Network Help

[Mackey Freise]

I am trying to connect my laptop with my work peer to peer network. I kept
on receiving a totally different IP address until I manually changed it to
the correct IP address. I can ping the main computer that we use as a
server and the server can ping me, but I can't see any of the computers on
the network and I cannot get to the internet from my laptop. Both my laptop
and the server use XP pro and we have a 16 port switch that is connected to
a DSL modem. We have 10 computers hooked up to the switch to include my
laptop and the server. We also have a laser printer hooked up to the switch
as well as the modem. I have updated my laptop to SP2, but not the server
yet. The other computers on the network are running Win 2000 and I just
hooked up one of those desktops yesterday to the network with no problem.
My laptop has no problem at home hooked up to our home network since I
connect to that one with a wireless. All the computers, including my
laptop, has the same workgroup. Thanks in advance.

Mackey

 

[Chuck]

I am trying to connect my laptop with my work peer to peer network. I kept
on receiving a totally different IP address until I manually changed it to
the correct IP address. I can ping the main computer that we use as a
server and the server can ping me, but I can't see any of the computers on
the network and I cannot get to the internet from my laptop. Both my laptop
and the server use XP pro and we have a 16 port switch that is connected to
a DSL modem. We have 10 computers hooked up to the switch to include my
laptop and the server. We also have a laser printer hooked up to the switch
as well as the modem. I have updated my laptop to SP2, but not the server
yet. The other computers on the network are running Win 2000 and I just
hooked up one of those desktops yesterday to the network with no problem.
My laptop has no problem at home hooked up to our home network since I
connect to that one with a wireless. All the computers, including my
laptop, has the same workgroup. Thanks in advance.

Mackey

Mackey,

Did you try connecting the laptop before or after you updated to SP2? Was it
ever connected to any other network?

Let's start with ipconfig information for the laptop, and for the server.
Start - Run - "cmd". Type "ipconfig /all >c:\ipconfig.txt" into the command
window - Open c:\ipconfig.txt in Notepad, copy and paste into your next post.

Is the laptop in the same workgroup as the other computers? When you "can't
see" any of the computers on the network, does that include the server? Did you
look under My Network Places - Entire Network - Microsoft Windows Network?

You'll find that a lot more folks can help you if they can find your posts.
This means, to start, that you should start a new thread, with a more
descriptive Subject / Title, so everybody can find posts about your problem, and
keep them separate from the previous poster who used the same Subject "Network
Help".

How to Compose a Good Newsgroup Post


How to Act Smart on Usenet


Getting Your Post Noticed - and Answered
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2001/Mar01/Mar27pmvp.asp

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

 

[Mackey Freise]

Mackey,

Did you try connecting the laptop before or after you updated to SP2? Was it
ever connected to any other network?

Yes I have tried to connect the laptop before and after I updated it to SP2.
And it was
connected to my home network by a LAN, then we changed it to a wireless.

Let's start with ipconfig information for the laptop, and for the server.
Start - Run - "cmd". Type "ipconfig /all >c:\ipconfig.txt" into the command
window - Open c:\ipconfig.txt in Notepad, copy and paste into your next

post.

Here is the information from the ipconfig:

Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : MFreise1
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . :

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : domain.actdsltmp
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated
Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0B-DB-99-5E-88
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.3
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

I sometimes pick up the wireless network across the street from my office,
but when I disabled the wireless it still didn't work.

Is the laptop in the same workgroup as the other computers? When you "can't
see" any of the computers on the network, does that include the server? Did you
look under My Network Places - Entire Network - Microsoft Windows Network?

The laptop is in the same workgroup as the other computers. I can't see any
of the computers
to include the server, but I can ping the server and it can ping back. When
I click on the
network icon in the task bar, it says that I am connected at 100 bps. I
checked under My
Network Places - Entire Network - Microsoft Windows Network. Sometimes when
I do that
it states that I don't have permission to access, and other times all I see
is my computer.

Sorry about the subject. I wasn't really thinking about that this morning.

Mackey

 

[Chuck]

Yes I have tried to connect the laptop before and after I updated it to SP2.
And it was
connected to my home network by a LAN, then we changed it to a wireless.

post.

Here is the information from the ipconfig:

Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : MFreise1
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . :

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : domain.actdsltmp
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated
Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0B-DB-99-5E-88
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.3
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

I sometimes pick up the wireless network across the street from my office,
but when I disabled the wireless it still didn't work.


The laptop is in the same workgroup as the other computers. I can't see any
of the computers
to include the server, but I can ping the server and it can ping back. When
I click on the
network icon in the task bar, it says that I am connected at 100 bps. I
checked under My
Network Places - Entire Network - Microsoft Windows Network. Sometimes when
I do that
it states that I don't have permission to access, and other times all I see
is my computer.

Sorry about the subject. I wasn't really thinking about that this morning.

Mackey

Mackey,

There's the IPConfig for the laptop. The same for the server would be useful
too.

Make sure the browser service is running on each computer. Control Panel -
Administrative Tools - Services. Verify that the Computer Browser service is
started.

The Microsoft Browstat program will show us what browsers you have in your
domain / workgroup, at any time.
<http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=188305>

You can download Browstat from:
<http://www.dynawell.com/reskit/microsoft/win2000/browstat.zip>
<http://rescomp.stanford.edu/staff/manual/rcc/tools/browstat.zip>

Browstat is very small (40K), needs no install, and runs from the command
prompt. Just drop it onto a couple workstations, and run it.

Please provide browstat information for the laptop, for the server, and for one
other computer in your work network.
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.

The laptop IPConfig shows a static ip address. Do you not have DHCP at home, or
at work? Moving a computer between two networks, using a static ip
configuration on both, is tricky.

Please describe your home network with some detail. How many computers, what
operating systems (name and version)? How do the computers connect physically?

You'll need to consider both your home and work networks, carefully, for dealing
with authentication issues. Is your home network using XP Pro also?

On any XP Pro computer, check to see if Simple File Sharing (Control Panel -
Folder Options - View - Advanced settings) is enabled or disabled. With XP Pro,
you need to have SFS properly set on each computer. Particularly if you have
two separate LANs, and a laptop moving between the two.

With XP Pro, if SFS is disabled, check the Local Security Policy (Control Panel
- Administrative Tools). Under Local Policies - Security Options, look at
"Network access: Sharing and security model", and ensure it's set to "Classic -
local users authenticate as themselves".

With XP Pro, if you set the Local Security Policy to "Guest only", make sure
that the Guest account is enabled, thru Local User Manager (Start - Run -
"lusrmgr.msc"), and has an identical, non-blank, password on all computers. If
"Classic", setup and use a common non-Guest account, with identical, non-blank,
password on all computers.

For XP Home, OR for XP Pro with Simple File Sharing enabled, make sure that the
Guest account is enabled (for XP Pro, thru Local User Manager (Start - Run -
"lusrmgr.msc")), on each computer.

More about file sharing, between all different versions of Windows:
<http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...db-aef8-4bef-925e-7ac9be791028&DisplayLang=en>

BTW, Mackey, please don't contribute to the spread and success of email address
mining viruses. Learn to munge your email address properly, to keep yourself a
bit safer when posting to open forums. Protect yourself and the rest of the
internet - read this article.
http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

 

[Mackey Freise]

There's the IPConfig for the laptop. The same for the server would be useful
too.

Make sure the browser service is running on each computer. Control Panel -
Administrative Tools - Services. Verify that the Computer Browser service is
started.

The Microsoft Browstat program will show us what browsers you have in your
domain / workgroup, at any time.
<http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=188305>

You can download Browstat from:
<http://www.dynawell.com/reskit/microsoft/win2000/browstat.zip>
<http://rescomp.stanford.edu/staff/manual/rcc/tools/browstat.zip>

Browstat is very small (40K), needs no install, and runs from the command
prompt. Just drop it onto a couple workstations, and run it.

Please provide browstat information for the laptop, for the server, and for one
other computer in your work network.
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.

The laptop IPConfig shows a static ip address. Do you not have DHCP at home, or
at work? Moving a computer between two networks, using a static ip
configuration on both, is tricky.

Please describe your home network with some detail. How many computers, what
operating systems (name and version)? How do the computers connect physically?

You'll need to consider both your home and work networks, carefully, for dealing
with authentication issues. Is your home network using XP Pro also?

On any XP Pro computer, check to see if Simple File Sharing (Control Panel -
Folder Options - View - Advanced settings) is enabled or disabled. With XP Pro,
you need to have SFS properly set on each computer. Particularly if you have
two separate LANs, and a laptop moving between the two.

With XP Pro, if SFS is disabled, check the Local Security Policy (Control Panel
- Administrative Tools). Under Local Policies - Security Options, look at
"Network access: Sharing and security model", and ensure it's set to "Classic -
local users authenticate as themselves".

With XP Pro, if you set the Local Security Policy to "Guest only", make sure
that the Guest account is enabled, thru Local User Manager (Start - Run -
"lusrmgr.msc"), and has an identical, non-blank, password on all computers. If
"Classic", setup and use a common non-Guest account, with identical, non-blank,
password on all computers.

For XP Home, OR for XP Pro with Simple File Sharing enabled, make sure that the
Guest account is enabled (for XP Pro, thru Local User Manager (Start - Run -
"lusrmgr.msc")), on each computer.

More about file sharing, between all different versions of Windows:
<http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=87c0a6db-aef8-4bef
-925e-7ac9be791028&DisplayLang=en>

BTW, Mackey, please don't contribute to the spread and success of email address
mining viruses. Learn to munge your email address properly, to keep yourself a
bit safer when posting to open forums. Protect yourself and the rest of the
internet - read this article.
http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

Here is the updated IPCONFIG from my laptop:

Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : MFreise1
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : rinchem.com
domain.actdsltmp

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : rinchem.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Wireless-B Notebook Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0C-41-CF-2E-5C
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.118.126
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.118.254
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.118.10
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.118.10
192.168.114.152
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, September 01, 2004
9:44:52 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, September 09, 2004
9:44:52 AM

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : domain.actdsltmp
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated
Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0B-DB-99-5E-88
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 192.168.0.3
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

This is with the TCP/IP set to "Obtain an IP address automaticly" and set to
"user configured"

When I set it up totally automatic, it gave me and ip address 169.254.xx.xx

Here is the ipconfig for the server:

Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : mrgserver
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : domain.actdsltmp
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network
Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0D-61-3F-F8-12
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.9
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
205.171.3.65

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, September 01, 2004
4:29:38 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, September 02, 2004
4:29:38 AM

Here is the browstat for the laptop, server, and one other computer on the
network:

Laptop
Status for domain MRGGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{659147D6-50B3-4EFE-BD9C-B933FB805A55}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: MFREISE1
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master MFREISE1
\\MFREISE1
There are 1 servers in domain MRGGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{659147D6-50B3-4EFE-BD9C-B933FB805A55}
There are 2 domains in domain MRGGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{659147D6-50B3-4EFE-BD9C-B933FB805A55}


Status for domain MRGGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{7C79FA61-D7C8-42A4-934A-982C10B19268}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: MFREISE1
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master MFREISE1
\\MFREISE1
There are 1 servers in domain MRGGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{7C79FA61-D7C8-42A4-934A-982C10B19268}
There are 1 domains in domain MRGGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{7C79FA61-D7C8-42A4-934A-982C10B19268}

Server
Status for domain MRGGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{0E9CB926-426F-4422-A5BE-9F4BEF5240DB}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: BOBBY
Master browser is running build 2195
2 backup servers retrieved from master BOBBY
\\ACCOUNTING2
\\BOBBY
There are 8 servers in domain MRGGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{0E9CB926-426F-4422-A5BE-9F4BEF5240DB}
There are 1 domains in domain MRGGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{0E9CB926-426F-4422-A5BE-9F4BEF5240DB}

And other computer on network
Status for domain MRGGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{49289BC4-AC4F-4C73-8531-68A49E4E393C}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: BOBBY
Could not connect to registry, error = 5 Unable to determine build of
browser master: 5
Unable to determine server information for browser master: 5
2 backup servers retrieved from master BOBBY
\\BOBBY
\\ACCOUNTING2
There are 8 servers in domain MRGGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{49289BC4-AC4F-4C73-8531-68A49E4E393C}
There are 1 domains in domain MRGGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{49289BC4-AC4F-4C73-8531-68A49E4E393C}

All the computers on this network are WIN 2000, except for the Server and
the Laptop, which are XP Pro.

Both the laptop and the Server have the "Computer Browser Service" started.

My home network consists of 3 desktops, two running XP Pro and one running
XP home. We also have 2 Laptops both running XP Pro.
This network is a wireless network and running fine. I have checked both XP
computers at work and both of them have the SFS as disabled.
When I enabled them, I could not ping either computer. When I disabled the
SFS on both computers, I was able to ping on both computers,
but that is all.

Thank you for showing me on the email address.

Mackey

 

[Chuck]

Here is the updated IPCONFIG from my laptop:

Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : MFreise1
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : rinchem.com
domain.actdsltmp

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : rinchem.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Wireless-B Notebook Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0C-41-CF-2E-5C
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.118.126
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.118.254
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.118.10
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.118.10
192.168.114.152
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, September 01, 2004
9:44:52 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, September 09, 2004
9:44:52 AM

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : domain.actdsltmp
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated
Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0B-DB-99-5E-88
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 192.168.0.3
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

This is with the TCP/IP set to "Obtain an IP address automaticly" and set to
"user configured"

When I set it up totally automatic, it gave me and ip address 169.254.xx.xx

Here is the ipconfig for the server:

Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : mrgserver
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : domain.actdsltmp
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network
Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0D-61-3F-F8-12
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.9
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
205.171.3.65

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, September 01, 2004
4:29:38 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, September 02, 2004
4:29:38 AM

Here is the browstat for the laptop, server, and one other computer on the
network:

Laptop
Status for domain MRGGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{659147D6-50B3-4EFE-BD9C-B933FB805A55}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: MFREISE1
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master MFREISE1
\\MFREISE1
There are 1 servers in domain MRGGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{659147D6-50B3-4EFE-BD9C-B933FB805A55}
There are 2 domains in domain MRGGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{659147D6-50B3-4EFE-BD9C-B933FB805A55}


Status for domain MRGGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{7C79FA61-D7C8-42A4-934A-982C10B19268}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: MFREISE1
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master MFREISE1
\\MFREISE1
There are 1 servers in domain MRGGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{7C79FA61-D7C8-42A4-934A-982C10B19268}
There are 1 domains in domain MRGGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{7C79FA61-D7C8-42A4-934A-982C10B19268}

Server
Status for domain MRGGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{0E9CB926-426F-4422-A5BE-9F4BEF5240DB}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: BOBBY
Master browser is running build 2195
2 backup servers retrieved from master BOBBY
\\ACCOUNTING2
\\BOBBY
There are 8 servers in domain MRGGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{0E9CB926-426F-4422-A5BE-9F4BEF5240DB}
There are 1 domains in domain MRGGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{0E9CB926-426F-4422-A5BE-9F4BEF5240DB}

And other computer on network
Status for domain MRGGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{49289BC4-AC4F-4C73-8531-68A49E4E393C}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: BOBBY
Could not connect to registry, error = 5 Unable to determine build of
browser master: 5
Unable to determine server information for browser master: 5
2 backup servers retrieved from master BOBBY
\\BOBBY
\\ACCOUNTING2
There are 8 servers in domain MRGGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{49289BC4-AC4F-4C73-8531-68A49E4E393C}
There are 1 domains in domain MRGGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{49289BC4-AC4F-4C73-8531-68A49E4E393C}

All the computers on this network are WIN 2000, except for the Server and
the Laptop, which are XP Pro.

Both the laptop and the Server have the "Computer Browser Service" started.

My home network consists of 3 desktops, two running XP Pro and one running
XP home. We also have 2 Laptops both running XP Pro.
This network is a wireless network and running fine. I have checked both XP
computers at work and both of them have the SFS as disabled.
When I enabled them, I could not ping either computer. When I disabled the
SFS on both computers, I was able to ping on both computers,
but that is all.

Thank you for showing me on the email address.

Mackey

Mackey,

You've got a few problems here. You need to get connectivity working (to two
different LANs, no less) before you can work on authentication (Simple File
Sharing and all that).

From looking at the IPConfig for the server (mrgserver), it appears that you do
have DHCP on your LAN at work. If you are getting an APIPA address
(169.254.x.x) when you select "Obtain an IP address automatically" and
"Automatic private IP address" (the latter rather than "User configured"), then
the DHCP server there is not issuing you an address. You need to check with
your LAN administrator to find out why this is the case.

If you continue to use a fixed ip address at work ("User configured"), on a DHCP
controlled LAN, you may cause IP address conflicts, which will cause cases when
"all I see is my computer". You probably won't be able to connect to any
resources when you have an APIPA address either - you'll be on the wrong subnet
then.
<http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;220874>.

So get your connectivity working first. Then work on accessing shared
resources.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.