diagnostics question

[terry b]

Hello, All
I'll try to keep it simple!
Situation is that, on my home wireless network (Linksys WRT54G), my
laptop "client" can see/access shared folders on my desktop/host, but
the host can't see the client. Both op systems = WinXP Pro.
Windows firewalls DISABLED under Local Services.
Both machines have Computer Browser svc running.
Both have Simple File Sharing disabled, and I've checked & re-checked
permissions on folders that're shared, and even un-shared & re-shared
them.
Here's the "diagnostics question":
From the host machine, I can ping the laptop (even though I can't see
its shared folders). AND under advanced TCP/IP settings, "Enable
NetBIOS over TCP/IP" is selected on both machines.

Any ideas? Thanks in advance [)

terry b.

 

[Chuck]

Hello, All
I'll try to keep it simple!
Situation is that, on my home wireless network (Linksys WRT54G), my
laptop "client" can see/access shared folders on my desktop/host, but
the host can't see the client. Both op systems = WinXP Pro.
Windows firewalls DISABLED under Local Services.
Both machines have Computer Browser svc running.
Both have Simple File Sharing disabled, and I've checked & re-checked
permissions on folders that're shared, and even un-shared & re-shared
them.
Here's the "diagnostics question":
From the host machine, I can ping the laptop (even though I can't see
its shared folders). AND under advanced TCP/IP settings, "Enable
NetBIOS over TCP/IP" is selected on both machines.

Any ideas? Thanks in advance [)

terry b.

Terry,

Having the browser running on both computers can cause a conflict. Disable the
browser on the laptop, and power both computers off. Check again after powering
both back on.

--
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck sonic net.

 

[terry b]

Disabled Computer Browser service on laptop; rebooted. No joy.
An aside: The host machine's running SP1, the laptop's running
SP2....Has anyone heard of workgroup conflicts between different
service pack version?
terry b.

 

[Chuck]

Disabled Computer Browser service on laptop; rebooted. No joy.
An aside: The host machine's running SP1, the laptop's running
SP2....Has anyone heard of workgroup conflicts between different
service pack version?
terry b.

Terry,

The browser requires anonymous access, so look at registry key
[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa], value restrictanonymous, on both
computers.
<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.

--
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck sonic net.

 

[terry b]

Thanks for the Input!
I went to the reg key in question; on both machines the value = 0.
The basic problem remains.
terry b.

 

[Chuck]

Thanks for the Input!
I went to the reg key in question; on both machines the value = 0.
The basic problem remains.
terry b.

Terry,

Are you running both Client for Microsoft Networks, and File and Printer Sharing
for Microsoft Networks (Local Area Connection - Properties), on each computer?
Do you have shares setup on each?

Under (Control Panel - Administrative Tools) - Services, are the NetBIOS TCP/IP
Helper, Server (File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks) and Workstation
(Client for Microsoft Networks) services, all running on both computers?

For Windows XP SP2, Start the Windows Firewall service, then disable it from the
Windows Firewall wizard in Control Panel or in the Security Center wizard. Or
enable the Windows Firewall, then enable the File and Printer Sharing exception
in the Windows Firewall wizard. Don't disable the WF service!

Any third party firewalls on either computer? What AntiVirus products on
either?

If no help yet, provide ipconfig information for each computer, and we'll
diagnose the problems.
Start - Run - "cmd" - Type "ipconfig /all >c:\ipconfig.txt" into the command
window. Open Notepad, make sure that Format - Word Wrap is NOT checked!, open
file c:\ipconfig.txt, copy and paste entire contents into your next post.

--
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck sonic net.

 

[Guest]

Hey Terry,

Did you run the Network Setup Wizard by chance? I'm getting lots of these
cals since SP2. Same symptoms. My thread...

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