Hi Chuck! We have some success but still a way to go. I turned on file and
print sharing on both computers and set NetBIOS Over TCT\IP on both
computers. Computer Browser and TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper services were on on
both so I turn the browser service off on computer B (Irma). Both have guest
on. In so doing on computer A I can now see the shared files on computer A
(Carl) and I can also see \\Carl in View Workgroup Computers. On computer B
(Irma) I can see all of the shared files on both computers but I cannot
access the files on \\Carl --i.e. I don't have permission. I can also see
\\Irma in View Workgroup computers. The results of IPconfig /all and
Browstat status for both computers follows. \\Carl looks pretty clean but
\\Irma is a mess. Maybe it makes sense to you. Thanks again.
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : CARL
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hvc.rr.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network
Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-09-6B-21-A7-60
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.3
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.29.99.22
24.29.99.20
24.29.99.13
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, November 03, 2004
2:36:45 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, November 06, 2004
2:36:45 PM
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Irma
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 4:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hvc.rr.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : D-Link Air DWL-520 Wireless PCI
Adapter(rev.E) #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0F-3D-87-66-72
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.29.99.22
24.29.99.20
24.29.99.13
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, November 03, 2004
8:03:51 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, November 06, 2004
8:03:51 PM
Browstat for \\Carl:
Status for domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{8EE2ECDD-E3EA-472A-8505-56C979B19F7B}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: CARL
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master CARL
\\CARL
There are 1 servers in domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{8EE2ECDD-E3EA-472A-8505-56C979B19F7B}
There are 1 domains in domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{8EE2ECDD-E3EA-472A-8505-56C979B19F7B}
Browstat for \\Irma
Status for domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\Nbf_NdisWanNbfIn{236195C3-E0B9-4470-82C2-B4A21BACE0D3}
Browsing is NOT active on domain.
Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus.
Status for domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\Nbf_NdisWanNbfOut{C629DB99-D0E5-46F9-94F3-2721F45B1B3B}
Browsing is NOT active on domain.
Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus.
Status for domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\Nbf_NdisWanNbfOut{23F13F14-CC89-4AE5-95BD-FB7773F376D2}
Browsing is NOT active on domain.
Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus.
Status for domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\Nbf_NdisWanNbfOut{39327A00-C2E9-443D-89D5-2B6C37E3F706}
Browsing is NOT active on domain.
Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus.
Status for domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\Nbf_NdisWanNbfIn{4F55B269-DBD0-4BC8-9AEA-5F5894BEF63B}
Browsing is NOT active on domain.
Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus.
Status for domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\Nbf_NdisWanNbfIn{14D05FE0-A467-48B1-A31C-628D2E5D0315}
Browsing is NOT active on domain.
Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus.
Status for domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\Nbf_{4A311519-111A-4229-9671-6135D1B01762}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: IRMA
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master IRMA
\\IRMA
There are 1 servers in domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\Nbf_{4A311519-111A-4229-9671-6135D1B01762}
There are 1 domains in domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\Nbf_{4A311519-111A-4229-9671-6135D1B01762}
Status for domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{4A311519-111A-4229-9671-6135D1B01762}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: CARL
Could not connect to registry, error = 53 Unable to determine build
of browser master: 53
\\\\CARL . Version:05.01 Flags: 51203 NT POTENTIAL MASTER
1 backup servers retrieved from master CARL
\\CARL
There are 2 servers in domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{4A311519-111A-4229-9671-6135D1B01762}
There are 1 domains in domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{4A311519-111A-4229-9671-6135D1B01762}
Chuck said:
Be patient, we're not done yet. We need to diagnose the problem first. If I
ask for a diagnosis from each computer, please provide both even if they look
alike.
Please provide the ipconfig from the second computer for comparison.
Windows XP Home uses Simple File Sharing, that depends upon the Guest account
being enabled on any server (computer providing shared data).
More about file sharing, between all different versions of Windows:
<
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...db-aef8-4bef-925e-7ac9be791028&DisplayLang=en>
The error you're seeing, "...mshome is not accessable. You may not have access
permission..." can be caused by several things.
- No connectivity.
- No permission.
- Inability to translate name of computer to physical address.
- One or more firewalls blocking file sharing.
A Node Type of Unknown for Carl is acceptable. What node type shows for the
other computer (please provide ipconfig). What you don't want to see is
Peer-Peer.
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=160177
Are you running both Client for Microsoft Networks, and File and Printer Sharing
for Microsoft Networks (Local Area Connection - Properties), on each computer?
Do you have shares setup on each?
Are you running NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (Local Area Connection - Properties - TCP/IP
- Properties - Advanced - WINS) on each computer?
Make sure the browser service is running on Carl. Control Panel -
Administrative Tools - Services. Verify that the Computer Browser, and the
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper, services both show with Status = Started. Disable the
Browser service on the other computer.
On any computer running XP Home, enable Guest with Start - Run - "cmd" - type
"net user guest /active:yes" in the command window. Do this for both computer
please.
Do any of the computers have a software firewall (ICF or third party) enabled?
If so, you need to configure them for file sharing, by opening ports TCP 139,
445 and UDP 137, 138, 445, by enabling the File and Printer Sharing exception,
and / or by identifying the other computers as present in the Local (Trusted)
zone. Firewall configurations are a very common cause of (network) browser, and
file sharing, problems.
The Microsoft Browstat program will show us what browsers you have in your
domain / workgroup, at any time.
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188305
You can download Browstat from either:
<
http://www.dynawell.com/reskit/microsoft/win2000/browstat.zip>
<
http://rescomp.stanford.edu/staff/manual/rcc/tools/browstat.zip>
Browstat is very small (40K), and needs no install. Just unzip the downloaded
file, copy browstat.exe to any folder in the Path, and run it from a command
window.
For more information about the browser subsystem (very intricate), see:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188001
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188305
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http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winntas/deploy/prodspecs/ntbrowse.mspx>
Please provide browstat information for each computer.
Start - Run - "cmd". Type "browstat status >c:\browstat.txt" into the command
window - Open c:\browstat.txt in Notepad, copy and paste into your next post.
That's a load. One curious thing. When I set this network up \\Carl had an
IP address of 192.168.0.2 and \\Irma had .3. Somewhere along the line they
got reversed but I don't think that matters.
Regards.
Carl