Shared files and printers not accessible

[Bill Lampman]

Hi,

I have 2 machines running XP Home. One desktop with a static IP, one
laptop DHCP enabled. When first started both computers can see each other
and the laptop can print to the desktop's shared printer. After a few hours
of
uptime the laptop can no longer print or see the shared files on the
desktop.
The desktop can still see the laptop. Internet connectivity is always
available
on both PCs.

Any ideas ?

Bill

 

[Chuck]

Hi,

I have 2 machines running XP Home. One desktop with a static IP, one
laptop DHCP enabled. When first started both computers can see each other
and the laptop can print to the desktop's shared printer. After a few hours
of
uptime the laptop can no longer print or see the shared files on the
desktop.
The desktop can still see the laptop. Internet connectivity is always
available
on both PCs.

Any ideas ?

Bill

Bill,

Browser conflicts, like this, are generally caused by 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

For more direct help, provide "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all" from each
computer, so we can diagnose the problem. Read this article, and linked
articles, and follow instructions precisely (download browstat!):
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp

 

[Moad]

Hi im getting this same problem. Ive got one PC running xp home and a
laptop running Xp pro. It happened before when running both with pro as
well. Both running wireless and dhcp on the router. I tried with fixed
IP and got the same problem. Basically i can connect and file and
printer share when i first bootup. Then randomly i cant access one from
the other. I can still connect to the net on both of them just not each
other. I go
repair connection on both and its all fine again.

Modem IP is 10.1.1.1
Router IP is 198.162.1.1
DHCP settings
start at 198.162.1.100
2 connections- so the only possibilitys are 1.100 and 1.101


My PC is named office and laptop...Laptop here is the output from
each.

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : office
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 802.11g USB 2.0 Wireless
LAN Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-40-F4-E6-EF-13
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, March 24, 2006
2:22:58 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, March 25, 2006
2:22:58 PM


Status for domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{2F0F8635-B74D-4301-9F74-1D53281707EE}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: LAPTOP
Could not open key in registry, error = 5 Unable to determine
build of browser master: 5
\\\\LAPTOP . Version:05.01 Flags: 71003 NT POTENTIAL
BACKUP MASTER
1 backup servers retrieved from master LAPTOP
\\LAPTOP
There are 2 servers in domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{2F0F8635-B74D-4301-9F74-1D53281707EE}
There are 1 domains in domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{2F0F8635-B74D-4301-9F74-1D53281707EE}



And from the Laptop

Windows IP Configuration


Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : laptop
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : National Semiconductor
DP83815-Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0F-20-24-28-6F

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 802.11g Wireless CardBus PC
Card
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-E0-98-D7-80-6B
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 . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.1.1.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, March 24, 2006
2:36:49 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, March 25, 2006
2:36:49 PM


Status for domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{B924DEB0-6B48-432A-BE95-D5AAED57EDB6}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: LAPTOP
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master LAPTOP
\\LAPTOP
There are 2 servers in domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{B924DEB0-6B48-432A-BE95-D5AAED57EDB6}
There are 1 domains in domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{B924DEB0-6B48-432A-BE95-D5AAED57EDB6}


Thanks in advance for any suggestions. I would prefer to have static IP
for PC-torrents.

 

[Chuck]

Hi im getting this same problem.

I'd like to help you. Can you please start a new thread, with a unique and
descriptive subject, and post your excellent detail in there. That will help a
lot of us immensely.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-to-post-on-usenet-and-encourage.html#Hijacking>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-to-post-on-usenet-and-encourage.html#Hijacking