Cant access shared files or browse computers in the workgroup.

[Guest]

Seems that this problem area is fairly common. I get the “workgroup name is
not accessible. You may not have permission...†error that many posts refer
to. I’m trying to set up a two-machine network. The first machine is a
desktop running Windows XP. SP2, connected to the network by an ethernet
cable to a wireless router. The second machine is a notebook running Windows
2000 Pro, connected via a wireless card. Both connect fine to the internet
via a cable modem.

When I try to expand the My Network Places on the XP machine, I get as far
as displaying the name of the workgroup, but this will not expand to show the
name of the computer, getting instead the message above, after a long delay.
On the notebook, it will show both computer names, but will not expand the
entry for the desktop, giving the error: \\Desktop is not accessible. Network
path is not found.

The workgroup name is spelled the same on both machines. Both have NetBIOS
over TCP/IP enabled, and both have Computer Browser started.

Any help to get this working would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

George K

 

[Chuck]

Seems that this problem area is fairly common. I get the “workgroup name is
not accessible. You may not have permission...” error that many posts refer
to. I’m trying to set up a two-machine network. The first machine is a
desktop running Windows XP. SP2, connected to the network by an ethernet
cable to a wireless router. The second machine is a notebook running Windows
2000 Pro, connected via a wireless card. Both connect fine to the internet
via a cable modem.

When I try to expand the My Network Places on the XP machine, I get as far
as displaying the name of the workgroup, but this will not expand to show the
name of the computer, getting instead the message above, after a long delay.
On the notebook, it will show both computer names, but will not expand the
entry for the desktop, giving the error: \\Desktop is not accessible. Network
path is not found.

The workgroup name is spelled the same on both machines. Both have NetBIOS
over TCP/IP enabled, and both have Computer Browser started.

Any help to get this working would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

George K

George,

The first thing is you may want to turn the browser off on the notebook. With a
two computer LAN, you only need the browser on one computer. Power both
computers off, then power each on, to force both to accept the new browser
settings.

The Microsoft Browstat program will show us what browsers you have in your
domain / workgroup, at any time.
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188305

You can download Browstat from either:
<http://www.dynawell.com/reskit/microsoft/win2000/browstat.zip>
<http://rescomp.stanford.edu/staff/manual/rcc/tools/browstat.zip>

Browstat is very small (40K), and needs no install. Just unzip the downloaded
file, copy browstat.exe to any folder in the Path, and run it from a command
window, by "browstat status". Make sure all computers give the same result.

For more information about the browser subsystem (very intricate), see:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188001
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188305
<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winntas/deploy/prodspecs/ntbrowse.mspx>

Next, look at registry key [HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa], value
restrictanonymous.
<http://www.microsoft.com/windows200...2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/regentry/46688.asp>
<http://www.jsifaq.com/subf/tip2600/rh2625.htm>
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=246261
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=296403

The above articles refer to Windows 2000. Remember WinXP is NT V5.1, and Win2K
is NT V5.0.

Have you used the Registry Editor before? If not, it's a scary tool, but it's
pretty simple once you get used to it. Here are a couple articles that might
help:
<http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...home/using/productdoc/en/tools_regeditors.asp>
<http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/registry>

Just remember to backup the key (create a registry patch) for
[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa] before making any changes, if
appropriate.

From the Annoyances article:
You can create a Registry patch by opening the Registry Editor, selecting a
branch, and choosing Export from the File menu. Then, specify a filename, and
press OK. You can then view the Registry patch file by opening it in Notepad
(right-click on it and select Edit). Again, just double-click on a Registry
patch file (or use Import in the Registry Editor's File menu) to apply it to the
registry.

Do any of the computers have a software firewall (ICF / WF, or third party) (now
or in the past)? If so, you need to configure them for file sharing. Firewall
configurations are a very common cause of (network) browser, and file sharing,
problems.

 

[Guest]

Thanks, Chuck. I'll get right on it.

Yes, there are firewalls operation. The notebook has ZoneAlarm and the
desktop (Windows XP) is using Nortons Internet Security. Any specific
suggestions for configuring this?

Also, I had tun the Wireless Wizard (SP2) on the Desktop before I tried to
set up the network, although only the notebook is wireless. Do you think I
need to undo these settings, or add settings to the noteobbk (an if so, how)?
I wonder if this may be part of the problem.

Thanks again.

George

Seems that this problem area is fairly common. I get the “workgroup name is
not accessible. You may not have permission...†error that many posts refer
to. I’m trying to set up a two-machine network. The first machine is a
desktop running Windows XP. SP2, connected to the network by an ethernet
cable to a wireless router. The second machine is a notebook running Windows
2000 Pro, connected via a wireless card. Both connect fine to the internet
via a cable modem.

When I try to expand the My Network Places on the XP machine, I get as far
as displaying the name of the workgroup, but this will not expand to show the
name of the computer, getting instead the message above, after a long delay.
On the notebook, it will show both computer names, but will not expand the
entry for the desktop, giving the error: \\Desktop is not accessible. Network
path is not found.

The workgroup name is spelled the same on both machines. Both have NetBIOS
over TCP/IP enabled, and both have Computer Browser started.

Any help to get this working would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

George K

George,

The first thing is you may want to turn the browser off on the notebook. With a
two computer LAN, you only need the browser on one computer. Power both
computers off, then power each on, to force both to accept the new browser
settings.

The Microsoft Browstat program will show us what browsers you have in your
domain / workgroup, at any time.
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188305

You can download Browstat from either:
<http://www.dynawell.com/reskit/microsoft/win2000/browstat.zip>
<http://rescomp.stanford.edu/staff/manual/rcc/tools/browstat.zip>

Browstat is very small (40K), and needs no install. Just unzip the downloaded
file, copy browstat.exe to any folder in the Path, and run it from a command
window, by "browstat status". Make sure all computers give the same result.

For more information about the browser subsystem (very intricate), see:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188001
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188305
<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winntas/deploy/prodspecs/ntbrowse.mspx>

Next, look at registry key [HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa], value
restrictanonymous.
<http://www.microsoft.com/windows200...2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/regentry/46688.asp>
<http://www.jsifaq.com/subf/tip2600/rh2625.htm>
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=246261
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=296403

The above articles refer to Windows 2000. Remember WinXP is NT V5.1, and Win2K
is NT V5.0.

Have you used the Registry Editor before? If not, it's a scary tool, but it's
pretty simple once you get used to it. Here are a couple articles that might
help:
<http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...home/using/productdoc/en/tools_regeditors.asp>
<http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/registry>

Just remember to backup the key (create a registry patch) for
[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa] before making any changes, if
appropriate.

From the Annoyances article:
You can create a Registry patch by opening the Registry Editor, selecting a
branch, and choosing Export from the File menu. Then, specify a filename, and
press OK. You can then view the Registry patch file by opening it in Notepad
(right-click on it and select Edit). Again, just double-click on a Registry
patch file (or use Import in the Registry Editor's File menu) to apply it to the
registry.

Do any of the computers have a software firewall (ICF / WF, or third party) (now
or in the past)? If so, you need to configure them for file sharing. Firewall
configurations are a very common cause of (network) browser, and file sharing,
problems.

 

[Chuck]

Thanks, Chuck. I'll get right on it.

Yes, there are firewalls operation. The notebook has ZoneAlarm and the
desktop (Windows XP) is using Nortons Internet Security. Any specific
suggestions for configuring this?

Also, I had tun the Wireless Wizard (SP2) on the Desktop before I tried to
set up the network, although only the notebook is wireless. Do you think I
need to undo these settings, or add settings to the noteobbk (an if so, how)?
I wonder if this may be part of the problem.

George,

I believe both NIS and ZA use zones. Since you're running a wireless LAN, I'd
advise to configure both firewalls to trust the subnet temporarily; once you
have everything working, I'll advise you to assign fixed ip addresses to each
computer, disable DHCP, and configure each computer to trust only the specific
ip address of the other.

With Zone Alarm Pro (paid version) you'll have an additional setting - to tell
ZAP what amount of trust you place in the Local (Trusted) zone, where you enable
file sharing. With Zone Alarm Free, file sharing is assumed for the Local
(Trusted) zone. I don't know a lot about NIS, but I'd bet it's similar.

The "...Network path not found..." error is indicative of at least two problems
- name resolution, and browser malfunction. Please remember to turn both
computers off, after changing the browser setting on either, to reset both.

If that doesn't help, provide ipconfig information for each computer, and we'll
try to analyse the problem.
Start - Run - "cmd". Type "ipconfig /all >c:\ipconfig.txt" into the command
window - Open c:\ipconfig.txt in Notepad, make sure that Format - Word Wrap is
NOT checked!, copy and paste entire contents into your next post. Identify
operating system (by name, version, and SP level) with each ipconfig listing.

 

[Guest]

Chuck,

Do you think the problem may be due to having set up a wireless network
(with encryption) using the new Wireless Wizard, but having done this from
the wired ethernet desktop computer? If so, should I remove the settings that
it set up, and how do I do that? Thanks.

George

 

[Chuck]

Chuck,

Do you think the problem may be due to having set up a wireless network
(with encryption) using the new Wireless Wizard, but having done this from
the wired ethernet desktop computer? If so, should I remove the settings that
it set up, and how do I do that? Thanks.

George

George,

If the notebook connects OK to the internet, then it's not having problems with
the wireless setup. So I'd doubt that there's any problem there.

Why don't we start by you providing ipconfig information for each computer.
Start - Run - "cmd". Type "ipconfig /all >c:\ipconfig.txt" into the command
window - Open c:\ipconfig.txt in Notepad, make sure that Format - Word Wrap is
NOT checked!, copy and paste entire contents into your next post. Identify
operating system (by name, version, and SP level) with each ipconfig listing.

 

[Guest]

Chuck, Here's the data that you asked for. Hope it's helpful.



WindowsXP Home edition 2002 SP2, running on desktop, wired (cat-5) to D-Link
wireless router:

Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : George

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : comcast.net



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : comcast.net

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated
Controller

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0F-1F-53-65-FB

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.100

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, December 13, 2004
9:39:03 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, December 20, 2004
9:39:03 PM



Windows 2000 V500 2195, SP4, running on notebook with wireless adapter:

Windows 2000 IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : INSPIRON
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : comcast.net

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : comcast.net
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : D-Link AirPlus DWL-650+ Wireless
Cardbus Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-80-C8-B5-9E-A0

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.119

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, December 13, 2004 10:19:55 AM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, December 20, 2004 10:19:55 AM

 

[Chuck]

Chuck, Here's the data that you asked for. Hope it's helpful.

George,

OK, that's a great start.

Both computers are Node Type Hybrid, and no WINS server, which should be no name
resolution problem. Both computers are connecting to the router (at least being
assigned addresses from the router), and both are in the same subnet.

Now let's do some detailed analysis, and get an organised inventory of your
symptoms.

Take the following code (everything inside the "#####"). (Did I get the names
and ip addresses right)?

Copy the code, precisely as it is keyed, into Notepad. Ensure that Format -
Word Wrap is not checked.
Save the file as "cdiag.cmd", as type "All Files", into the root folder "C:\".
Run it by Start - Run - "c:\cdiag".
Wait patiently.
When Notepad opens up displaying c:\cdiag.txt, first check Format and ensure
that Word Wrap is NOT checked! Then, copy the entire contents (Ctrl-A Ctrl-C)
and paste (Ctrl-V) into your next post.

Do this from both computers, please.

#####

@echo off
set FullTargets=George 192.168.0.100 INSPIRON 192.168.0.119
set PingTargets=127.0.0.1 192.168.0.1
Set Version=V1.05
@echo CDiagnosis %Version% >c:\cdiag.txt
@echo Start diagnosis for %computername% (Targets %FullTargets%) >>c:\cdiag.txt
for %%a in (%FullTargets% %PingTargets%) do (
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo Target %%a >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo "ping %%a" >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
ping %%a >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo "net view %%a" >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
net view %%a >>c:\cdiag.txt
)
@echo End diagnosis for %computername% >>c:\cdiag.txt
notepad c:\cdiag.txt
:EOF

#####

 

[Guest]

Chuck,

Here are the results you asked for. On both machines, I got the error
message : "System error 53. the network path is not found." Also, on the
wireless laptop, got the error "System error 5. Access is denied"

CDiagnosis V1.05
Start diagnosis for GEORGE (Targets George 192.168.0.100 INSPIRON
192.168.0.119)

Target George

"ping George"



Pinging George [192.168.0.100] with 32 bytes of data:



Request timed out.

Request timed out.

Request timed out.

Request timed out.



Ping statistics for 192.168.0.100:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),


"net view George"

Shared resources at George

George's Desk

Share name Type Used as Comment

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GEORGE'S C Disk
Printer Print hp officejet 6100 series
SharedDocs Disk
The command completed successfully.


Target 192.168.0.100

"ping 192.168.0.100"



Pinging 192.168.0.100 with 32 bytes of data:



Request timed out.

Request timed out.

Request timed out.

Request timed out.



Ping statistics for 192.168.0.100:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),


"net view 192.168.0.100"


Target INSPIRON

"ping INSPIRON"

Ping request could not find host INSPIRON. Please check the name and try
again.


"net view INSPIRON"


Target 192.168.0.119

"ping 192.168.0.119"



Pinging 192.168.0.119 with 32 bytes of data:



Request timed out.

Request timed out.

Request timed out.

Request timed out.



Ping statistics for 192.168.0.119:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),


"net view 192.168.0.119"


Target 127.0.0.1

"ping 127.0.0.1"



Pinging 127.0.0.1 with 32 bytes of data:



Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128



Ping statistics for 127.0.0.1:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms


"net view 127.0.0.1"


Target 192.168.0.1

"ping 192.168.0.1"



Pinging 192.168.0.1 with 32 bytes of data:



Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=127

Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=127

Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=127

Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=127



Ping statistics for 192.168.0.1:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms


"net view 192.168.0.1"

End diagnosis for GEORGE









CDiagnosis V1.05
Start diagnosis for INSPIRON (Targets George 192.168.0.100 INSPIRON
192.168.0.119)

Target George

"ping George"

Unknown host George.


"net view George"


Target 192.168.0.100

"ping 192.168.0.100"



Pinging 192.168.0.100 with 32 bytes of data:



Request timed out.

Request timed out.

Request timed out.

Request timed out.



Ping statistics for 192.168.0.100:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms


"net view 192.168.0.100"


Target INSPIRON

"ping INSPIRON"



Pinging INSPIRON [192.168.0.119] with 32 bytes of data:



Reply from 192.168.0.119: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128

Reply from 192.168.0.119: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128

Reply from 192.168.0.119: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128

Reply from 192.168.0.119: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128



Ping statistics for 192.168.0.119:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms


"net view INSPIRON"

Shared resources at INSPIRON




Share name Type Used as Comment


-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
My Documents Disk

The command completed successfully.



Target 192.168.0.119

"ping 192.168.0.119"



Pinging 192.168.0.119 with 32 bytes of data:



Reply from 192.168.0.119: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128

Reply from 192.168.0.119: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128

Reply from 192.168.0.119: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128

Reply from 192.168.0.119: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128



Ping statistics for 192.168.0.119:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms


"net view 192.168.0.119"


Target 127.0.0.1

"ping 127.0.0.1"



Pinging 127.0.0.1 with 32 bytes of data:



Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128

Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128

Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128

Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128



Ping statistics for 127.0.0.1:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms


"net view 127.0.0.1"


Target 192.168.0.1

"ping 192.168.0.1"



Pinging 192.168.0.1 with 32 bytes of data:



Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=127

Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=127

Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=127

Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=127



Ping statistics for 192.168.0.1:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms


"net view 192.168.0.1"

End diagnosis for INSPIRON


Does this shed any light on the problem? And thanks for your help and
persistance!

George

 

[Chuck]

Chuck,

Here are the results you asked for. On both machines, I got the error
message : "System error 53. the network path is not found." Also, on the
wireless laptop, got the error "System error 5. Access is denied"

Does this shed any light on the problem? And thanks for your help and
persistance!

George

George,

This indeed gives me some ideas where to start.

Do you have shares setup on INSPIRON? Either no shares there, or NetBIOS Over
TCP/IP is not enabled.

Both computers CAN Ping 192.168.0.1, though, so no physical connectivity
problem.

George cannot ping itself by ip address, though it can resolve its own name.
George cannot ping INSPIRON by ip address, nor resolve its name.

Inspiron can neither ping George by ip address, nor resolve George's name.
Inspiron can both ping itself, and resolve its own name.

My guess right now? You have configured neither Norton Internet Security on
George, nor Zone Alarm on INSPIRON, properly - see my instructions in a previous
post.

Once both firewalls are configured, and you have shares on INSPIRON visible to
itself, let's take a look at the browser situation again.

 

[Guest]

Hi Chuck,

Here's where we are. I checked both computers for shares on Drive C. On the
Inspiron notebook, the drive is set for share as C$, and on the desktop, C is
also set for share as George's C. On both, netBios over TCP/IP is enabled.
disabled both firewalls and then ran the diagnostics again, which are posted
below, and they are different, but still networking isn't happening.

The error messages I get on both computers with the firewalls off are the
same:
"System error 5 has occurred.
Access is denied.
System error 5 has occurred.
Access is denied.
System error 53 has occurred.
The network path was not found."


Here's the combined report of the diagnostics on both machines now with the
firewalls off:

CDiagnosis V1.05
Start diagnosis for GEORGE (Targets George 192.168.0.100 INSPIRON
192.168.0.119)

Target George

"ping George"



Pinging George [192.168.0.100] with 32 bytes of data:



Reply from 192.168.0.100: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Reply from 192.168.0.100: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Reply from 192.168.0.100: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Reply from 192.168.0.100: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128



Ping statistics for 192.168.0.100:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms


"net view George"

Shared resources at George

George's Desk

Share name Type Used as Comment

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GEORGE'S C Disk
Printer Print hp officejet 6100 series
SharedDocs Disk
The command completed successfully.


Target 192.168.0.100

"ping 192.168.0.100"



Pinging 192.168.0.100 with 32 bytes of data:



Reply from 192.168.0.100: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Reply from 192.168.0.100: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Reply from 192.168.0.100: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Reply from 192.168.0.100: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128



Ping statistics for 192.168.0.100:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms


"net view 192.168.0.100"

Shared resources at 192.168.0.100

George's Desk

Share name Type Used as Comment

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GEORGE'S C Disk
Printer Print hp officejet 6100 series
SharedDocs Disk
The command completed successfully.


Target INSPIRON

"ping INSPIRON"



Pinging INSPIRON [192.168.0.119] with 32 bytes of data:



Reply from 192.168.0.119: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128

Reply from 192.168.0.119: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128

Reply from 192.168.0.119: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128

Reply from 192.168.0.119: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128



Ping statistics for 192.168.0.119:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

Minimum = 1ms, Maximum = 1ms, Average = 1ms


"net view INSPIRON"


Target 192.168.0.119

"ping 192.168.0.119"



Pinging 192.168.0.119 with 32 bytes of data:



Reply from 192.168.0.119: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128

Reply from 192.168.0.119: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128

Reply from 192.168.0.119: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128

Reply from 192.168.0.119: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128



Ping statistics for 192.168.0.119:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

Minimum = 1ms, Maximum = 1ms, Average = 1ms


"net view 192.168.0.119"


Target 127.0.0.1

"ping 127.0.0.1"



Pinging 127.0.0.1 with 32 bytes of data:



Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128



Ping statistics for 127.0.0.1:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms


"net view 127.0.0.1"

Shared resources at 127.0.0.1

George's Desk

Share name Type Used as Comment

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GEORGE'S C Disk
Printer Print hp officejet 6100 series
SharedDocs Disk
The command completed successfully.


Target 192.168.0.1

"ping 192.168.0.1"



Pinging 192.168.0.1 with 32 bytes of data:



Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=127

Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=127

Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=127

Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=127



Ping statistics for 192.168.0.1:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 1ms, Average = 0ms


"net view 192.168.0.1"

End diagnosis for GEORGE



CDiagnosis V1.05
Start diagnosis for INSPIRON (Targets George 192.168.0.100 INSPIRON
192.168.0.119)

Target George

"ping George"



Pinging George [192.168.0.100] with 32 bytes of data:



Reply from 192.168.0.100: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128

Reply from 192.168.0.100: bytes=32 time=20ms TTL=128

Reply from 192.168.0.100: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128

Reply from 192.168.0.100: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128



Ping statistics for 192.168.0.100:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 20ms, Average = 5ms


"net view George"

Shared resources at George


George's Desk

Share name Type Used as Comment


-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GEORGE'S C Disk

Printer Print hp officejet 6100 series

SharedDocs Disk

The command completed successfully.



Target 192.168.0.100

"ping 192.168.0.100"



Pinging 192.168.0.100 with 32 bytes of data:



Reply from 192.168.0.100: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128

Reply from 192.168.0.100: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128

Reply from 192.168.0.100: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128

Reply from 192.168.0.100: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128



Ping statistics for 192.168.0.100:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms


"net view 192.168.0.100"

Shared resources at 192.168.0.100


George's Desk

Share name Type Used as Comment


-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GEORGE'S C Disk

Printer Print hp officejet 6100 series

SharedDocs Disk

The command completed successfully.



Target INSPIRON

"ping INSPIRON"



Pinging INSPIRON [192.168.0.119] with 32 bytes of data:



Reply from 192.168.0.119: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128

Reply from 192.168.0.119: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128

Reply from 192.168.0.119: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128

Reply from 192.168.0.119: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128



Ping statistics for 192.168.0.119:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms


"net view INSPIRON"

Shared resources at INSPIRON




Share name Type Used as Comment


-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
My Documents Disk

The command completed successfully.



Target 192.168.0.119

"ping 192.168.0.119"



Pinging 192.168.0.119 with 32 bytes of data:



Reply from 192.168.0.119: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128

Reply from 192.168.0.119: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128

Reply from 192.168.0.119: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128

Reply from 192.168.0.119: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128



Ping statistics for 192.168.0.119:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms


"net view 192.168.0.119"


Target 127.0.0.1

"ping 127.0.0.1"



Pinging 127.0.0.1 with 32 bytes of data:



Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128

Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128

Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128

Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128



Ping statistics for 127.0.0.1:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms


"net view 127.0.0.1"


Target 192.168.0.1

"ping 192.168.0.1"



Pinging 192.168.0.1 with 32 bytes of data:



Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=127

Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=127

Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=127

Reply from 192.168.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=127



Ping statistics for 192.168.0.1:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms


"net view 192.168.0.1"

End diagnosis for INSPIRON

Are we getting any closer? Thanks again.

George

 

[Chuck]

Hi Chuck,

Here's where we are. I checked both computers for shares on Drive C. On the
Inspiron notebook, the drive is set for share as C$, and on the desktop, C is
also set for share as George's C. On both, netBios over TCP/IP is enabled.
disabled both firewalls and then ran the diagnostics again, which are posted
below, and they are different, but still networking isn't happening.

The error messages I get on both computers with the firewalls off are the
same:
"System error 5 has occurred.
Access is denied.
System error 5 has occurred.
Access is denied.
System error 53 has occurred.
The network path was not found."


Here's the combined report of the diagnostics on both machines now with the
firewalls off:

Are we getting any closer? Thanks again.

George

George,

Looks a bit better. You have only one problem remaining - George can't net view
Inspiron. All other problems look resolved. (Of course disabling the firewall
is NOT a solution - just a diagnostic aid!).

What versions of XP are George and Inspiron - Home or Pro? We may be looking at
a permissioning issue here. Did you check restrictanonymous yet?