i have issues with windowsxp networking.

[Ashley Kuehn]

I need some help from all of you fine people.

I am currently trying to set up a small network at home between a
desktop and a notebook. This is through a dlink router. I will list
what I think will be the ness. info.and steps I have already taken.

both machines running windows xp home sp2 installed no problems
elsewhere.
both have mcafee anti virus and zone alarm firewall.
ran network setup wizard on both machines.
workgroup name the same on both machines.
Guest accounts active on both.
Account names and passwords the same on both.
I can ping both machines from each other so I don't think it is a
firewall issue.
I have enabled file and print sharing on both.
I can acces the internet fine from both machines

Now my troubles.

It seems to go through all of the wizard fine.

when I go to my network neighbourhood I only see the machine I am
currently on.
I then go to view workgroup computers adn I USUALLY see both machines
but if I click on the other machine I get an error saying I do not
have permission to access that resource etc..

All I really want to do is share the darned printer that is attached
to the desk top.

Hopefully someone out there can help me.

Let me know if any more info is needed.



Just as a side rant it irratates me that HP won't help because the
notebook is Toshiba, Toshiba won't help because the desktop is HP and
Microsoft won't help because they say the OEM manufacturer should
help. AAAAAARGH!!!

thanks

AShley

 

[L.BELOW]

Try this as one of your solutions.
Go to my Computer, on the client computer or on each
computer and make the drive a shared drive. You must at
some point make folders shared also.

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

I need some help from all of you fine people.

I am currently trying to set up a small network at home between a
desktop and a notebook. This is through a dlink router. I will list
what I think will be the ness. info.and steps I have already taken.

both machines running windows xp home sp2 installed no problems
elsewhere.
both have mcafee anti virus and zone alarm firewall.
ran network setup wizard on both machines.
workgroup name the same on both machines.
Guest accounts active on both.
Account names and passwords the same on both.
I can ping both machines from each other so I don't think it is a
firewall issue.
I have enabled file and print sharing on both.
I can acces the internet fine from both machines

Now my troubles.

It seems to go through all of the wizard fine.

when I go to my network neighbourhood I only see the machine I am
currently on.
I then go to view workgroup computers adn I USUALLY see both machines
but if I click on the other machine I get an error saying I do not
have permission to access that resource etc..

All I really want to do is share the darned printer that is attached
to the desk top.

Hopefully someone out there can help me.

Let me know if any more info is needed.



Just as a side rant it irratates me that HP won't help because the
notebook is Toshiba, Toshiba won't help because the desktop is HP and
Microsoft won't help because they say the OEM manufacturer should
help. AAAAAARGH!!!

thanks

AShley

I think that you were badly served by the manufacturers. HP should
help with a problem on an HP computer, regardless of what the rest of
the network uses. Toshiba should help with a problem on a Toshiba
computer, regardless of what the rest of the network uses. If you
have occasion to call them again, insist that they help you, and don't
take any excuses.

These tips should help you get everything working. Follow them on
both computers:

A. Since ZoneAlarm is installed, make sure that XP SP2's built-in
Windows Firewall is disabled. Running more than one firewall program
is likely to cause networking problems.

B. Use only one protocol for File and Printer Sharing. If the network
needs more than one protocol, unbind File and Printer Sharing from all
but one of them. Details here:

Windows XP Network Protocols
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/network_protocols.htm

C. Make sure that NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled:

1. Open the Network Connections folder.
2. Right click the local area network connection and click
Properties.
3. Double click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
4. Click Advanced.
5. Click WINS.
6. Click the Enable NetBIOS Over TCP/IP button.


D. Run "ipconfig /all" and look at the "Node Type" at the beginning of
the output. If it says "Peer-to-Peer" (which should actually be
"Point-to-Point") that's the problem. It means that the computer only
uses a WINS server, which isn't available on a peer-to-peer network,
for NetBIOS name resolution.

If that's the case, run the registry editor, open this key:

HLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netbt\Parameters

and delete these values if they're present:

NodeType
DhcpNodeType

Reboot, then try network access again.

If that doesn't fix it, open that registry key again, create a DWORD
value called "NodeType", and set it to 1 for "Broadcast" or 4 for
"Mixed".

For details, see these Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:

Default Node Type for Microsoft Clients
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;160177

TCP/IP and NBT Configuration Parameters for Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314053
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

 

[Ashley Kuehn]

I think that you were badly served by the manufacturers. HP should
help with a problem on an HP computer, regardless of what the rest of
the network uses. Toshiba should help with a problem on a Toshiba
computer, regardless of what the rest of the network uses. If you
have occasion to call them again, insist that they help you, and don't
take any excuses.

These tips should help you get everything working. Follow them on
both computers:

A. Since ZoneAlarm is installed, make sure that XP SP2's built-in
Windows Firewall is disabled. Running more than one firewall program
is likely to cause networking problems.

B. Use only one protocol for File and Printer Sharing. If the network
needs more than one protocol, unbind File and Printer Sharing from all
but one of them. Details here:

Windows XP Network Protocols
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/network_protocols.htm

C. Make sure that NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled:

1. Open the Network Connections folder.
2. Right click the local area network connection and click
Properties.
3. Double click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
4. Click Advanced.
5. Click WINS.
6. Click the Enable NetBIOS Over TCP/IP button.


D. Run "ipconfig /all" and look at the "Node Type" at the beginning of
the output. If it says "Peer-to-Peer" (which should actually be
"Point-to-Point") that's the problem. It means that the computer only
uses a WINS server, which isn't available on a peer-to-peer network,
for NetBIOS name resolution.

If that's the case, run the registry editor, open this key:

HLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netbt\Parameters

and delete these values if they're present:

NodeType
DhcpNodeType

Reboot, then try network access again.

If that doesn't fix it, open that registry key again, create a DWORD
value called "NodeType", and set it to 1 for "Broadcast" or 4 for
"Mixed".

For details, see these Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:

Default Node Type for Microsoft Clients
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;160177

TCP/IP and NBT Configuration Parameters for Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314053
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Thanks Steve this seems to have done the trick.

Ashley Kuehn