workgroup not accessible - SP2

[Guest]

I've scoured so many post's, followed countless repair tutorials. Nothing
seems to solve my dilema. When i try to view workgroup computers, i get the
common:

'workgroup' is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this
network resource. contact the administrator .................
the list of servers for this workgroup is not currently available.

The current setup is 2 winxp sp2 machines connected to a linksys router
which is connected to a cable modem. Both access the internet fine. Enabled
Sharing on both PC's, workgroups are idendicle, checked router to ensure no
restrictions, turned on NetBIOS over TCP/IP on both PC's... There are no
superfluous protocols, or firewalls.

One problem i noticed is that while Computer A can see Computer B on the
workgroup, he cant access or even ping B. Computer B, which cant view the
workgroup or ping himself, can ping Computer A fine though. Here is the
ipconfig.txt file i created for Computer B:
Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : tom
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : mchsi.com

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : mchsi.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Linksys LNE100TX Fast Ethernet
Adapter(LNE100TX v4)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0C-41-26-45-F8
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 . . . . . . . . . . . : 204.127.202.4
216.148.227.68
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, January 12, 2005
10:25:02 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, January 13, 2005
10:25:02 PM


Is this problem simply unsolveable? Please help me, this is so frustrating.
Why cant computers just work how theyre supposed to?!

Thanks
-Hunter

 

[Carey Holzman]

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Carey

 

[Hans-Georg Michna]

On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 21:37:01 -0800, Hunter Swift <Hunter

I've scoured so many post's, followed countless repair tutorials. Nothing
seems to solve my dilema. When i try to view workgroup computers, i get the
common:

'workgroup' is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this
network resource. contact the administrator .................
the list of servers for this workgroup is not currently available.

The current setup is 2 winxp sp2 machines connected to a linksys router
which is connected to a cable modem. Both access the internet fine. Enabled
Sharing on both PC's, workgroups are idendicle, checked router to ensure no
restrictions, turned on NetBIOS over TCP/IP on both PC's... There are no
superfluous protocols, or firewalls.

Hunter,

http://www.michna.com/kb/wxnet.htm can point at the solution.

Hans-Georg