ARP request and Netbios

[Guest]

I have a ARP problem exactly as that post from someone else.

-----Original Message-----
having a bit of trouble with long delays when opening
files or when right-clicking on files. It takes about a
minute on a new P4 3.2. I went into safe mode and
everything is fine. So then I went back into standard
mode and tried disabling virus software and anything else
not critical, but it still happened. Through process of
elimination, I realized the problem would go away if I
either unplugged then network cable or disabled the NIC.
I tried updating the NIC drivers, installing a new and
different NIC, a virus scan and a spyware scan. Still
nothing. I logged in as the local administrator to see if
maybe my profile was bad, but it still did it.
with the NIC. I realized that the second I right-clicked
on a file, my new PC was broadcasting to find my old PC.
So I turned on my old PC and sure enough the lag went
away. I turned off the old PC and the lag came back.
the old PC is off, then I believe it is hesitating while
waiting for this reply. When the old PC is on, I can see
that, following the ARP request is:

An ARP Reply

 

[Hans-Georg Michna]

Richard,

does this happen with data files or with programs?

Does it happen with all or only with some?

Hans-Georg

 

[Guest]

It happens with all type of files ex. .mov open with Quicktime I double click
on the file and it takes exactly 1 min before the Quicktime player open.
And when I want to check the file properties of any kind of files when I do
a mouse rigth click I have to wait for 1 min. before I can do anything.

It does this on several XP Pro machine they trie to access a Win 98 machine.

Thanks for your help.

Richard

 

[Hans-Georg Michna]

It happens with all type of files ex. .mov open with Quicktime I double click
on the file and it takes exactly 1 min before the Quicktime player open.
And when I want to check the file properties of any kind of files when I do
a mouse rigth click I have to wait for 1 min. before I can do anything.

It does this on several XP Pro machine they trie to access a Win 98 machine.

Thanks for your help.

Richard,

wish I could actually help. But I currently have no idea.

Can you confirm that the problem disappears when the Windows 98
computer is switched off or disconnected?

It would be interesting to know what exactly is accessed (or
attempted to be accessed) on the other computer. Depending on
what exactly happens, this may be easy or difficult to find out
and may require some expert abilities like handling a network
sniffer program and understanding its output.

Sorry to be of no more help. Perhaps somebody else has some
better ideas.

Hans-Georg

 

[Guest]

The problem is only there when the Win 98 PC is off, when I leave it open I
have no problem. With the sniffer we saw when that PC was OFF that a request
for the MAC address of that PC was ask over the network to the Wins PC. But
it doesn't tell what file it was requesting. As soon that I turn ON the PC
everything is back to normal.

Thanks

Richard

 

[Hans-Georg Michna]

The problem is only there when the Win 98 PC is off, when I leave it open I
have no problem. With the sniffer we saw when that PC was OFF that a request
for the MAC address of that PC was ask over the network to the Wins PC. But
it doesn't tell what file it was requesting. As soon that I turn ON the PC
everything is back to normal.

Richard,

oh, of course, the problem shows when the Windows 98 computer is
off, not on.

Well, we have a good and precise description of the fault, but I
don't know the solution. I would try resetting WINS on the
server, things like that, but this isn't really my area of
expertise.

I also wonder what would happen if you upgraded the Windows 98
computer to Windows XP.

Hans-Georg