A
Adam Smith
Okay - this is killing me.
Every time I take my laptop and connect it to a new network I run into all
kinds of network issues when I return. Previous to leaving everything is
100%. The only change I make is from static IP at home to DHCP at a remote
site. Nothing else and I set it all back correctly.
OS is WinXP Pro SP2 on 2 desktops and the troublesome laptop. The desktops
are unaffected accept that the laptop is invisible to them (besides \\IP
browing and ping).
IPs 192.168.123.XX
Subnet 255.255.255.000
Gateway 192.168.123.2
DNS 192.168.123.2
1) My Network Places - completely depopulates itself
2) Other computers are not visible on the network despite being in the same
workgroup, having file sharing turned on, and working great before leaving
3) I CAN ping other computers via IP address
4) I CAN browse other computers via IP address in Explorer (but NOT the name
of the computer)
5) I can't access the workgroup of which all computers are a member (HOME is
the name) I get access refused and a note to talk to the network admin
(standard no help message).
So I ran browstat on my laptop and I get the following: "Browsing is NOT
active on domain. Master name cannot be determined from GetAsapterStatus".
Of course, my other PCs are unaffected and one of them is the master browser
when I run this on the others.
I'm guessing that when I connect to the other network the whole master
browser thing takes a giant crap. Unfortunately, I usually work at home so
this is unacceptable.
Any ideas how I can prevent this from happening or how about resetting it so
I can get it back without a complete reimage of the HD (which I've been
doing in the past).
Any help is appreciated greatly because I'm really tired and irritated on
this one.
Chris
Every time I take my laptop and connect it to a new network I run into all
kinds of network issues when I return. Previous to leaving everything is
100%. The only change I make is from static IP at home to DHCP at a remote
site. Nothing else and I set it all back correctly.
OS is WinXP Pro SP2 on 2 desktops and the troublesome laptop. The desktops
are unaffected accept that the laptop is invisible to them (besides \\IP
browing and ping).
IPs 192.168.123.XX
Subnet 255.255.255.000
Gateway 192.168.123.2
DNS 192.168.123.2
1) My Network Places - completely depopulates itself
2) Other computers are not visible on the network despite being in the same
workgroup, having file sharing turned on, and working great before leaving
3) I CAN ping other computers via IP address
4) I CAN browse other computers via IP address in Explorer (but NOT the name
of the computer)
5) I can't access the workgroup of which all computers are a member (HOME is
the name) I get access refused and a note to talk to the network admin
(standard no help message).
So I ran browstat on my laptop and I get the following: "Browsing is NOT
active on domain. Master name cannot be determined from GetAsapterStatus".
Of course, my other PCs are unaffected and one of them is the master browser
when I run this on the others.
I'm guessing that when I connect to the other network the whole master
browser thing takes a giant crap. Unfortunately, I usually work at home so
this is unacceptable.
Any ideas how I can prevent this from happening or how about resetting it so
I can get it back without a complete reimage of the HD (which I've been
doing in the past).
Any help is appreciated greatly because I'm really tired and irritated on
this one.
Chris