler (optional)-YES
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)-YES

Next, from the Properties windows, select TCP/IP - Properties - Advanced - WINS
tab. Select Default, or Enable, for NetBIOS setting.-YES-ENABLE

Now, do all computers have connectivity with each other - that is, can you ping
each computer, by ip address, successfully?, HAVENT' CHKED EACH+EVERY ONE BUT CAN PING BY NAME

Finally, from Windows Explorer - Network Neighborhood (My Network Places) -
Entire Network - Microsoft Windows Network, do you see everything? If not,
there are more things to check. But you have to start with the above

items.
I GUESS I DIDN'T EXPLAIN VERY WELL, THATS THE PROBLEM, IN WIN EXP, UNDER
ENTIRE NETWORK, NONE OF THE WORKGROUPS SHOW UP, I CAN PING THEM AND 'GET'
THEM INTO WIN EXP IF I SEARCH THEM BY NAME, THEN ONE BY ONE THEY LIST IN
WIN EXP AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN 'FOUND' IN WIN EXP SEARCH
ITS VERY WEIRD, AT ONE POINT THEY DID ALL SHOW UP UNDER THEIR WORKGROUPS
THANKS FOR THE REPLY

 

[Chuck]

items.
I GUESS I DIDN'T EXPLAIN VERY WELL, THATS THE PROBLEM, IN WIN EXP, UNDER
ENTIRE NETWORK, NONE OF THE WORKGROUPS SHOW UP, I CAN PING THEM AND 'GET'
THEM INTO WIN EXP IF I SEARCH THEM BY NAME, THEN ONE BY ONE THEY LIST IN
WIN EXP AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN 'FOUND' IN WIN EXP SEARCH
ITS VERY WEIRD, AT ONE POINT THEY DID ALL SHOW UP UNDER THEIR WORKGROUPS
THANKS FOR THE REPLY

We're not done yet.

Sometimes, in order to start working on a problem, you have to restate items
that have already been stated. If you don't, you risk missing something.

Please provide some background about your network there. Who is the person who
"installed 'network monitor driver'in (your) lan connnection"? Do you have a
LAN admin making changes? Should that person be involved in this issue?

Do you have a domain or workgroup there? How many different computers are we
talking about? Are they all on the same physical segment (connected to the same
router)?

What you've described sounds like, so far, it might involve a browser problem.
The Microsoft Browstat program will show us what browsers you have in your
domain / workgroup, at any time.
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188305

You can download Browstat from either:
<http://www.dynawell.com/reskit/microsoft/win2000/browstat.zip>
<http://rescomp.stanford.edu/staff/manual/rcc/tools/browstat.zip>

Browstat is very small (40K), and needs no install. Just unzip the downloaded
file, copy browstat.exe to any folder in the Path, and run it from a command
window.

For more information about the browser subsystem (very intricate), see:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188001
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188305
<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winntas/deploy/prodspecs/ntbrowse.mspx>

Please provide browstat information for each computer.
Start - Run - "cmd". Type "browstat status >c:\browstat.txt" into the command
window - Open c:\browstat.txt in Notepad, copy and paste into your next post.

Along with browstat, please provide ipconfig information for each computer.
Start - Run - "cmd". Type "ipconfig /all >c:\ipconfig.txt" into the command
window - Open c:\ipconfig.txt in Notepad, copy and paste into your next post.
Identify operating system (by name, version, and SP level) with each ipconfig
listing.

Please try to use mixed case in your replies. ALL CAPS are hard to read, and
may interfere with diagnosing your problem.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

 

[bbxrider/bxtrap]

thanks for your help and suggestions, the admin here is poor and scattered,
eg, all the user accts are
system administrator, to add additional lan connections for when people
bring in laptops the 'solution' was to install additional nic cards in each
pc and use ms ics instead of putting in a switch or hub, etc,
so when something like this situation occurs i just do my best to figure it
out and fix it, i will see if the browstat sheds any light, thanx again for
your help

 

[Chuck]

thanks for your help and suggestions, the admin here is poor and scattered,
eg, all the user accts are
system administrator, to add additional lan connections for when people
bring in laptops the 'solution' was to install additional nic cards in each
pc and use ms ics instead of putting in a switch or hub, etc,
so when something like this situation occurs i just do my best to figure it
out and fix it, i will see if the browstat sheds any light, thanx again for
your help

Glad to help. Browstat will be a start, but my guess is we may have a number of
things to look at.

Be patient and persistent, and we may figure your problem out.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.