Home networking problem

[Reggie Taylor]

I am having a problem with my home networking. I have had it working
a couple of times before, but all of a sudden it craps out and my
other computers are not accessable. I am running one WinXP machine
and two Win98se machines downstairs. My son has 4 (yes 4) computers
in his room. One WinXP, one WinME and a Win98se laptop as well as an
IMAC. All of his computers are are networked together and working
fine. I have the cable modem downstairs with a DLink router
attached. My computers are all attached directly to the router. I
have one cat5 running upstairs to my sons room which is attached to a
DLink switch. His computers branch off that switch. He can access
the internet and share files with all the computers, both upstairs and
downstairs, and the single printer on one of my Win98 machines. The
problem is that none of the other machines can connect with my WinXP
machine and I can't get it to connect to the other machines.

When setting up this machine, which way should I go.
1. This computer connects directly th the internet. The other
computers on my network connect to the Internet through this computer.
(This used to work when I had dial-up connection)
2. this computer connects to the internet through another computer on
my network or through a residential gateway.
3. This computer connects to the internet directly or through a
network hub. Other computers on my neetwork also connect to the
internet directly or through a hub.

I am figuring it must be either number 2 or number 3, but what is the
difference. When I do number 3, it tells me that the network
configuration i selected is not recommended because more than one
computer connects directly to the internet and there is no reliable to
share files between them while protecting my computer from internet
security threats.

In my network connections window I am still showing the following
Dial-up account as disconnected.
A network bridge 12 enabled
Local area connection 3 enabled, bridged, WAN network driver
Local area connection enabled, bridged, Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI
Fast ethernet NIC
Does this look right so far.

By the way, I also get some kind of spooler error when setting up as
well. This happens when I run the setup that says This computer
connects to the internet through another computer on my network or
through a residential gateway.

Can anyone please help me with this SNAFU? Or is it a FUBAR?

 

[Chuck]

I am having a problem with my home networking. I have had it working
a couple of times before, but all of a sudden it craps out and my
other computers are not accessable. I am running one WinXP machine
and two Win98se machines downstairs. My son has 4 (yes 4) computers
in his room. One WinXP, one WinME and a Win98se laptop as well as an
IMAC. All of his computers are are networked together and working
fine. I have the cable modem downstairs with a DLink router
attached. My computers are all attached directly to the router. I
have one cat5 running upstairs to my sons room which is attached to a
DLink switch. His computers branch off that switch. He can access
the internet and share files with all the computers, both upstairs and
downstairs, and the single printer on one of my Win98 machines. The
problem is that none of the other machines can connect with my WinXP
machine and I can't get it to connect to the other machines.

When setting up this machine, which way should I go.
1. This computer connects directly th the internet. The other
computers on my network connect to the Internet through this computer.
(This used to work when I had dial-up connection)
2. this computer connects to the internet through another computer on
my network or through a residential gateway.
3. This computer connects to the internet directly or through a
network hub. Other computers on my neetwork also connect to the
internet directly or through a hub.

I am figuring it must be either number 2 or number 3, but what is the
difference. When I do number 3, it tells me that the network
configuration i selected is not recommended because more than one
computer connects directly to the internet and there is no reliable to
share files between them while protecting my computer from internet
security threats.

In my network connections window I am still showing the following
Dial-up account as disconnected.
A network bridge 12 enabled
Local area connection 3 enabled, bridged, WAN network driver
Local area connection enabled, bridged, Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI
Fast ethernet NIC
Does this look right so far.

By the way, I also get some kind of spooler error when setting up as
well. This happens when I run the setup that says This computer
connects to the internet through another computer on my network or
through a residential gateway.

Can anyone please help me with this SNAFU? Or is it a FUBAR?

Reggie,

You are correct. "this computer connects to the internet through another
computer on my network or through a residential gateway" defines the
relationship between this computer and the internet. Your DLink router is the
"residential gateway". Answer #2 is the correction selection in your case.

OTOH, "Other computers on my neetwork also connect to the >internet directly or
through a hub" says that the other computers don't connect thru this computer
(as on, don't enable ICS on this computer, in the cases where this computer can
run ICS).

If the computer can connect to the internet, there is quite possibly an
additional problem preventing other computers from connecting to this one. File
sharing between computers provide many opportunities for problems, but theses
problems can be resolved. We'll help you figure this out, if you'll work with
us.

Please provide ipconfig information for the problem computer, and for at least
two other computers on your LAN.
Start - Run - "cmd". Type "ipconfig /all >c:\ipconfig.txt" into the command
window - Open c:\ipconfig.txt in Notepad, make sure that Format - Word Wrap is
NOT checked!, copy and paste entire contents into your next post. Identify
operating system (by name, version, and SP level) with each ipconfig listing.

 

[Reggie Taylor]

Reggie,

You are correct. "this computer connects to the internet through another
computer on my network or through a residential gateway" defines the
relationship between this computer and the internet. Your DLink router is the
"residential gateway". Answer #2 is the correction selection in your case.

OTOH, "Other computers on my neetwork also connect to the >internet directly or
through a hub" says that the other computers don't connect thru this computer
(as on, don't enable ICS on this computer, in the cases where this computer can
run ICS).

If the computer can connect to the internet, there is quite possibly an
additional problem preventing other computers from connecting to this one. File
sharing between computers provide many opportunities for problems, but theses
problems can be resolved. We'll help you figure this out, if you'll work with
us.

Please provide ipconfig information for the problem computer, and for at least
two other computers on your LAN.
Start - Run - "cmd". Type "ipconfig /all >c:\ipconfig.txt" into the command
window - Open c:\ipconfig.txt in Notepad, make sure that Format - Word Wrap is
NOT checked!, copy and paste entire contents into your next post. Identify
operating system (by name, version, and SP level) with each ipconfig listing.

Chuck,
Here is the ipconfig information I ran earlier today.


Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : 900MHZ
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Network Bridge (Network Bridge) 12:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : earthlink.net
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : MAC Bridge Miniport
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-03-8A-00-00-11
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.101
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, January 09, 2005
7:25:33 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, January 16, 2005
7:25:33 AM


Also running WinXP Home version 2002 SP1

=====================================================
The following one is for an old 166mhz machine that I still use some.
Win98SE

Windows 98 IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . : OLD166.earthlink.net
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Node Type . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
NetBIOS Scope ID. . . . . . :
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . : No
NetBIOS Resolution Uses DNS : No

0 Ethernet adapter :

Description . . . . . . . . : PPP Adapter.
Physical Address. . . . . . : 44-45-53-54-00-00
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . :
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Primary WINS Server . . . . :
Secondary WINS Server . . . :
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . :
Lease Expires . . . . . . . :

1 Ethernet adapter :

Description . . . . . . . . : F5D5000, PCI Card/Desktop
Network PCI Card
Physical Address. . . . . . : 00-30-BD-2B-3F-57
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.113
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Primary WINS Server . . . . :
Secondary WINS Server . . . :
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . : 01 01 97 12:01:08 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . : 01 08 97 12:01:08 AM

===============================================
And this one is for a Pentium Pro machine
This nachine also Win98SE

Windows 98 IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . : MELANIE.earthlink.net
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Node Type . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
NetBIOS Scope ID. . . . . . :
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . : No
NetBIOS Resolution Uses DNS : No

0 Ethernet adapter :

Description . . . . . . . . : PPP Adapter.
Physical Address. . . . . . : 44-45-53-54-00-00
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . :
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Primary WINS Server . . . . :
Secondary WINS Server . . . :
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . :
Lease Expires . . . . . . . :

1 Ethernet adapter :

Description . . . . . . . . : F5D5000, PCI Card/Desktop
Network PCI Card
Physical Address. . . . . . : 00-30-BD-2D-27-0F
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.115
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Primary WINS Server . . . . :
Secondary WINS Server . . . :
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . : 01 08 05 7:52:04 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . : 01 15 05 7:52:04 AM



Thanks for you help

Reggie

 

[Carey Holzman]

www.careyholzman.com/net1.htm

Carey

 

[Chuck]

Chuck,
Here is the ipconfig information I ran earlier today.


Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : 900MHZ
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Network Bridge (Network Bridge) 12:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : earthlink.net
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : MAC Bridge Miniport
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-03-8A-00-00-11
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.101
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, January 09, 2005
7:25:33 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, January 16, 2005
7:25:33 AM


Also running WinXP Home version 2002 SP1

=====================================================
The following one is for an old 166mhz machine that I still use some.
Win98SE

Windows 98 IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . : OLD166.earthlink.net
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Node Type . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
NetBIOS Scope ID. . . . . . :
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . : No
NetBIOS Resolution Uses DNS : No

0 Ethernet adapter :

Description . . . . . . . . : PPP Adapter.
Physical Address. . . . . . : 44-45-53-54-00-00
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . :
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Primary WINS Server . . . . :
Secondary WINS Server . . . :
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . :
Lease Expires . . . . . . . :

1 Ethernet adapter :

Description . . . . . . . . : F5D5000, PCI Card/Desktop
Network PCI Card
Physical Address. . . . . . : 00-30-BD-2B-3F-57
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.113
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Primary WINS Server . . . . :
Secondary WINS Server . . . :
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . : 01 01 97 12:01:08 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . : 01 08 97 12:01:08 AM

===============================================
And this one is for a Pentium Pro machine
This nachine also Win98SE

Windows 98 IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . : MELANIE.earthlink.net
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Node Type . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
NetBIOS Scope ID. . . . . . :
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . : No
NetBIOS Resolution Uses DNS : No

0 Ethernet adapter :

Description . . . . . . . . : PPP Adapter.
Physical Address. . . . . . : 44-45-53-54-00-00
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . :
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Primary WINS Server . . . . :
Secondary WINS Server . . . :
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . :
Lease Expires . . . . . . . :

1 Ethernet adapter :

Description . . . . . . . . : F5D5000, PCI Card/Desktop
Network PCI Card
Physical Address. . . . . . : 00-30-BD-2D-27-0F
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.115
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Primary WINS Server . . . . :
Secondary WINS Server . . . :
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . : 01 08 05 7:52:04 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . : 01 15 05 7:52:04 AM



Thanks for you help

Reggie

My pleasure, Reggie. Let's see if we can see where the problem is.
Take the following code (everything inside the "#####"). (Did I get the names
and ip addresses right)?

Copy the code, precisely as it is keyed, into Notepad. Ensure that Format -
Word Wrap is not checked.
Save the file as "cdiag.cmd", as type "All Files", into the root folder "C:\".
Run it by Start - Run - "c:\cdiag".
Wait patiently.
When Notepad opens up displaying c:\cdiag.txt, copy the entire contents (Ctrl-A
Ctrl-C) and paste (Ctrl-V) into your next post.

Do this from all 3 identified computers, please.

#####

@echo off
set FullTargets=900MHZ 192.168.0.101 OLD166.earthlink.net 192.168.0.113
MELANIE.earthlink.net 192.168.0.115
set PingTargets=127.0.0.1
Set Version=V1.05
@echo CDiagnosis %Version% >c:\cdiag.txt
@echo Start diagnosis for %computername% (Targets %FullTargets%) >>c:\cdiag.txt
for %%a in (%FullTargets% %PingTargets%) do (
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo Target %%a >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo "ping %%a" >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
ping %%a >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo "net view %%a" >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
net view %%a >>c:\cdiag.txt
)
@echo End diagnosis for %computername% >>c:\cdiag.txt
notepad c:\cdiag.txt
:EOF

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