Thanks, Chuck, for taking an interest in my problem. I follow with the
diagnostic info for "the invisible laptop" and for the Pro x64 desktop.
--John Hupp
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IPCONFIG.TXT for the problematic XP Home (Ver. 2002, SP2) laptop:
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : DanOsberger
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : hsd1.in.comcast.net.
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.in.comcast.net.
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : National Semiconductor Corp.
DP83815/816 10/100 MacPhyter PCI Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0D-9D-5D-95-4C
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.4
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.87.72.130
68.87.77.130
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, April 26, 2007 9:02:59
AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, January 18, 2038
11:14:07 PM
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NETCONFIG.TXT for the same machine:
Server Name \\DANOSBERGER
Server Comment
Software version Windows 2002
Server is active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
Server hidden No
Maximum Logged On Users 5
Maximum open files per session 16384
Idle session time (min) 15
The command completed successfully.
Computer name \\DANOSBERGER
Full Computer name DanOsberger
User name Dan O
Workstation active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
NetBT_Tcpip_{FCC13356-E357-4D8F-B3E1-BDC4BD4215F1} (000D9D5D954C)
Software version Windows 2002
Workstation domain WORKGROUP
Workstation Domain DNS Name (null)
Logon domain DANOSBERGER
COM Open Timeout (sec) 0
COM Send Count (byte) 16
COM Send Timeout (msec) 250
The command completed successfully.
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BROWSTAT.TXT for the same machine:
Status for domain WORKGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{FCC13356-E357-4D8F-B3E1-BDC4BD4215F1}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: SERVER
Could not open key in registry, error = 5 Unable to determine build
of browser master: 5
\\\\SERVER . Version:05.02 Flags: 51207 NT POTENTIAL MASTER
1 backup servers retrieved from master SERVER
\\SERVER
There are 2 servers in domain WORKGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{FCC13356-E357-4D8F-B3E1-BDC4BD4215F1}
There are 1 domains in domain WORKGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{FCC13356-E357-4D8F-B3E1-BDC4BD4215F1}
Status for domain WORKGROUP on transport
\Device\Nbf_NdisWanNbfOut{81E71789-ACEF-4DA8-8557-408EC7CC6188}
Browsing is NOT active on domain.
Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus.
Status for domain WORKGROUP on transport
\Device\Nbf_{FCC13356-E357-4D8F-B3E1-BDC4BD4215F1}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: DANOSBERGER
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master DANOSBERGER
\\DANOSBERGER
There are 1 servers in domain WORKGROUP on transport
\Device\Nbf_{FCC13356-E357-4D8F-B3E1-BDC4BD4215F1}
There are 1 domains in domain WORKGROUP on transport
\Device\Nbf_{FCC13356-E357-4D8F-B3E1-BDC4BD4215F1}
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IPCONFIG.TXT for the XP Pro x64 with SP1 desktop:
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : server
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : hsd1.in.comcast.net.
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.in.comcast.net.
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Generic Marvell Yukon Chipset based
Ethernet Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-15-58-6D-31-B5
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.87.72.130
68.87.77.130
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, April 27, 2007 1:41:18 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, April 27, 2007 1:41:17 PM
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NETCONFIG.TXT for the x64 machine:
Server Name \\SERVER
Server Comment
Software version Microsoft Windows XP
Server is active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
NetBT_Tcpip_{10DCEFD9-4D1D-434A-A76F-6EBB431413C0} (0015586d31b5)
Server hidden No
Maximum Logged On Users 10
Maximum open files per session 16384
Idle session time (min) 15
The command completed successfully.
Computer name \\SERVER
Full Computer name server
User name Administrator
Workstation active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
NetBT_Tcpip_{10DCEFD9-4D1D-434A-A76F-6EBB431413C0} (0015586D31B5)
Software version Microsoft Windows XP
Workstation domain WORKGROUP
Logon domain SERVER
COM Open Timeout (sec) 0
COM Send Count (byte) 16
COM Send Timeout (msec) 250
The command completed successfully.
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BROWSTAT.TXT for the x64:
Status for domain WORKGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{10DCEFD9-4D1D-434A-A76F-6EBB431413C0}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: STA2
Could not open key in registry, error = 5 Unable to determine build
of browser master: 5
\\\\STA2 . Version:05.01 Flags: 51007 NT POTENTIAL MASTER
1 backup servers retrieved from master STA2
\\STA2
There are 2 servers in domain WORKGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{10DCEFD9-4D1D-434A-A76F-6EBB431413C0}
There are 1 domains in domain WORKGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{10DCEFD9-4D1D-434A-A76F-6EBB431413C0}