Hi,
There are 3 PCs and 1 laptop (mine) on the network. I have no problems pinging the other 3 PCs of which 2 are running wireless (802.11b) while 1 is wired. We use the Linksys BEFW11S4 Wireless-B broadband router. All 3 PCs are running Win ME. My laptop is running WinXP Home.
I can ping all the 3 PCs as well as the router successfully. I can sometimes see the workstations in "My Network Places" but I can't connect to any of the 3 workstations. The other 3 PCs have no network problems and can share files and printers. I've enabled file and printer sharing on my laptop. Is it necessary to install IPX or NetBIOS for this to work?
TCP/IP can do everything you need -- there's no need for the IPX or
NetBEUI protocol. NetBIOS, which isn't a network protocol, is needed
for file sharing. It runs in conjunction with a network protocol.
These tips should help you get file sharing to work:
1. Permanently disable XP's built-in Internet Connection Firewall on
local area network connections -- it's for use only on a direct modem
connection to the Internet. Disable and un-install all other firewall
programs while troubleshooting. When un-installing a firewall
program, use the un-install procedure provided by the manufacturer .
Don't use Control Panel | Add or Remove Programs, which might not
completely un-install it.
For more information, see:
Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/ic_firewall.htm
2. Make sure that NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on all computers.
Details here:
Enable NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (NetBT)
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/troubleshoot/netbt.htm
4. Run "ipconfig /all" on XP and look at the "Node Type" at the
beginning of the output. If it says "Peer-to-Peer" (which should
actually be "Point-to-Point") that's the problem. It means that the
computer only uses a WINS server, which isn't available on a
peer-to-peer network for NetBIOS name resolution.
If that's the case, run the registry editor, open this key:
HLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netbt\Parameters
and delete these values if they're present:
NodeType
DhcpNodeType
Reboot, then try network access again.
If that doesn't fix it, open that registry key again, create a DWORD
value called "NodeType", and set it to 1 for "Broadcast" or 4 for
"Mixed".
For details, see these Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:
Default Node Type for Microsoft Clients
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;160177
TCP/IP and NBT Configuration Parameters for Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314053
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
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