Network Problems (again!!!)

G

Guest

I have a small home network with a desktop pc hardwired to a linksys wireless
G router and a laptop that connects wirelessly. Everything worked great until
a few days ago when my little network just fell apart. Neither computer sees
the other but both can access the internet. I have spent hours looking
through this Newsgroup and the Microsoft Knolwedge base and nothing has
helped. Here is the output from Browstat; IP Config; Net Config Server; and
Net Config Workstation for both computers. I hope you can help.

Jackie

*********************************************************
DESKTOP
*********************************************************
C:\>browstat status

Status for domain JOHNSON HOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{2BA0CC16-53B1-4
95B-9818-A69CEB9F54C3}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: DESKTOP
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master DESKTOP
\\DESKTOP
There are 2 servers in domain JOHNSON HOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_
{2BA0CC16-53B1-495B-9818-A69CEB9F54C3}
There are 1 domains in domain JOHNSON HOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_
{2BA0CC16-53B1-495B-9818-A69CEB9F54C3}

C:\>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : DESKTOP
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Peer-Peer
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking
Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-01-6C-F8-21-DA
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 12.213.80.61
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, August 01, 2007
9:48:38 A
M
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, August 02, 2007
9:48:38 AM


C:\>net config server
Server Name \\DESKTOP
Server Comment

Software version Windows 2002
Server is active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
NetBT_Tcpip_{2BA0CC16-53B1-495B-9818-A69CEB9F54C3} (00016cf821da)


Server hidden No
Maximum Logged On Users 10
Maximum open files per session 16384

Idle session time (min) 15
The command completed successfully.


C:\>net config workstation
Computer name \\DESKTOP
Full Computer name DESKTOP
User name Jackie

Workstation active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
NetBT_Tcpip_{2BA0CC16-53B1-495B-9818-A69CEB9F54C3} (00016CF821DA)

Software version Windows 2002

Workstation domain JOHNSON HOME
Workstation Domain DNS Name (null)
Logon domain DESKTOP

COM Open Timeout (sec) 0
COM Send Count (byte) 16
COM Send Timeout (msec) 250
The command completed successfully.

******************************************************
LAPTOP
******************************************************
C:\>browstat status
Status for domain JOHNSON HOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{43ABA524-4143-4
710-AF4D-9A03CC29E007}
Browsing is NOT active on domain.
Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus.

C:\>ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : NOTEBOOK
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-98-4B-58-7C-7F
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.101
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 12.213.80.61
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, August 01, 2007
12:18:23 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, August 02, 2007
12:18:23 PM


C:\>net config server
Server Name \\NOTEBOOK
Server Comment Compaq Notebook

Software version Windows 2002
Server is active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
NetBT_Tcpip_{43ABA524-4143-4710-AF4D-9A03CC29E007} (00904b587c7f)


Server hidden No
Maximum Logged On Users 10
Maximum open files per session 16384

Idle session time (min) 15
The command completed successfully.


C:\>net config workstation
Computer name \\NOTEBOOK
Full Computer name NOTEBOOK
User name Jackie

Workstation active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
NetBT_Tcpip_{43ABA524-4143-4710-AF4D-9A03CC29E007} (00904B587C7F)

Software version Windows 2002

Workstation domain JOHNSON HOME
Workstation Domain DNS Name (null)
Logon domain NOTEBOOK

COM Open Timeout (sec) 0
COM Send Count (byte) 16
COM Send Timeout (msec) 250
The command completed successfully.
 
S

Steve Winograd [MVP]

I have a small home network with a desktop pc hardwired to a linksys wireless
G router and a laptop that connects wirelessly. Everything worked great until
a few days ago when my little network just fell apart. Neither computer sees
the other but both can access the internet. I have spent hours looking
through this Newsgroup and the Microsoft Knolwedge base and nothing has
helped. Here is the output from Browstat; IP Config; Net Config Server; and
Net Config Workstation for both computers. I hope you can help.

Jackie

*********************************************************
DESKTOP
*********************************************************
C:\>browstat status

Status for domain JOHNSON HOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{2BA0CC16-53B1-4
95B-9818-A69CEB9F54C3}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: DESKTOP
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master DESKTOP
\\DESKTOP
There are 2 servers in domain JOHNSON HOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_
{2BA0CC16-53B1-495B-9818-A69CEB9F54C3}
There are 1 domains in domain JOHNSON HOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_
{2BA0CC16-53B1-495B-9818-A69CEB9F54C3}

C:\>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : DESKTOP
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Peer-Peer
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking
Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-01-6C-F8-21-DA
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 12.213.80.61
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, August 01, 2007
9:48:38 A
M
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, August 02, 2007
9:48:38 AM


C:\>net config server
Server Name \\DESKTOP
Server Comment

Software version Windows 2002
Server is active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
NetBT_Tcpip_{2BA0CC16-53B1-495B-9818-A69CEB9F54C3} (00016cf821da)


Server hidden No
Maximum Logged On Users 10
Maximum open files per session 16384

Idle session time (min) 15
The command completed successfully.


C:\>net config workstation
Computer name \\DESKTOP
Full Computer name DESKTOP
User name Jackie

Workstation active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
NetBT_Tcpip_{2BA0CC16-53B1-495B-9818-A69CEB9F54C3} (00016CF821DA)

Software version Windows 2002

Workstation domain JOHNSON HOME
Workstation Domain DNS Name (null)
Logon domain DESKTOP

COM Open Timeout (sec) 0
COM Send Count (byte) 16
COM Send Timeout (msec) 250
The command completed successfully.

******************************************************
LAPTOP
******************************************************
C:\>browstat status
Status for domain JOHNSON HOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{43ABA524-4143-4
710-AF4D-9A03CC29E007}
Browsing is NOT active on domain.
Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus.

C:\>ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : NOTEBOOK
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-98-4B-58-7C-7F
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.101
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 12.213.80.61
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, August 01, 2007
12:18:23 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, August 02, 2007
12:18:23 PM


C:\>net config server
Server Name \\NOTEBOOK
Server Comment Compaq Notebook

Software version Windows 2002
Server is active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
NetBT_Tcpip_{43ABA524-4143-4710-AF4D-9A03CC29E007} (00904b587c7f)


Server hidden No
Maximum Logged On Users 10
Maximum open files per session 16384

Idle session time (min) 15
The command completed successfully.


C:\>net config workstation
Computer name \\NOTEBOOK
Full Computer name NOTEBOOK
User name Jackie

Workstation active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
NetBT_Tcpip_{43ABA524-4143-4710-AF4D-9A03CC29E007} (00904B587C7F)

Software version Windows 2002

Workstation domain JOHNSON HOME
Workstation Domain DNS Name (null)
Logon domain NOTEBOOK

COM Open Timeout (sec) 0
COM Send Count (byte) 16
COM Send Timeout (msec) 250
The command completed successfully.
Click to expand...

The node type of "Peer-to-Peer" on DESKTOP is wrong and will prevent
the computer from sharing files and printers. It means that the
computer only uses a WINS server, which isn't available on a home
network, for NetBIOS name resolution.

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 file and printer sharing 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
 
C

Chuck [MVP]

I have a small home network with a desktop pc hardwired to a linksys wireless
G router and a laptop that connects wirelessly. Everything worked great until
a few days ago when my little network just fell apart. Neither computer sees
the other but both can access the internet. I have spent hours looking
through this Newsgroup and the Microsoft Knolwedge base and nothing has
helped. Here is the output from Browstat; IP Config; Net Config Server; and
Net Config Workstation for both computers. I hope you can help.

Jackie
Click to expand...

Jackie,

I'll start with the browstat log from Notebook.
Status for domain JOHNSON HOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{43ABA524-4143-4
710-AF4D-9A03CC29E007}
Browsing is NOT active on domain.
Click to expand...

That's indicative of either a NetBT setting, or a personal firewall problem.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/browstat-utility-from-microsoft.html#NotActive>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/browstat-utility-from-microsoft.html#NotActive

And here's a likely candidate.
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : DESKTOP
Click to expand...
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking
Controller
Click to expand...
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/02/hidden-personal-firewall-nvidia-nforce.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/02/hidden-personal-firewall-nvidia-nforce.html

And yet another possible problem. This will cause name resolution problems,
though not browsing problems necessarily.
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : DESKTOP
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Peer-Peer
Click to expand...
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/address-resolution-on-lan.html#Peer-Peer>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/address-resolution-on-lan.html#Peer-Peer

--
Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2007 [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck mvps org.
 
G

Guest

Thanks Steve. Your solution worked. I had to set the nodetype to broadcast
and then it worked just fine. I did have to redesignate my shared folders but
all of the shared printers and other stuff just popped right up.

Jackie
 
S

Steve Winograd [MVP]

Thanks Steve. Your solution worked. I had to set the nodetype to broadcast
and then it worked just fine. I did have to redesignate my shared folders but
all of the shared printers and other stuff just popped right up.

Jackie
Click to expand...

You're welcome, Jackie. I'm glad that my suggestion helped you solve
the problem. Thanks for reporting the result.
--
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
 

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