Workgroup

[BBeninger]

I have been having network problems - nothing appears in WORKGROUP. As an
experiment, I decided to disconnect the network to see if a shared resource
(a shared folder) on my computer would appear under WORKGROUP in
MyNetworkPlaces. My computer has a name & has been assigned to the work
group WORKGROUP. Am I correct in assuming that my computer & its single
shared folder should appear under WORKGROUP even if the network wire is not
plugged in?

 

[Robert L [MS-MVP]]

Have you enable the sharing? If you do, you should be able to itself in workgroup.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
I have been having network problems - nothing appears in WORKGROUP. As an
experiment, I decided to disconnect the network to see if a shared resource
(a shared folder) on my computer would appear under WORKGROUP in
MyNetworkPlaces. My computer has a name & has been assigned to the work
group WORKGROUP. Am I correct in assuming that my computer & its single
shared folder should appear under WORKGROUP even if the network wire is not
plugged in?

 

[BBeninger]

OK, now I can see my computer's name & resources under WORKGROUP, but I cannot see the other computers on the network. My computer is the newly added WinXPHome computer which replaces a Win98 machine. The other two machines on the network are Win98 & Win2KPro. Previously all three machines (2 - Win98's & the Win2KPro) shared resources without a problem. I doubt it is a physical cabling issue because all machines share a single internet connection & that worked immediately on the new computer without a problem.
Have you enable the sharing? If you do, you should be able to itself in workgroup.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
I have been having network problems - nothing appears in WORKGROUP. As an
experiment, I decided to disconnect the network to see if a shared resource
(a shared folder) on my computer would appear under WORKGROUP in
MyNetworkPlaces. My computer has a name & has been assigned to the work
group WORKGROUP. Am I correct in assuming that my computer & its single
shared folder should appear under WORKGROUP even if the network wire is not
plugged in?

 

[BBeninger]

Additional info: XP's firewall is turned off, Norton Antivirus uninstalled (caused original problem)
Have you enable the sharing? If you do, you should be able to itself in workgroup.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
I have been having network problems - nothing appears in WORKGROUP. As an
experiment, I decided to disconnect the network to see if a shared resource
(a shared folder) on my computer would appear under WORKGROUP in
MyNetworkPlaces. My computer has a name & has been assigned to the work
group WORKGROUP. Am I correct in assuming that my computer & its single
shared folder should appear under WORKGROUP even if the network wire is not
plugged in?

 

[BBeninger]

More information: I will post the results of ipconfig & browstat for the 2 computers I am having trouble with. This is post 1 of 2 - data from XPHome machine:

ipconfig


Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : TheresaBusiness

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid

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

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

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : hala4.on.cogeco.ca



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hala4.on.cogeco.ca

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-15-F2-90-CD-D9

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

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.36.29.139

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.248.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 24.36.24.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.226.1.121

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.226.10.193

24.226.1.93

24.226.10.194

24.226.1.94

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : February 10, 2006 5:22:29 AM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : February 15, 2006 6:16:28 PM

browstat:


Status for domain WORKGROUP on transport \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{62A48509-EC7A-4F44-A9C9-626BFB4BC4FD}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: THERESABUSINESS
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master THERESABUSINESS
\\THERESABUSINESS
There are 1 servers in domain WORKGROUP on transport \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{62A48509-EC7A-4F44-A9C9-626BFB4BC4FD}
There are 1 domains in domain WORKGROUP on transport \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{62A48509-EC7A-4F44-A9C9-626BFB4BC4FD}


Have you enable the sharing? If you do, you should be able to itself in workgroup.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
I have been having network problems - nothing appears in WORKGROUP. As an
experiment, I decided to disconnect the network to see if a shared resource
(a shared folder) on my computer would appear under WORKGROUP in
MyNetworkPlaces. My computer has a name & has been assigned to the work
group WORKGROUP. Am I correct in assuming that my computer & its single
shared folder should appear under WORKGROUP even if the network wire is not
plugged in?

 

[Brian Beninger]

Thesea are the results of ipconfig & browstat on the other Win2K machine:

ipconfig:


Windows 2000 IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Brian
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast

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

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

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : hala4.on.cogeco.ca

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hala4.on.cogeco.ca
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139(A) PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0D-61-01-53-6E

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.150.158.2

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.240.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 24.150.144.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.226.1.121

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.226.10.193
24.226.1.93
24.226.10.194
24.226.1.94
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : February 10, 2006 06:45:38 AM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : February 16, 2006 05:16:52 AM

browstat:


Status for domain WORKGROUP on transport \Device\Nbf_NdisWanNbfOut{C57AE72B-CF0B-4D9B-B063-96369EC6A799}
Browsing is NOT active on domain.
Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus.


Status for domain WORKGROUP on transport \Device\Nbf_NdisWanNbfOut{85E7E394-2968-45B9-A436-300B80C0121F}
Browsing is NOT active on domain.
Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus.


Status for domain WORKGROUP on transport \Device\Nbf_NdisWanNbfOut{37F1382E-8F6D-4E7F-9EE3-F99B10D13A2C}
Browsing is NOT active on domain.
Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus.


Status for domain WORKGROUP on transport \Device\Nbf_NdisWanNbfIn{E9BF0959-C2A9-48D8-941E-A1C52FB994CA}
Browsing is NOT active on domain.
Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus.


Status for domain WORKGROUP on transport \Device\Nbf_NdisWanNbfIn{69240FEB-3564-41BF-9A8A-C44639A21EFB}
Browsing is NOT active on domain.
Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus.


Status for domain WORKGROUP on transport \Device\Nbf_NdisWanNbfIn{E93C3CF7-5A2D-48D3-AE95-75E4EF4819BF}
Browsing is NOT active on domain.
Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus.


Status for domain WORKGROUP on transport \Device\Nbf_{7818D09C-D637-4672-9FF0-5D97A84DBBA3}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: BRIAN
Master browser is running build 2195
1 backup servers retrieved from master BRIAN
\\BRIAN
There are 1 servers in domain WORKGROUP on transport \Device\Nbf_{7818D09C-D637-4672-9FF0-5D97A84DBBA3}
There are 1 domains in domain WORKGROUP on transport \Device\Nbf_{7818D09C-D637-4672-9FF0-5D97A84DBBA3}


Status for domain WORKGROUP on transport \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{7818D09C-D637-4672-9FF0-5D97A84DBBA3}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: BRIAN
Master browser is running build 2195
1 backup servers retrieved from master BRIAN
\\BRIAN
There are 1 servers in domain WORKGROUP on transport \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{7818D09C-D637-4672-9FF0-5D97A84DBBA3}
There are 1 domains in domain WORKGROUP on transport \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{7818D09C-D637-4672-9FF0-5D97A84DBBA3}

Have you enable the sharing? If you do, you should be able to itself in workgroup.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
I have been having network problems - nothing appears in WORKGROUP. As an
experiment, I decided to disconnect the network to see if a shared resource
(a shared folder) on my computer would appear under WORKGROUP in
MyNetworkPlaces. My computer has a name & has been assigned to the work
group WORKGROUP. Am I correct in assuming that my computer & its single
shared folder should appear under WORKGROUP even if the network wire is not
plugged in?

 

[BBeninger]

I can successfully ping each computer with the other by specifying the IP address but not by specifying the computer name
Have you enable the sharing? If you do, you should be able to itself in workgroup.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
I have been having network problems - nothing appears in WORKGROUP. As an
experiment, I decided to disconnect the network to see if a shared resource
(a shared folder) on my computer would appear under WORKGROUP in
MyNetworkPlaces. My computer has a name & has been assigned to the work
group WORKGROUP. Am I correct in assuming that my computer & its single
shared folder should appear under WORKGROUP even if the network wire is not
plugged in?