browsing workgroup doesn't work on one computer

[Alain Bourgeois]

Dear all,

I have 3 pc's in a single network, in a single workgroup named MSHOME, and
one wireless router / hub:
OLDONE Win xp home sp3 192.168.1.4 wireless
BUREAU Win xp home sp3 192.168.1.2 ethernet
HANONM Win vista home sp1 192.168.1.3 ethernet

Submask is 255.255.255.0
Router IP is 192.168.1.1
PC IP's are given by router dhcp.
Netbios on tcp/ip is set to default (dhcp).

The firewalls are disabled on all computers.

All pc's can surf on the internet.
Pinging from any computer to any computer on IP address works. (including
bureau)
Pinging from any computer to any computer on computer name also works.
(including bureau)
Guest account is enabled on all computers.
Username and password are the same on all pc's.

BUT I have a LAN problem: when browsing entire network/MSHOME workgroup:
* from oldone and hanonm-> I see computers oldone and hanonm, but not bureau
* from bureau: I get the following message (FRENCH):
Mshome n'est pas accessible. Vous ne disposez peut-être pas des
autotisations nécessaires pour utiliser cette ressource réseau. Contactez
l'administrateur de ce serveur pour savoir si vous disposez des
autorisations d'accès.
La liste des serveurs de groupe de travail n'est pas disponible
actuellement.

Which can be translated as:
Mshome is not accessible. You have perhaps not autotisations to use this
network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if
you have access permissions.
The list of workgroup servers is currently unavailable.

Any hint?


Regards,
Alain

 

[Jack \(MVP-Networking\).]

Hi
Check the Guest account permissions make sure it is allowed to read/write,
what ever you deem as necessary.
Make sure that all computers Firewalls are set to allow communication and
sharing.
In general
Vista File and Printer Sharing-
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727037.aspx
Windows XP File Sharing -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304040
Printer Sharing XP -
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/honeycutt_july2.mspx
Windows Native Firewall setting for Sharing XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875357
Windows XP patch for Sharing with Vista -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922120
Jack (MVP-Networking).

 

[Alain Bourgeois]

The problem is a network browsing only:
* ping works
* file sharing also works if \\computername\share is used!

 

[Alain Bourgeois]

Sorry,

the problem is NOT file sharing. Samba will not solve anything: sharing
works already correctly. It is a pure network browsing problem (see all pc's
in same workgroup, I don't know other softwares doing this). And if I have
to create shortcuts to each pc, this is not a solution.

 

[Alain Bourgeois]

None of these allow me to browse network.

 

[Alain Bourgeois]

* Is there a way to set a log level, and so to track what happens when
browsing workgroup "mshome"? Or to sniff network on a particular port?

 

[David K]

Alain - I have EXACTLY the same problem.
These are new Dell PC with XP installed.
Everything was working fine - suddenly 1 PC is barred
from the workgroup exactly as you described.

See my separate post which I sent before noting your thread.

 

[Alain Bourgeois]

The solution to the problem:
Although nod32 fw/av was disabled, it seems incoming udp was blocked.
The computer browsing network has sent requests, but udp answers from other
computers were blocked. There was a checkbox in nod32 network config, and it
works now. I didn't change anything to network config.