Help requested

[Guest]

Two XP Pro SP2 machines connected via LinkSys hub (just a hub, not switch or
router)

* SP2 firewall disabled
* Computer Browser service running on only one machine (laptop1)
* Workstation service running on both machines
* Different computer names
* Same Workgroup name
* Netbios enabled over TCP/IP in the WINS tab of Advanced TCP/IP network
adapter settings
* Anonymous login enabled on both machines
* Guest account ON on both machines.

On Laptop 1 -
ipconfig /all gives (unfortunately I can't just cut & paste these because
they are only connected to each other and not the internet)
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Host Name: DBQVPN31
Primary DNS Suffix:
Node type: unknown
IP routing enabled: no
WINS proxy enabled: no

Ethernet adapter Local area connection 2:
Connection-specific DNS suffix:
Description: Broadcom 570x Gigabit Integrated Controller
Physical address: 00-0d-56-36-dd-f2
DHCP enabled: Yes
Autoconfiguration enabled: Yes
Autoconfiguration IP address: 169.254.98.34
Subnet mask: 255.255.0.0
Default gateway:
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browstat status gives
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Status for domain (workgroup) on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{A6D4F230-E072-40A8-B2E5-CFEB371EE3E}
Browsing is active on domain
Master browser name is: DBQVPN31
Master browser is running build 2600
1 Backup servers retrieved from master DBQVPN31
\\DBQVPN31

There are 1 servers in domain (workgroup) on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{A6D4F230-E072-40A8-B2E5-CFEB371EE3E}
There are 1 domains in domain (workgroup) on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{A6D4F230-E072-40A8-B2E5-CFEB371EE3E}
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On laptop 2:

ipconfig /all gives

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Host Name: DBQVPN32
Primary DNS Suffix:
Node type: unknown
IP routing enabled: no
WINS proxy enabled: no

Ethernet adapter Local area connection 2:
Connection-specific DNS suffix:
Description: Broadcom 570x Gigabit Integrated Controller
Physical address: 00-0d-56-3c-12-cd
DHCP enabled: Yes
Autoconfiguration enabled: Yes
Autoconfiguration IP address: 169.254.251.255
Subnet mask: 255.255.0.0
Default gateway:
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browstat status gives
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Status for domain (workgroup) on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{54095284-9D36-4868-8E43-3DF66A301AA7}
Browsing is NOT active on domain
Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus.
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Obviously this appears to be a browser problem, but I don't know where to go
from here (even with PChuck's network troubleshooting page.) Any help y'all
may have to offer would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Warm regards,

Jim

 

[AJR]

Obviously this appears to be a browser problem, but I >don't know where to

go
from here (even with PChuck's network troubleshooting >page.) Any help
y'all
may have to offer would be GREATLY appreciated. >Thanks in advance!

Warm regards,

Jim

Jim - you do not state what problem you are having.
Also. IP addresses in the range 169...... indicates private addressing by
XP - indicating services of DHCP are not available.

 

[Guest]

Oh! Haha. The problem is that this is supposed to be a tiny network for if
two people in my office have to go on a business trip together. I want both
machines to be able to see and access all the files on the other. But I can't
even ping the other machine, much less read and write files to it. I have now
gone through everything I can figure out that might be applicable at PChuck's
page and I am at a total loss at this point. 8(

 

[Guest]

You guys aren't going to believe this. I wish I had discovered it 3 hours
ago. After tearing my hair out for hours checking every concivable setting on
both machines... I unplugged the switch and plugged it back in again. Network
works fine. GEEZ I wish I had done that much sooner. 8P

Thanks again for your help. 8/