Can't see computer in workgroup, but shared resources are availabl

G

Guest

Hi. I have a network of three Win XP Home SP2 computers and one WinME
computer networked using a US Robotics wireless router. One of the WinXP
computers (called Main) does not show up in the MSHOME workgroup, where it is
configured to be. This is true not only on the other three machines, but
also with the problem computer as well. In other words, if you navigate to
the MSHOME workgroup with Main, you can see all the other computers on the
network, but not Main itself. The same can be seen on all the other
computers.

All of the shared resources on Main are still accessible, however. It can
be pinged, it can be accessed by typing \\Main in the address bar, and the
resources can be mapped as network drives. Any ideas on why the computer is
not showing up as a member of the workgroup?

Thanks.
 
C

Chuck

Hi. I have a network of three Win XP Home SP2 computers and one WinME
computer networked using a US Robotics wireless router. One of the WinXP
computers (called Main) does not show up in the MSHOME workgroup, where it is
configured to be. This is true not only on the other three machines, but
also with the problem computer as well. In other words, if you navigate to
the MSHOME workgroup with Main, you can see all the other computers on the
network, but not Main itself. The same can be seen on all the other
computers.

All of the shared resources on Main are still accessible, however. It can
be pinged, it can be accessed by typing \\Main in the address bar, and the
resources can be mapped as network drives. Any ideas on why the computer is
not showing up as a member of the workgroup?

Thanks.
Click to expand...

Yachnin,

This is a well known problem here, but can have many causes. One of the most
common would be a misconfigured or overlooked personal firewall, or other
security component. There are several other possibilities too, and any might be
the cause of your problem. Read this article with an open mind.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html

Look at provide "browstat status", "ipconfig /all", "net config server", and
"net config workstation", from each XP computer, and we can probably diagnose
the problem. Read this article, and linked articles, and follow instructions
precisely (download browstat!):
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp
 
G

Guest

Chuck said:
Yachnin,

This is a well known problem here, but can have many causes. One of the most
common would be a misconfigured or overlooked personal firewall, or other
security component. There are several other possibilities too, and any might be
the cause of your problem. Read this article with an open mind.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html

Look at provide "browstat status", "ipconfig /all", "net config server", and
"net config workstation", from each XP computer, and we can probably diagnose
the problem. Read this article, and linked articles, and follow instructions
precisely (download browstat!):
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp
Click to expand...

Thanks for your reply. I've added the diagnostics you requested from two of
the XP computers. One of them, Main, is the problematic machine. The
problem persists regardless of which of the other machines is present. I've
tried shutting down firewall and security software to see if that helps, but
no change. Also, I noticied that there have been problems with NVIDIA nForce
products. I *think* that I have a nForce2, which I *think* predates the
introduction of the firewall. I'm not sure, though. Is there a good way of
checking this?

From Main (the problem computer):
ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : MAIN

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

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

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

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



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking
Controller

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0C-6E-94-22-7A

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

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.123.102

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

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.123.254

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.123.254

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.123.254

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : August 11, 2006 5:51:48 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : August 18, 2006 5:51:48 PM



Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 80-00-07-3D-BF-19-FD-66

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . :
3ffe:831f:4136:e37e:8000:73d:bf19:fd66

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::5445:5245:444f%4

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

NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled



Tunnel adapter Automatic Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Automatic Tunneling
Pseudo-Interface

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : C0-A8-7B-66

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.123.102%2

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

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1

fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1

fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1

NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

browstat status
Status for domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{D8136A5F-B0B4-4CC7-87A2-5B4AE671A6C8}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: MAIN
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master MAIN
\\MAIN
There are 1 servers in domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{D8136A5F-B0B4-4CC7-87A2-5B4AE671A6C8}
There are 2 domains in domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{D8136A5F-B0B4-4CC7-87A2-5B4AE671A6C8}

net config server
Server Name \\MAIN
Server Comment Windows XP Contaminated Box of
Frustration and Crap

Software version Windows 2002
Server is active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
NetBT_Tcpip_{D8136A5F-B0B4-4CC7-87A2-5B4AE671A6C8} (000c6e94227a)


Server hidden No
Maximum Logged On Users 5
Maximum open files per session 16384

Idle session time (min) 15
The command completed successfully.

net config workstation
Computer name \\MAIN
Full Computer name MAIN
User name Owner

Workstation active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
NetBT_Tcpip_{D8136A5F-B0B4-4CC7-87A2-5B4AE671A6C8} (000C6E94227A)

Software version Windows 2002

Workstation domain MSHOME
Workstation Domain DNS Name (null)
Logon domain MAIN

COM Open Timeout (sec) 0
COM Send Count (byte) 16
COM Send Timeout (msec) 250
The command completed successfully.

From Brahm (another XP computer):
ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Brahm

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

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

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



Ethernet adapter Wireless Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-14-A5-2D-2D-27

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

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.123.100

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

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.123.254

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.123.254

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.123.254

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : August 11, 2006 6:12:59 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : August 18, 2006 6:12:59 PM



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast
Ethernet NIC

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0F-B0-BB-72-EE

browstat status
Status for domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{586B6730-5C38-4B7D-ACF3-239AC74EDA88}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: MAIN
Could not connect to registry, error = 53 Unable to determine build
of browser master: 53
\\\\MAIN . Version:05.01 Flags: 51203 NT POTENTIAL MASTER
1 backup servers retrieved from master MAIN
\\MAIN
There are 1 servers in domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{586B6730-5C38-4B7D-ACF3-239AC74EDA88}
Unable to retrieve server list from MAIN: 64

net config server
Server Name \\BRAHM
Server Comment

Software version Windows 2002
Server is active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
NetBT_Tcpip_{586B6730-5C38-4B7D-ACF3-239AC74EDA88} (0014a52d2d27)


Server hidden No
Maximum Logged On Users 5
Maximum open files per session 16384

Idle session time (min) 15
The command completed successfully.

net config workstation
Computer name \\BRAHM
Full Computer name Brahm
User name Brahm Yachnin

Workstation active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
NetBT_Tcpip_{586B6730-5C38-4B7D-ACF3-239AC74EDA88} (0014A52D2D27)

Software version Windows 2002

Workstation domain MSHOME
Workstation Domain DNS Name (null)
Logon domain BRAHM

COM Open Timeout (sec) 0
COM Send Count (byte) 16
COM Send Timeout (msec) 250
The command completed successfully.
 
C

Chuck

Thanks for your reply. I've added the diagnostics you requested from two of
the XP computers. One of them, Main, is the problematic machine. The
problem persists regardless of which of the other machines is present. I've
tried shutting down firewall and security software to see if that helps, but
no change. Also, I noticied that there have been problems with NVIDIA nForce
products. I *think* that I have a nForce2, which I *think* predates the
introduction of the firewall. I'm not sure, though. Is there a good way of
checking this?

From Main (the problem computer):
ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : MAIN

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

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

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

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



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking
Controller

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0C-6E-94-22-7A

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

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.123.102

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

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.123.254

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.123.254

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.123.254

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : August 11, 2006 5:51:48 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : August 18, 2006 5:51:48 PM



Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 80-00-07-3D-BF-19-FD-66

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . :
3ffe:831f:4136:e37e:8000:73d:bf19:fd66

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::5445:5245:444f%4

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

NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled



Tunnel adapter Automatic Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Automatic Tunneling
Pseudo-Interface

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : C0-A8-7B-66

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.123.102%2

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

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1

fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1

fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1

NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

browstat status
Status for domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{D8136A5F-B0B4-4CC7-87A2-5B4AE671A6C8}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: MAIN
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master MAIN
\\MAIN
There are 1 servers in domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{D8136A5F-B0B4-4CC7-87A2-5B4AE671A6C8}
There are 2 domains in domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{D8136A5F-B0B4-4CC7-87A2-5B4AE671A6C8}

net config server
Server Name \\MAIN
Server Comment Windows XP Contaminated Box of
Frustration and Crap

Software version Windows 2002
Server is active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
NetBT_Tcpip_{D8136A5F-B0B4-4CC7-87A2-5B4AE671A6C8} (000c6e94227a)


Server hidden No
Maximum Logged On Users 5
Maximum open files per session 16384

Idle session time (min) 15
The command completed successfully.

net config workstation
Computer name \\MAIN
Full Computer name MAIN
User name Owner

Workstation active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
NetBT_Tcpip_{D8136A5F-B0B4-4CC7-87A2-5B4AE671A6C8} (000C6E94227A)

Software version Windows 2002

Workstation domain MSHOME
Workstation Domain DNS Name (null)
Logon domain MAIN

COM Open Timeout (sec) 0
COM Send Count (byte) 16
COM Send Timeout (msec) 250
The command completed successfully.

From Brahm (another XP computer):
ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Brahm

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

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

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



Ethernet adapter Wireless Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-14-A5-2D-2D-27

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

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.123.100

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

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.123.254

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.123.254

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.123.254

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : August 11, 2006 6:12:59 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : August 18, 2006 6:12:59 PM



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast
Ethernet NIC

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0F-B0-BB-72-EE

browstat status
Status for domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{586B6730-5C38-4B7D-ACF3-239AC74EDA88}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: MAIN
Could not connect to registry, error = 53 Unable to determine build
of browser master: 53
\\\\MAIN . Version:05.01 Flags: 51203 NT POTENTIAL MASTER
1 backup servers retrieved from master MAIN
\\MAIN
There are 1 servers in domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{586B6730-5C38-4B7D-ACF3-239AC74EDA88}
Unable to retrieve server list from MAIN: 64

net config server
Server Name \\BRAHM
Server Comment

Software version Windows 2002
Server is active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
NetBT_Tcpip_{586B6730-5C38-4B7D-ACF3-239AC74EDA88} (0014a52d2d27)


Server hidden No
Maximum Logged On Users 5
Maximum open files per session 16384

Idle session time (min) 15
The command completed successfully.

net config workstation
Computer name \\BRAHM
Full Computer name Brahm
User name Brahm Yachnin

Workstation active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
NetBT_Tcpip_{586B6730-5C38-4B7D-ACF3-239AC74EDA88} (0014A52D2D27)

Software version Windows 2002

Workstation domain MSHOME
Workstation Domain DNS Name (null)
Logon domain BRAHM

COM Open Timeout (sec) 0
COM Send Count (byte) 16
COM Send Timeout (msec) 250
The command completed successfully.
Click to expand...

Here's your best possible cause.

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : MAIN

Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 80-00-07-3D-BF-19-FD-66
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . :
3ffe:831f:4136:e37e:8000:73d:bf19:fd66

IPV6 aka Teredo Tunneling is a known problem for Windows Networking.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/fix-network-problems-but-clean-up.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/fix-network-problems-but-clean-up.html
 
G

Guest


Hi. IPV6 was installed but disabled. I uninstalled it, and that business
about Teredo Tunneling disappeared from ipconfig /all after rebooting.
However, there is still no change... Main is still not visible in the MSHOME
workgroup.

Thanks,
Brahm
 
C

Chuck

Hi. IPV6 was installed but disabled. I uninstalled it, and that business
about Teredo Tunneling disappeared from ipconfig /all after rebooting.
However, there is still no change... Main is still not visible in the MSHOME
workgroup.

Thanks,
Brahm
Click to expand...

OK, Brahm,

Now let's look for LSP / Winsock corruption.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/problems-with-lsp-winsock-layer-in.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/problems-with-lsp-winsock-layer-in.html

Following that, please post complete, updated, copies of the same diagnostics.
Be thorough. And we'll get to diagnosing your problem.
 
G

Guest


Hi. I've run through the steps you provided on that link, short of actually
reinstalling the physical network device. Still no luck. I've provided the
updated diagnostics below. I may not respond to you because I'm heading out
of town for a while, but I will check your response and act on it eventually.
Thanks a lot for your help!

From Main (problematic machine):
ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : MAIN

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

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

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

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



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce MCP Networking
Controller #2

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0C-6E-94-22-7A

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

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.123.102

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

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.123.254

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.123.254

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.123.254

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : August 13, 2006 9:41:52 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : August 20, 2006 9:41:52 PM

browstat /status
Status for domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{5724F909-A225-4B42-8CB2-09D2EC410B27}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: BRAHM
Could not connect to registry, error = 53 Unable to determine build
of browser master: 53
\\\\BRAHM . Version:05.01 Flags: 41203 NT MASTER
1 backup servers retrieved from master BRAHM
\\BRAHM
There are 1 servers in domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{5724F909-A225-4B42-8CB2-09D2EC410B27}
There are 1 domains in domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{5724F909-A225-4B42-8CB2-09D2EC410B27}

net config server
Server Name \\MAIN
Server Comment Windows XP Contaminated Box of
Frustration and Crap

Software version Windows 2002
Server is active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
NetBT_Tcpip_{5724F909-A225-4B42-8CB2-09D2EC410B27} (000c6e94227a)


Server hidden No
Maximum Logged On Users 5
Maximum open files per session 16384

Idle session time (min) 15
The command completed successfully.

net config workstation
Computer name \\MAIN
Full Computer name MAIN
User name Owner

Workstation active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
NetBT_Tcpip_{5724F909-A225-4B42-8CB2-09D2EC410B27} (000C6E94227A)

Software version Windows 2002

Workstation domain MSHOME
Workstation Domain DNS Name (null)
Logon domain MAIN

COM Open Timeout (sec) 0
COM Send Count (byte) 16
COM Send Timeout (msec) 250
The command completed successfully.

From Brahm (other WinXP machine):
ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Brahm

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

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

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



Ethernet adapter Wireless Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-14-A5-2D-2D-27

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

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.123.100

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

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.123.254

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.123.254

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.123.254

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : August 13, 2006 8:41:28 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : August 20, 2006 8:41:28 PM



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast
Ethernet NIC

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0F-B0-BB-72-EE

browstat status
Status for domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{586B6730-5C38-4B7D-ACF3-239AC74EDA88}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: BRAHM
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master BRAHM
\\BRAHM
There are 1 servers in domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{586B6730-5C38-4B7D-ACF3-239AC74EDA88}
There are 1 domains in domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{586B6730-5C38-4B7D-ACF3-239AC74EDA88}

net config server
Server Name \\BRAHM
Server Comment

Software version Windows 2002
Server is active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
NetBT_Tcpip_{586B6730-5C38-4B7D-ACF3-239AC74EDA88} (0014a52d2d27)


Server hidden No
Maximum Logged On Users 5
Maximum open files per session 16384

Idle session time (min) 15
The command completed successfully.

net config workstation
Computer name \\BRAHM
Full Computer name Brahm
User name Brahm Yachnin

Workstation active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
NetBT_Tcpip_{586B6730-5C38-4B7D-ACF3-239AC74EDA88} (0014A52D2D27)

Software version Windows 2002

Workstation domain MSHOME
Workstation Domain DNS Name (null)
Logon domain BRAHM

COM Open Timeout (sec) 0
COM Send Count (byte) 16
COM Send Timeout (msec) 250
The command completed successfully.
 
C

Chuck


Hi. I've run through the steps you provided on that link, short of actually
reinstalling the physical network device. Still no luck. I've provided the
updated diagnostics below. I may not respond to you because I'm heading out
of town for a while, but I will check your response and act on it eventually.
Thanks a lot for your help!

From Main (problematic machine):
ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : MAIN

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

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

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

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



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce MCP Networking
Controller #2

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0C-6E-94-22-7A

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

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.123.102

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

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.123.254

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.123.254

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.123.254

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : August 13, 2006 9:41:52 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : August 20, 2006 9:41:52 PM

browstat /status
Status for domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{5724F909-A225-4B42-8CB2-09D2EC410B27}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: BRAHM
Could not connect to registry, error = 53 Unable to determine build
of browser master: 53
\\\\BRAHM . Version:05.01 Flags: 41203 NT MASTER
1 backup servers retrieved from master BRAHM
\\BRAHM
There are 1 servers in domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{5724F909-A225-4B42-8CB2-09D2EC410B27}
There are 1 domains in domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{5724F909-A225-4B42-8CB2-09D2EC410B27}

net config server
Server Name \\MAIN
Server Comment Windows XP Contaminated Box of
Frustration and Crap

Software version Windows 2002
Server is active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
NetBT_Tcpip_{5724F909-A225-4B42-8CB2-09D2EC410B27} (000c6e94227a)


Server hidden No
Maximum Logged On Users 5
Maximum open files per session 16384

Idle session time (min) 15
The command completed successfully.

net config workstation
Computer name \\MAIN
Full Computer name MAIN
User name Owner

Workstation active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
NetBT_Tcpip_{5724F909-A225-4B42-8CB2-09D2EC410B27} (000C6E94227A)

Software version Windows 2002

Workstation domain MSHOME
Workstation Domain DNS Name (null)
Logon domain MAIN

COM Open Timeout (sec) 0
COM Send Count (byte) 16
COM Send Timeout (msec) 250
The command completed successfully.

From Brahm (other WinXP machine):
ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Brahm

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

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

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



Ethernet adapter Wireless Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-14-A5-2D-2D-27

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

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.123.100

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

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.123.254

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.123.254

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.123.254

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : August 13, 2006 8:41:28 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : August 20, 2006 8:41:28 PM



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast
Ethernet NIC

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0F-B0-BB-72-EE

browstat status
Status for domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{586B6730-5C38-4B7D-ACF3-239AC74EDA88}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: BRAHM
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master BRAHM
\\BRAHM
There are 1 servers in domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{586B6730-5C38-4B7D-ACF3-239AC74EDA88}
There are 1 domains in domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{586B6730-5C38-4B7D-ACF3-239AC74EDA88}

net config server
Server Name \\BRAHM
Server Comment

Software version Windows 2002
Server is active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
NetBT_Tcpip_{586B6730-5C38-4B7D-ACF3-239AC74EDA88} (0014a52d2d27)


Server hidden No
Maximum Logged On Users 5
Maximum open files per session 16384

Idle session time (min) 15
The command completed successfully.

net config workstation
Computer name \\BRAHM
Full Computer name Brahm
User name Brahm Yachnin

Workstation active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
NetBT_Tcpip_{586B6730-5C38-4B7D-ACF3-239AC74EDA88} (0014A52D2D27)

Software version Windows 2002

Workstation domain MSHOME
Workstation Domain DNS Name (null)
Logon domain BRAHM

COM Open Timeout (sec) 0
COM Send Count (byte) 16
COM Send Timeout (msec) 250
The command completed successfully.
Click to expand...

One of the most common causes of this problem would be a misconfigured or
overlooked personal firewall, or other security component. There are several
other possibilities too, and any might be the cause of your problem.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/your-personal-firewall-can-either-help.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/your-personal-firewall-can-either-help.html

And make sure that NetBT is consistently set.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/netbios-over-tcpip.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/netbios-over-tcpip.html

If no help from the above articles, let's do some relational analysis. You'll
have to download PSTools (free), a small and very versatile set of tools from
SysInternals.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/cpsserv-comprehensive-psservice-source.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/cpsserv-comprehensive-psservice-source.html
 

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