I can not see other workgroup on the network

[Guest]

I have network with two workgroups. But I can not see the other workgroup,
only that which my pc is belongs. On the other PCs with win95, win98 and
win2k I can see the other workgruop. What I have to do?

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

I have network with two workgroups. But I can not see the other workgroup,
only that which my pc is belongs. On the other PCs with win95, win98 and
win2k I can see the other workgruop. What I have to do?

To see all of the workgroups on a network:

1. Click My Network Places.
2. Click "View workgroup computers".
3. Press the Backspace key.

To access another computer, regardless of what workgroup either
computer is in, type the other computer's name in the Start | Run box
in this format:

\\computer
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[Guest]

I did like you said, Steve, but there is only one workgroup, realy there is
two. I can't see the other. When I type the name of computer's name from the
other workgroup in Run box, it said "The network path was not found."

 

[Davy]

Hello,

Maybe your NodeType is set to peer-to-peer. You can check this with the
Command-Prompt : ipconfig/all.

If so, this will mean that you will always look for other pc's and
workgroups with a WINS-server. You'd better change it to broadcast by
setting this Registry Key :

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetBT\Parameters]
"DhcpNodeType"=dword:00000001

Hope this helps.

Davy

 

[Guest]

Hello,

I changed NodeType but nothing changed (I had NodeType: Hybrid -
DhcpNodeType=dword:00000008). I am sorry, but this not helped.

Thanks anyway.

Hello,

Maybe your NodeType is set to peer-to-peer. You can check this with the
Command-Prompt : ipconfig/all.

If so, this will mean that you will always look for other pc's and
workgroups with a WINS-server. You'd better change it to broadcast by
setting this Registry Key :

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetBT\Parameters]
"DhcpNodeType"=dword:00000001

Hope this helps.

Davy

I did like you said, Steve, but there is only one workgroup, realy there is
two. I can't see the other. When I type the name of computer's name from
the
other workgroup in Run box, it said "The network path was not found."

 

[Jetro]

Disable or configure Windows Firewall.

 

[Guest]

I tried, but nothing changed. The same thing is on PC with winxp SP1. On that
pc firewall is not configured, and I can see only workgroup which that pc is
member. Sorry for my english, I hope that is understandable.

 

[Guest]

Please, if anybody knows something, help.

Thanks.

 

[Chuck]

Please, if anybody knows something, help.

Thanks.

Klara,

You haven't provided a lot of detail to diagnose the problem yet. How many
computers in total? Why 2 workgroups?

Provide ipconfig information for each computer (or a representative number say
at least 3), as a start.
1) Start - Run - "cmd".
2) Type "ipconfig /all >c:\ipconfig.txt" into the command window.
3) Open Notepad, make sure that Format - Word Wrap is NOT checked!.
4) Open file c:\ipconfig.txt from Notepad.
5) Copy and paste entire contents of the file into your next post.
6) Identify operating system (by name, version, and Service Pack level), and
Workgroup Membership, with each ipconfig listing.

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

 

[Guest]

There is two workgroups because we have one department that has diferent kind
of business, and these pc's must have that workgroup because connected with
computers in other town, but I must sometimes copy some files from my
computer.
This is my computer(win xp SP2) and the other computer win2k has the same
ipconfig settings but it can see the other workgroup - totaly two workgroups.
All computers has the same settings. On win9X computer I do not have ipconfig
command and I can't see those settings. So.. all computers see all
workgroups, only computers with winxp SP1 and winxp SP2 do not see.
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : NAMEPC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : town.firm.hr
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : town.firm.hr
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : namepc
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit
Ethernet
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-12-79-5E-D4-8E
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.80.0.14
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.80.0.51
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.80.0.1
192.76.0.1
192.168.0.6
192.76.254.1

Thanks.

 

[Chuck]

There is two workgroups because we have one department that has diferent kind
of business, and these pc's must have that workgroup because connected with
computers in other town, but I must sometimes copy some files from my
computer.
This is my computer(win xp SP2) and the other computer win2k has the same
ipconfig settings but it can see the other workgroup - totaly two workgroups.
All computers has the same settings. On win9X computer I do not have ipconfig
command and I can't see those settings. So.. all computers see all
workgroups, only computers with winxp SP1 and winxp SP2 do not see.
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : NAMEPC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : town.firm.hr
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : town.firm.hr
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : namepc
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit
Ethernet
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-12-79-5E-D4-8E
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.80.0.14
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.80.0.51
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.80.0.1
192.76.0.1
192.168.0.6
192.76.254.1

Klara,

Your problem is going to be rather tricky to diagnose, and even more so without
any details.

Start by looking at each computer, and at the list of items under Local Area
Connection Properties. You need the following items in the list:
Client for Microsoft Networks
File and Printer Sharing For Microsoft Networks
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

Then, make sure that NetBIOS Over TCP/IP is enabled on each computer. Local
Area Connection - Properties - TCP/IP - Properties - Advanced - WINS - Enable
NetBIOS over TCP/IP.

If this is not a protocol problem, it will either involve firewalls, or the
browser subsystem (I'm not talking about Internet Explorer here).

What AntiVirus products are used on the computers?

If the browser subsystem is involved, we will need an exact inventory of all
computers involved, by name, workgroup, operating system, and what can it see.
The browser is the program that allows any computer to see any other computer on
the LAN. The browsers for WinXP (WinNT/2K/XP) and Win98 (Win95/98/ME) don't
work well together on the same LAN. Unfortunately, the browser diagnostic tool
supplied by Microsoft only works on WinNT operating systems, so we'll have to
diagnose your problem by manual analysis.

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