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[Guest]

Hi, I've setup home networks with WinXP for a while now.
I've done successful installs of setting up file shares, sharing printers,
setting up hubs/switches and routers, firewalls, internet
connection, etc.

But on some occassions when setting up XP and setting
up peer to peer networking, i can ping to the machine, but
cannot browse to it, even when all shares are setup, firewall
set to allow file/print sharing.

Either on the network neighborhood, it
is there, and when I click on it, it says it is not accessible.
Or it is not at the network neighborhood at all.
Many times, I end up reinstalling the OS.

On situations like this, how do I start troubleshooting?
Which diagnostics/tools do I need to use/run/understand?

Any help appreciated.
Thanks very much.

Tech guy in Austin

 

[Chuck]

Hi, I've setup home networks with WinXP for a while now.
I've done successful installs of setting up file shares, sharing printers,
setting up hubs/switches and routers, firewalls, internet
connection, etc.

But on some occassions when setting up XP and setting
up peer to peer networking, i can ping to the machine, but
cannot browse to it, even when all shares are setup, firewall
set to allow file/print sharing.

Either on the network neighborhood, it
is there, and when I click on it, it says it is not accessible.
Or it is not at the network neighborhood at all.
Many times, I end up reinstalling the OS.

On situations like this, how do I start troubleshooting?
Which diagnostics/tools do I need to use/run/understand?

Any help appreciated.
Thanks very much.

Tech guy in Austin

Make sure that it's in the same workgroup with the other computers, and NetBT is
consistently Enabled on all computers.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/netbios-over-tcpip.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/netbios-over-tcpip.html

Then look for a misconfigured or overlooked personal firewall, or other security
component. 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

You can look at "browstat status", "ipconfig /all", "net config server", and
"net config workstation", from each computer, and 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