Hi Sorry its me again this is the third time my network has went down, and
with me not knowing anything about them i rely on you lot. Any way here is
my problem:
I have a Windows XP Pro SP2, and a Windows 2000 pro on my xp machine i can
ping, 2000 but on the 2000 machine it says request timed out, also on the xp
machine t can only see it self and on the 200 machine it wont let me access
the workgroup as it says its unavaliable, some times it does this in vice
versa. I am using a cross over cable. I really need this working so if you
have any ideas please tell let me know.
Thanks
Daniel,
Start by checking the firewall on the XP computer - in Windows Firewall
Configuration, under Exceptions, enable the File and Printer Sharing exception.
Next, look at the browser situation (I'm not talking about Internet Explorer
here).
Make sure the browser service is running on only ONE of your computers. Control
Panel - Administrative Tools - Services. Verify that the Computer Browser, and
the TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper, services both show with Status = Started. Stop and
Disable the browser service on the other computer.
After checking / disabling / enabling as above, power all computers off to reset
the browser settings on each. Then power both back on.
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:
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http://www.dynawell.com/reskit/microsoft/win2000/browstat.zip>
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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, by "browstat status". Make sure all computers give the same result.
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>
The browser service requires anonymous access, so look at registry key
[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa], value restrictanonymous, on both
computers.
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http://www.microsoft.com/windows200...2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/regentry/46688.asp>
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http://www.jsifaq.com/subf/tip2600/rh2625.htm>
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=246261
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=296403
The above articles refer to Windows 2000. Remember WinXP is NT V5.1, and Win2K
is NT V5.0.
Have you used the Registry Editor before? If not, it's a scary tool, but it's
pretty simple once you get used to it. Here are a couple articles that might
help:
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http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...home/using/productdoc/en/tools_regeditors.asp>
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http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/registry>
Just remember to backup the key (create a registry patch) for
[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa] before making any changes, if
appropriate.
From the Annoyances article:
You can create a Registry patch by opening the Registry Editor, selecting a
branch, and choosing Export from the File menu. Then, specify a filename, and
press OK. You can then view the Registry patch file by opening it in Notepad
(right-click on it and select Edit). Again, just double-click on a Registry
patch file (or use Import in the Registry Editor's File menu) to apply it to the
registry.
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Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
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