Home Network on XP Help

[Chris Wills]

This is probably a no brainer.

I have 2 machines networked through a netcomm modem router.

The home network used to work.

Now my machine will not see the network or its own share folder, the 2nd
machine does.

I was printing to the printer which is connected to the LPT port on the 2nd
machine and suddenly I could not print and the network seemed to have
disappeared.

I have run the home network wizard again several times still no network.

Can any body point me in the right direction.

TIA
Chris

 

[Chris Wills]

This is probably a no brainer.

I have 2 machines networked through a netcomm modem router.

The home network used to work.

Now my machine will not see the network or its own share folder, the 2nd
machine does.

I was printing to the printer which is connected to the LPT port on the
2nd machine and suddenly I could not print and the network seemed to have
disappeared.

I have run the home network wizard again several times still no network.

Can any body point me in the right direction.

TIA
Chris

I disabled the firewall on both machines, but I still can't even see my own
share folder?!
CW

 

[Chuck [MVP]]

I disabled the firewall on both machines, but I still can't even see my own
share folder?!
CW

Chris,

Did you actually lose connectivity in the middle of a printing job? That's
indicative of a hardware failure. Can you think of anything else that you might
have done, at the same time?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/dealing-with-physical-network-problems.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/dealing-with-physical-network-problems.html
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html

We could look at logs from "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all", from each
computer, and maybe 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

CPSServ might be helpful here. Download PSTools (a free Microsoft product now)
to run CPSServ.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/cpsserv-comprehensive-psservice-source.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/cpsserv-comprehensive-psservice-source.html

--
Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2007 [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck mvps org.

 

[Chris Wills]

I disabled the firewall on both machines, but I still can't even see my
own
share folder?!
CW

Chris,

Did you actually lose connectivity in the middle of a printing job?
That's
indicative of a hardware failure. Can you think of anything else that you
might
have done, at the same time?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/dealing-with-physical-network-problems.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/dealing-with-physical-network-problems.html
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html

We could look at logs from "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all", from
each
computer, and maybe 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

CPSServ might be helpful here. Download PSTools (a free Microsoft product
now)
to run CPSServ.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/cpsserv-comprehensive-psservice-source.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/cpsserv-comprehensive-psservice-source.html

--
Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2007 [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck mvps org.

Hey Chuck,

Thanks for all that I will plow through it all now and get back to you.

The print job just refused to spool the printer works just fine if I attach
it directly to my machine.

When I ask to "view workgroup computers" there is nothing there.

Cheers,
Chris

 

[Chuck [MVP]]

This is probably a no brainer.

I have 2 machines networked through a netcomm modem router.

The home network used to work.

Now my machine will not see the network or its own share folder, the 2nd
machine does.

I was printing to the printer which is connected to the LPT port on the
2nd machine and suddenly I could not print and the network seemed to
have
disappeared.

I have run the home network wizard again several times still no network.

Can any body point me in the right direction.

TIA
Chris

I disabled the firewall on both machines, but I still can't even see my
own
share folder?!
CW

Chris,

Did you actually lose connectivity in the middle of a printing job?
That's
indicative of a hardware failure. Can you think of anything else that you
might
have done, at the same time?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/dealing-with-physical-network-problems.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/dealing-with-physical-network-problems.html
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html

We could look at logs from "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all", from
each
computer, and maybe 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

CPSServ might be helpful here. Download PSTools (a free Microsoft product
now)
to run CPSServ.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/cpsserv-comprehensive-psservice-source.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/cpsserv-comprehensive-psservice-source.html

--
Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2007 [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck mvps org.

Hey Chuck,

Thanks for all that I will plow through it all now and get back to you.

The print job just refused to spool the printer works just fine if I attach
it directly to my machine.

When I ask to "view workgroup computers" there is nothing there.

Cheers,
Chris

Chris,

Printers are a lot of fun to work with. Client vs server, operating system,
make and model of printer, and how the printer is addressed are all variables
that affect usability.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2007/05/file-sharing-and-printer-sharing-are.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2007/05/file-sharing-and-printer-sharing-are.html

If you're having a problem viewing the workgroup, you have a browser problem.
The printer job failing, after being started, is probably a driver problem.

Enjoy the reading, and let us know when you have questions.

--
Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2007 [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck mvps org.