Can see other computers.

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I have a small peer to peer LAN with a LinkSys hub. I am
adding a third computer. The 2 computers can be seen in
the workgroup which is AZTECH and share resources back and
forth. I have checked the workgroup name and re-entered it
several times. The new computer can not see the others and
can not even see itself in the workgroup. The computer in
question is running XP Home, has a 3com Fast Ethernet NIC,
and I have installed Client for Microsoft networks, File
and Print Sharing for Microsoft Networks, QoS Packet
Scheduler, TCP/IP, and I added Netbeui when this did not
work on the LAN. I have completely removed the Windows
Networking and re-installed them. I have swapped the
cables and the ports and the original computers continue
to work but not the new one. All computers can access the
internet and ping each other through the TCP/IP protocol.
But I can not see nor share resources from or to the new
computer over the LAN. I ran IPCOMFIG /ALL on the new
computer and one that works. See below:

This is the new computer:

Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : John
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com 3C920
Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller (3C905C-TX Compatible)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-08-74-E2-AF-
BC
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 151.198.0.39
151.197.0.39
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday,
February 18, 2004 12:53:43 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday,
February 19, 2004 12:53:43 PM
PPP adapter {90AED087-C3E8-45F8-B2B2-F6C44FE98F60}:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : WAN (PPP/SLIP)
Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-53-45-00-00-
00
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.140.120.51
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 205.188.146.146
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled



This is one of the working computers.


Windows IP Configuration Host
Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : BILL Primary Dns
Suffix . . . . . . . : Node
Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed IP Routing
Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy
Enabled. . . . . . . . : No Ethernet adapter Wireless
Network Connection: Media
State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : TrueMobile 1180
Internal 802.11b Mini-PCI Card Physical
Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-90-4B-B1-0F-A7 Ethernet
adapter Local Area Connection: Connection-specific
DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100
Integrated Controller Physical
Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0B-DB-1A-3D-1C Dhcp
Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes IP
Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.101
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . :
151.198.0.39
151.197.0.39 Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . :
Wednesday, February 18, 2004 4:42:13 PM Lease
Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, February 19, 2004
4:42:13 PM
 
I have a small peer to peer LAN with a LinkSys hub. I am
adding a third computer. The 2 computers can be seen in
the workgroup which is AZTECH and share resources back and
forth. I have checked the workgroup name and re-entered it
several times. The new computer can not see the others and
can not even see itself in the workgroup. The computer in
question is running XP Home, has a 3com Fast Ethernet NIC,
and I have installed Client for Microsoft networks, File
and Print Sharing for Microsoft Networks, QoS Packet
Scheduler, TCP/IP, and I added Netbeui when this did not
work on the LAN. I have completely removed the Windows
Networking and re-installed them. I have swapped the
cables and the ports and the original computers continue
to work but not the new one. All computers can access the
internet and ping each other through the TCP/IP protocol.
But I can not see nor share resources from or to the new
computer over the LAN. I ran IPCOMFIG /ALL on the new
computer and one that works. See below:

This is the new computer:

Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : John
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com 3C920
Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller (3C905C-TX Compatible)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-08-74-E2-AF-
BC
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 151.198.0.39
151.197.0.39
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday,
February 18, 2004 12:53:43 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday,
February 19, 2004 12:53:43 PM
PPP adapter {90AED087-C3E8-45F8-B2B2-F6C44FE98F60}:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : WAN (PPP/SLIP)
Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-53-45-00-00-
00
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.140.120.51
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 205.188.146.146
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled



This is one of the working computers.


Windows IP Configuration Host
Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : BILL Primary Dns
Suffix . . . . . . . : Node
Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed IP Routing
Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy
Enabled. . . . . . . . : No Ethernet adapter Wireless
Network Connection: Media
State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : TrueMobile 1180
Internal 802.11b Mini-PCI Card Physical
Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-90-4B-B1-0F-A7 Ethernet
adapter Local Area Connection: Connection-specific
DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100
Integrated Controller Physical
Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0B-DB-1A-3D-1C Dhcp
Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes IP
Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.101
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . :
151.198.0.39
151.197.0.39 Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . :
Wednesday, February 18, 2004 4:42:13 PM Lease
Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, February 19, 2004
4:42:13 PM
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Ron,

Well the good news is that John IS getting a DHCP address, so the
physical network is working. But you have NBT disabled. What OS are
the other computers - are they running Netbeui?

Can John and Bill ping each other by name? By ip address?

1) Remove Netbeui.
2) Enable NBT on the 3Com.
3) "route print >c:\route.txt" then copy and paste c:\route.txt into
your next post.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
 
Chuck what is NBT? And how is it enabled?
Ron
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Ron,

NBT is NetBIOS over TCPIP. That is the default protocol for File
Sharing for WinNT/2K/XP, and for Win98/ME (I'm not sure about 95).

If the majority of your systems fall in that category, NBT is the
protocol you should use. The best way I know of to activate it is to
un install NetBEUI, Client For Microsoft Networks, and File and
Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks. Then re install the latter
two.

If you are successful, your ipconfig should not contain "NetBIOS over
Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled".

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
 
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