Network w/ Win2k and WinXPPro

[Gary Mrenak]

Have an NT 4.0 Domain server, a Win2k client, a WinXPPro client on a LAN.

From the server I can ping both clients by name and by IP
From the Win2k client I can ping the server by name and by IP
From the WinXPPro client I can ping the server by name and by IP

Fine so far, however:

From the Win2k,
- when I ping the WinXPPro by name, I get "unknown host"
- when I ping the WinXPPro by IP, I get "Request timed out"

From the WinXPPro,
- when I ping the Win2k by name, I get "host not found"
- when I ping the Win2k by by IP, I get "Request timed out"

I don't have firewalls. The WinXPPro firewall is turned off, and my version
of NAV (2004) doesn't seem to have one (as far as I can tell). The WinXPPro
has a linksys wireless connection to the LAN.

Can anyone make sense of this?

Thanks,
Gary

 

[Chuck]

Have an NT 4.0 Domain server, a Win2k client, a WinXPPro client on a LAN.

From the server I can ping both clients by name and by IP
From the Win2k client I can ping the server by name and by IP
From the WinXPPro client I can ping the server by name and by IP

Fine so far, however:

From the Win2k,
- when I ping the WinXPPro by name, I get "unknown host"
- when I ping the WinXPPro by IP, I get "Request timed out"

From the WinXPPro,
- when I ping the Win2k by name, I get "host not found"
- when I ping the Win2k by by IP, I get "Request timed out"

I don't have firewalls. The WinXPPro firewall is turned off, and my version
of NAV (2004) doesn't seem to have one (as far as I can tell). The WinXPPro
has a linksys wireless connection to the LAN.

Can anyone make sense of this?

Thanks,
Gary

Gary,

Please provide ipconfig information for each computer.
Start - Run - "cmd" - Type "ipconfig /all >c:\ipconfig.txt" into the command
window. Open Notepad, make sure that Format - Word Wrap is NOT checked!, open
file c:\ipconfig.txt, copy and paste entire contents into your next post.

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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.

 

[Gary Mrenak]

Ok, here it is..

First the server:
Windows NT IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . : TOPDOWN01.TOPDOWN

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2

Node Type . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid NetBIOS Scope ID. . . . . . : IP
Routing Enabled. . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . : No NetBIOS
Resolution Uses DNS : Yes

Ethernet adapter El90x1: Description . . . . . . . . : 3Com 3C90x Ethernet
Adapter Physical Address. . . . . . : 00-10-4B-87-63-62 DHCP Enabled. . . .
.. . . . : No IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.2 Subnet Mask . . . . . .
.. . : 255.0.0.0 IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2 Subnet Mask . . .
.. . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 Primary
WINS Server . . . . : 10.0.0.2

PPP adapter NdisWan5: Description . . . . . . . . : NdisWan Adapter Physical
Address. . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : No IP
Address. . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . :

PPP adapter NdisWan4: Description . . . . . . . . : NdisWan Adapter Physical
Address. . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : No IP
Address. . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . :

Next the XPPro:
Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : gmcompaq
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . :
Hybrid IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . .
.. . : No DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : nrockv01.md.comcast.net
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix
.. : nrockv01.md.comcast.net Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Wireless-G
Notebook Adapter v.2.0 Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-13-10-11-BA-A5
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . :
Yes IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.103 Subnet Mask . . . . .
.. . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 DNS Servers . . . . . . . .
.. . . : 192.168.1.2 68.87.64.196 68.87.66.196 Primary WINS Server . . . . .
.. . : 10.0.0.2 Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, March 28, 2005
1:15:30 PM Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, March 30, 2005
1:15:30 PM

Finally the 2k:
Windows 2000 IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : TCP

Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . .
: No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No DNS Suffix Search List. . . . .
.. : TOPDOWN

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
nrockv01.md.comcast.net

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com EtherLink 10/100 PCI TX NIC
(3C905B-TX)

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-DA-22-8D-C3 DHCP Enabled. . . . .
.. . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes IP Address. . . .
.. . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.102 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . :
255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 DHCP Server .
.. . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . :
192.168.1.2

Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.2 Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . .
.. : Monday, March 28, 2005 10:59:36 AM Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . :
Wednesday, March 30, 2005 10:59:36 AM


Thanks for your help.

Gary

 

[Gary Mrenak]

Found a solution...

My network has a linksys router, a linksys wireless accesspoint, and an
8-port hub. The wireless accesspoint was used by the WinXPPro (a laptop)
which has a wireless 802.11g adapter. The wireless access point was
connected by Cat-5 to the router.

Unplugged the wireless access point from the router and plugged it into the
hub .... voila! Now the Win2k and the WinXPPro see and communicate with each
other and with everything else on the LAN.

I don't know why this solved the problem ... anyone have any insight?

Thanks,
Gary

 

[Chuck]

Found a solution...

My network has a linksys router, a linksys wireless accesspoint, and an
8-port hub. The wireless accesspoint was used by the WinXPPro (a laptop)
which has a wireless 802.11g adapter. The wireless access point was
connected by Cat-5 to the router.

Unplugged the wireless access point from the router and plugged it into the
hub .... voila! Now the Win2k and the WinXPPro see and communicate with each
other and with everything else on the LAN.

I don't know why this solved the problem ... anyone have any insight?

Thanks,
Gary

Gary,

I have read of incidents where Linksys components are a bit particular about
voltage levels in Ethernet, and addition of a hub between 2 components can help
some problems. You might find some information in the BBR Linksys forum:
<http://www.dslreports.com/forum/linksys>

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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.