Wow, I guess I've stumped the forum. Or I'm just missing something very
basic...
You have two observed problems.
1) Laptop can't resolve AMD to IP address. Ping returns "Ping request could
not find host amd.".
2) AMD can't ping Laptop. Ping returns "Pinging Laptop [192.168.0.3] with 32
bytes of data: Request timed out.".
IPConfig for AMD:
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : amd
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : xxx.xx.xx.com
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com EtherLink XL 10/100 PCI For
Complete PC Management NIC (3C905C-TX)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-04-75-9C-00-6A
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 10.14.204.79
Secondary WINS Server . . . . . . : 10.14.204.82
What are 10.14.204.79 and 10.14.204.82? Either remove those servers from AMD
WINS configuration, or change Node Type for both computers to Broadcast (or
Unknown).
Here are Microsoft article discussing node types:
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http://support.microsoft.com/?id=314053>
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http://support.microsoft.com/?id=160177>
To correct this, you'll need to run the Registry Editor on both computers.
You need to find this key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetBT\Parameters]
and delete these two values (which ever is there):
NodeType
DhcpNodeType
After you delete the two values, reboot the computer. After the reboot, rerun
IPConfig and post the results.
The Registry Editor is 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:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetBT\Parameters]
before deleting the values.
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.