I suppose I should note at the top that I don't have a Windows server in
this environment, therefore I don't have a domain controller set up. But
I'm not sure that would explain why I can ping and drive map from the XP
to some of the 2Ks but not others, especially since all the machines are
in the same Workgroup and can all see each other in My Network Places.
OK Bonehead,
Any chance you have IPSec setup on the 2K computer?
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http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/planning/security/ipsecsteps.asp>
IPSEC is turned off on *all* 2K machines *and* the XP machine.
Make sure the browser service is running on each computer. Control Panel -
Administrative Tools - Services. Verify that the Computer Browser, and the
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper, services both show with Status = Started.
Both Services are turned on on both trouble 2K machines and the XP machine.
When you say "can't ping" or "can't access shares", have you tried pinging /
accessing shares using ip address, not name? Like try mapping a share as
\\aaa.aaa.aa.149\ShareName? Pinging aaa.aaa.aa.149?
Tried it both ways, thinking as well that it might be a
(case-sensitive?) name resolution problem. Still got "Network path now
found...insufficient rights"
Check Node Type in ipconfig listings for the two problem computers, and for one
of the known good 2K computers. What values do you have?
All 2K machines are set to Node Type "Broadcast"...however, the XP
machine is set to "Hybrid". Just out of curiosity, how would I change
the XP's nod type?
Do an anal retentive test between 3 computers.
1) The XP computer.
2) The problem 2K computer.
3) Any one of the non problem 2K computers.
From each of the 3 chosen computers:
1) "Ping" Computer 1 by name and ip address.
2) "Ping" Computer 2 by name and ip address.
3) "Ping" Computer 3 by name and ip address.
4) "Net view" Computer 1 by name and ip address.
5) "Net view" Computer 2 by name and ip address.
6) "Net view" Computer 3 by name and ip address.
Post successful tests and exact text of any error messages. Please
be precise.
Yeah, this was one of the things I tried over the weekend. Here it is:
From XP to self:
ping ip: reply successful
ping name: reply successful
net view ip: The command completed successfully
net view name: The command completed successfully
From XP to trouble 2K
ping ip: request timed out
ping name: could not find host (bear in mind that the trouble machine
*is* listed under Windows Explorer | My Network Places | Entire Network
| Microsoft Windows Network | MyWorkgroupName |)
net view ip: System error 53 has occurred. The network path was not found
net view name: System error 53 has occurred. The network path was not found
From XP to non problem 2K:
ping ip: reply successful
ping name: could not find host
net view ip: System error 5 has occurred. Access is denied.
net view name: there are no entries on the list
From problem 2K machine to self:
ping ip: reply successful
ping name: reply successful
net view ip: There are no entries on the list
net view name: There are no entries on the list
From problem 2K machine to XP:
ping ip: request timed out
ping name: unknown host
net view ip: System error 53 has occurred. The network path wea not found.
net view name: System error 53 has occurred. The network path wea not found.
From problem 2K machine to non problem 2K machine:
ping ip: reply successful
ping name: reply successful
net view ip: System error 1326 has occurred. Logon failure: unknown
username or password.
net view name: System 5 error has occurred. Access is denied.
From non problem 2K machine to self:
ping ip: reply successful
ping name: reply successful
net view ip: System error 1707: network address invalid
net view name: System error 53: network path not found
From non problem 2K machine to XP:
ping ip: reply successful
ping name: reply successful
net view ip: The command was successful
net view name: The command was successful
From non problem 2K machine to problem 2K machine:
ping ip: reply successful
ping name: reply successful
net view ip: System error 1326: Logon failure: unknown username or password.
net view name: System 5 error has occurred. Access is denied.
BTW, Bonehead, "here [DOT] org", believe it or not, is an actual existing
domain. 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
Hmmm....eight years doing it that way, who knew...the article does
definitely make sense though.
