Cannot browse network with XP Home

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I am unable to network a Sony Vaio running XP Home to a
Win 2K system which normally does not experience
connection issues. Using a Linksys Wireless Router -
BEFWS11. Both server and router using only default
settings.

I do have an internet connection. I can ping the router
and to/from the server by IP but not by computer name to
server. I have tried enabling NetBios over TCP/IP and now
set it back. I have tried disabling the 1394 adapter. I
have tried it with a bridged and unbridge connection with
the 1394 adapter. I've tried uninstalling and re-
installing all adapters. Of course both workgroups are
the same and the computer name is unique. I was getting
an 8021 and 8032 browser error, however I have stopped
the Computer Browser service.

I'm at my wits end... Any ideas as I am no network expert.


Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Laptop
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Peer-Peer
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 8:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : austin.rr.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek
RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 08-00-46-5B-
61-9C
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.102
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.26.193.62
24.26.193.63
24.93.40.68
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday,
March 13, 2004 2:28:12 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, March
14, 2004 2:28:12 AM
 
I do have an internet connection. I can ping the router
and to/from the server by IP but not by computer name to
server. [..]
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Peer-Peer
Click to expand...
[..]


The node-type is causing you not to be able to resolve names.
Peer-Peer actually means 'use only a WINS server',
which you won't have.

In this case, go to Start | Run | regedit.
Go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netbt\Parameters

If either of the following values are present, delete them:

NodeType;
DhcpNodeType.

Then re-boot.

This should cause the node type to default correctly.
( the node type will usually report as 'Unknown' in the default case. )

For futher details, see this article:
Default Node Type for Microsoft Clients
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;160177
 
Thanks very very much! Can now browse network.
-----Original Message-----
I do have an internet connection. I can ping the router
and to/from the server by IP but not by computer name to
server. [..]
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Peer-Peer
Click to expand...
[..]


The node-type is causing you not to be able to resolve names.
Peer-Peer actually means 'use only a WINS server',
which you won't have.

In this case, go to Start | Run | regedit.
Go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netbt
\Parameters

If either of the following values are present, delete them:

NodeType;
DhcpNodeType.

Then re-boot.

This should cause the node type to default correctly.
( the node type will usually report as 'Unknown' in the default case. )

For futher details, see this article:
Default Node Type for Microsoft Clients
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en- us;160177


--
Best Regards,
Ron Lowe
MS-MVP Windows Networking


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Ron-
here is the url for my issue
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...k_web&mid=becc8429-b007-4aef-abfc-1fce98361be

but the reason I mention it is that I could see and access my network and another computer with the computer that had the key value DWORD DhcpNodeType, and the machine that had none of the registry values and was defaulted to unknown like you say it should be, is the one that can't see the home network and can't be accessed by other computers...

ANy ideas

----- Ron Lowe wrote: ----
I do have an internet connection. I can ping the router
and to/from the server by IP but not by computer name to
server. [..
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Peer-Pee
Click to expand...
[..


The node-type is causing you not to be able to resolve names
Peer-Peer actually means 'use only a WINS server'
which you won't have

In this case, go to Start | Run | regedit
Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netbt\Parameter

If either of the following values are present, delete them

NodeType
DhcpNodeType

Then re-boot

This should cause the node type to default correctly
( the node type will usually report as 'Unknown' in the default case.

For futher details, see this article
Default Node Type for Microsoft Client
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;16017
 
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