Connecting Two Routers with File Sharing

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jkk21

I have one router (first) connected to the Internet and another router
(second) connected to the first. I set it up as described on
http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/Sections-article51-page3.php

I've disabled the second router's DHCP server and the connection b/w
the two routers is from LAN port to LAN port. All computers are on the
same subnet as reflected by ip addresses & subnet masks. All PCs are in
the same workgroup and WinXP firewalls on all computers are off.

So the problem I am having is that computers on the first router can
see (via My Network Places) computers on the second router, but not
vice versa. Similarly computers on the second router cannot ping the
first, but in the opposite direction it works.

Despite all this... I can access the Internet fine on all computers.
Any idea how I can solve this problem to be able to share?

-JK
 
C

Chuck

I have one router (first) connected to the Internet and another router
(second) connected to the first. I set it up as described on
http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/Sections-article51-page3.php

I've disabled the second router's DHCP server and the connection b/w
the two routers is from LAN port to LAN port. All computers are on the
same subnet as reflected by ip addresses & subnet masks. All PCs are in
the same workgroup and WinXP firewalls on all computers are off.

So the problem I am having is that computers on the first router can
see (via My Network Places) computers on the second router, but not
vice versa. Similarly computers on the second router cannot ping the
first, but in the opposite direction it works.

Despite all this... I can access the Internet fine on all computers.
Any idea how I can solve this problem to be able to share?

-JK

JK,

Your problem is seen frequently in this forum, and it is known to have many
causes.

With some diagnostic information, we can help you figure this out. Provide
"browstat status" and "ipconfig /all" from each computer. Help us to help you.
Read this article, and linked articles:
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html
 
J

jkk21

Sorry for the multiple posts... my computer was screwing up! browstat
and ip config put out similar info on all computers and I have multiple
computers, so I'm condensing with relevant info. For easy
understanding I've changed the hostnames to have _R1 or _R2 telling you
which router it is on.

browstat on computer on *first* router:
Status for domain WORKGROUP on transport \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: PAPA_R2
Could not connect to registry, error = 5 Unable to determine
build of browser master: 5
Unable to determine server information for browser master: 5
1 backup servers retrieved from master PAPA_R2
\\PAPA_R2
There are 4 servers in domain WORKGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_
There are 1 domains in domain WORKGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ipconfig on *first* router:
Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : papa_r1
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : domain_not_set.invalid

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : domain_not_set.invalid
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : National Semiconductor
Corp. Adapter
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 . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
192.168.0.1
=============================================================================================

browstat on computer on *second* router:
Status for domain WORKGROUP on transport \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: PAPA_R2
Could not open key in registry, error = -1073741809 Unable to
determine build of browser master: -1073741809
\\\\PAPA_R2 . Version:04.09 Flags: 9a03 NT SERVER
1 backup servers retrieved from master PAPA_R2
\\PAPA_R2
There are 4 servers in domain WORKGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_
There are 1 domains in domain WORKGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ipconfig on computer on *second* router:
Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : mama_r2
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : domain_not_set.invalid
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Fast Ethernet Adapter
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.103
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
192.168.0.1

Any ideas?
 
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Chuck

Sorry for the multiple posts... my computer was screwing up! browstat
and ip config put out similar info on all computers and I have multiple
computers, so I'm condensing with relevant info. For easy
understanding I've changed the hostnames to have _R1 or _R2 telling you
which router it is on.

Any ideas?

OK, let's see what we know.
# There are at least 4 computers.
# Two computers are on subnet 192.168.1/24, along with the DHCP server /
gateway, 192.168.1.1.
# The DNS server is on subnet 192.168.0/24.
# Both computers "papa_r1" and "mama_r2" have node type Unknown.
# Both computers "papa_r1" and "mama_r2" are in domain / workgroup WORKGROUP.
# There is no evidence of gratuitous protocols on either "papa_r1" or"mama_r2".
# Both computers "papa_r1" and "mama_r2" report the same master browser,
PAPA_R2, which itself is not identified with any details.
# Computer "papa_r1" gets access denied ("error = 5") when trying to access the
registry on the master browser.
# Computer "mama_r2" gets an unknown error ("error = -1073741809") when trying
to access the registry on the master browser.
# There is no evidence of any more than one router, 192.168.1.1.
# There is an unknown device, 192.168.0.1, which may act as a DNS server.

I consider the provided diagnostic information to be incomplete. And from the
degree munged, I suspect inaccurate also.

This is not a game - alt.20questions is another forum. It is in your best
interest for you to provide complete and unaltered diagnostics. You have to
trust us, and help us to help you.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/privacy-statement.html>

At this time, I would recommend running CDiag against all 4 computers. CDiag
will be the most useful if you will add details for the other 2 computers, and
run on all computers!
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/using-cdiag-without-assistance.html>

Take the following code (everything inside the "#####"). (Please verify given
computer names and ip addresses, and add additional computer names and
addresses).

1. Open Notepad. Ensure that Format - Word Wrap is not checked. Highlight
then Copy the code (Ctrl-C), precisely as it is presented, and Paste (Ctrl-V)
into Notepad. Verify, and correct, names and addresses if necessary.
2. Save the Notepad file as "cdiag.cmd", as type "All Files", into the root
folder "C:\".
3. Run it by Start - Run - "c:\cdiag".
4. Wait patiently.
5. 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 all computers, please, with all computers powered up and online.

##### Start CDiag Assembled Code

@echo off
set FullTarget1=papa_r1 192.168.1.102
set FullTarget2=mama_r2 192.168.1.103
set FullTarget3=
set FullTarget4=
set FullTargets=%FullTarget1% %FullTarget2% %FullTarget3% %FullTarget4%
set FullTargets=%FullTargets% 127.0.0.1
set PingTargets=www.yahoo.com 66.94.230.32 192.168.0.1 192.168.1.1
Set Version=V1.33
@echo CDiagnosis %Version% >c:\cdiag.txt
@echo Start diagnosis for %computername% >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo Enumerate Shares >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
net share >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo Adhoc Browser View >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
net view >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo Full Targets %FullTargets% >>c:\cdiag.txt
for %%a in (%FullTargets%) do (
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo Target %%a >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo "%computername% ping %%a" >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
ping %%a >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo "%computername% net view %%a" >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
net view %%a >>c:\cdiag.txt
)
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo Ping Targets %PingTargets% >>c:\cdiag.txt
for %%a in (%PingTargets%) do (
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo Target %%a >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo "%computername% ping %%a" >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
ping %%a >>c:\cdiag.txt
)
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo End diagnosis for %computername% >>c:\cdiag.txt
notepad c:\cdiag.txt
:EOF

##### End CDiag Assembled Code
 

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