networking w two win xp home w/ sp2

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i am trying to network 2 winxp w/ sp2. using usb direct link cable. run
netwrok setup host can see and get files from guest and use internet through
ics. guest cannot see host. rerun network wizard several times and twice now
i have gotten network to work. then when i leave it or shut down and restart
it doesn't work. the cable is a netlink or direct link but i dont think its
the cable. it works in one direction. when i try to log onto host from guest
it says you might not have permission to use etc. usually it says rpc failed,
a couple of times doing the repair it will say arp cache not cleared. i
cannot get computer browser to run on guest it won't start. it has error that
it is either dependency service does not exist or has been marked for
deletion. i have turned on almost all services to make sure its not that. i
keep coming back to permissions or access, it keeps telling me i don't jhave
permission to access the network but i don't know how to check out this. i am
using same workgroup name and have changed computer name to make sure it's
not a space in the name or an unacceptable name. please help.
 
i am trying to network 2 winxp w/ sp2. using usb direct link cable. run
netwrok setup host can see and get files from guest and use internet through
ics. guest cannot see host. rerun network wizard several times and twice now
i have gotten network to work. then when i leave it or shut down and restart
it doesn't work. the cable is a netlink or direct link but i dont think its
the cable. it works in one direction. when i try to log onto host from guest
it says you might not have permission to use etc. usually it says rpc failed,
a couple of times doing the repair it will say arp cache not cleared. i
cannot get computer browser to run on guest it won't start. it has error that
it is either dependency service does not exist or has been marked for
deletion. i have turned on almost all services to make sure its not that. i
keep coming back to permissions or access, it keeps telling me i don't jhave
permission to access the network but i don't know how to check out this. i am
using same workgroup name and have changed computer name to make sure it's
not a space in the name or an unacceptable name. please help.
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Jeff,

All of the above are good things to check, but you have to do each when
necessary, and know how to interpret the results. Let's start from the
beginning. Read my article on solving network problems first.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/08/solving-network-problems-tutorial.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/08/solving-network-problems-tutorial.html

Next, read my article on troubleshooting Network Neighborhood. Consider each
problem, and test each possible solution, one at a time.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html

And some background about your network, its history, and its logical and
physical setup, would be very useful here.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html
 
Chuck said:
Jeff,

All of the above are good things to check, but you have to do each when
necessary, and know how to interpret the results. Let's start from the
beginning. Read my article on solving network problems first.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/08/solving-network-problems-tutorial.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/08/solving-network-problems-tutorial.html

Next, read my article on troubleshooting Network Neighborhood. Consider each
problem, and test each possible solution, one at a time.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html

And some background about your network, its history, and its logical and
physical setup, would be very useful here.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html


I have two windows xp computers using sp2, am using a meritline direct link cable that uses usb connections to connect two computers and creates a virtual network setup on the network connections. i have used automatic network setup on both computers to setup network on both. here's the ipconfig and browstat
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Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : desktop

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0C-76-30-90-4F

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 216.239.16.194

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 216.239.16.129

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 216.239.0.75

216.239.0.76



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : USB Virtual Network Adapter #2

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 90-1A-4E-0F-F8-0A

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.


C:\Documents and Settings>cd ..

C:\>browstat status


Status for domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{D91BC813-D013-413C-86
B1-74D316A82D5C}
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 1 servers in domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{D91BC
813-D013-413C-86B1-74D316A82D5C}
There are 1 domains in domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{D91BC
813-D013-413C-86B1-74D316A82D5C}


Status for domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{902B99C9-51A2-4418-85
91-915059C0492B}
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 1 servers in domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{902B9
9C9-51A2-4418-8591-915059C0492B}
There are 1 domains in domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{902B9
9C9-51A2-4418-8591-915059C0492B}

I have changed both the names and workgroup names, to no avail. both
computers were running fine last week, i installed sp2 on both and it went
fine, have since reinstalled sp2 on both and it gives same problem. When i
try to use my network neighborhood or the run command and go to desktop from
laptop, guest to host, it says may not have permission to access network,
usually says rpc failed. when i repair connection on guest it usually gets an
arp cache failed to clear. i have turned guest on using command and can ping
in both directions, firewall is windows xp sp2. i have trend micro pccillin
2006 for antivirus with firewall not on. i have completely removed antivirus
from both computers and ran just using windows firewall with no internet
hooked up, just in case, and get pings in both directions but only host to
guest file sharing. i cannot get guest to host sharing or internet to work
except a couple of times. i don't know why it has only worked a couple of
times, once i did a repair and the other i completely removed everything,
reinstalled and it worked for about an hour. shut off laptop and came back
hours later turned on and it wouldn't work, even after i let it sit for an
hour, over the 51 minutes to recognize it on host.
 

I have changed both the names and workgroup names, to no avail. both
computers were running fine last week, i installed sp2 on both and it went
fine, have since reinstalled sp2 on both and it gives same problem. When i
try to use my network neighborhood or the run command and go to desktop from
laptop, guest to host, it says may not have permission to access network,
usually says rpc failed. when i repair connection on guest it usually gets an
arp cache failed to clear. i have turned guest on using command and can ping
in both directions, firewall is windows xp sp2. i have trend micro pccillin
2006 for antivirus with firewall not on. i have completely removed antivirus
from both computers and ran just using windows firewall with no internet
hooked up, just in case, and get pings in both directions but only host to
guest file sharing. i cannot get guest to host sharing or internet to work
except a couple of times. i don't know why it has only worked a couple of
times, once i did a repair and the other i completely removed everything,
reinstalled and it worked for about an hour. shut off laptop and came back
hours later turned on and it wouldn't work, even after i let it sit for an
hour, over the 51 minutes to recognize it on host.
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Jeff,

The "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all" are most useful when compared between
computers. So far, I see that Desktop is the ICS host, is running NBT, and is
only seeing itself.

One of the most common causes of this problem would be a misconfigured or
overlooked personal firewall, but there are other possibilities too. What
antivirus are you using? Read this article, and linked articles.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html
 
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