R
Robert Neville
My networking issues have not subsided. These problems have gotten
worse during troubleshooting process. My network idiosyncrasies began
after upgrading my laptop with Windows XP Corporate SP2. In summary,
my network uses Netbeui protocol for accessing the file shares (drive
shares). Both computers have drive shares with permissions. The
internet connection works fine.
Now the computer cannot ping each other; only ping themselves.
On the desktop,
----------------------
ping 127.0.0.1 PASS
ping localhost PASS
ping 192.168.1.100 PASS
ping Tarzan PASS
ping 192.168.1.101 FAIL
ping Jane FAIL
On laptop,
----------------------
ping 127.0.0.1 PASS
ping localhost PASS
ping 192.168.1.101 PASS
ping Jane PASS
ping 192.168.1.100 FAIL
ping Tarzan FAIL
Then I ran some additional tests with Nbtstat, which I still do not
fully comprehend.
On the Desktop
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' ipconfig /all
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Tarzan
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . .. : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com 3C920B-EMB
Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . : 00-xx-ERASED
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 1:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce MCP
Networking Adapter
Physical Address . . . . . . . . : 00-xx-ERASED
Dhcp Enabled.. . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.100
Subnet Mask . . .. . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' nbtstat -a Tarzan
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Local Area Connection 1:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.0.100] Scope Id: []
NetBIOS Remote Machine Name Table
Name Type Status
---------------------------------------------
TARZAN <00> UNIQUE Registered
TARZAN <20> UNIQUE Registered
JUNGLE <00> GROUP Registered
JUNGLE <1E> GROUP Registered
JUNGLE <1D> UNIQUE Registered
..__MSBROWSE__.<01> GROUP Registered
MAC Address = 00-xx-ERASED
On laptop,
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' nbtstat -A 192.168.0.101
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Local Area Connection 1:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.0.101] Scope Id: []
Host not found.
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' nbtstat -n
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Local Area Connection 1:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.0.101] Scope Id: []
No names in cache
I have several questions.
How does one view the LMHOSTS file? What purpose does it serve in
simplistic terms?
How does one reset (or renew) the Netbios? Does the process involve
resetting the TCP/IP protocol?
How does one troubleshoot the Computer Browser service?
I am beyond frustration at this point. I need some people to shed some
light on the situation. People's comments help me in my web search.
Network site contain a lot of information and I continually overlook
relevant points since I am quickly reading this information. The
process is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Let's make the
troubleshooting simple. Remember this may be a SP2 thing.
worse during troubleshooting process. My network idiosyncrasies began
after upgrading my laptop with Windows XP Corporate SP2. In summary,
my network uses Netbeui protocol for accessing the file shares (drive
shares). Both computers have drive shares with permissions. The
internet connection works fine.
Now the computer cannot ping each other; only ping themselves.
On the desktop,
----------------------
ping 127.0.0.1 PASS
ping localhost PASS
ping 192.168.1.100 PASS
ping Tarzan PASS
ping 192.168.1.101 FAIL
ping Jane FAIL
On laptop,
----------------------
ping 127.0.0.1 PASS
ping localhost PASS
ping 192.168.1.101 PASS
ping Jane PASS
ping 192.168.1.100 FAIL
ping Tarzan FAIL
Then I ran some additional tests with Nbtstat, which I still do not
fully comprehend.
On the Desktop
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' ipconfig /all
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Tarzan
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . .. : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com 3C920B-EMB
Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . : 00-xx-ERASED
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 1:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce MCP
Networking Adapter
Physical Address . . . . . . . . : 00-xx-ERASED
Dhcp Enabled.. . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.100
Subnet Mask . . .. . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' nbtstat -a Tarzan
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Local Area Connection 1:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.0.100] Scope Id: []
NetBIOS Remote Machine Name Table
Name Type Status
---------------------------------------------
TARZAN <00> UNIQUE Registered
TARZAN <20> UNIQUE Registered
JUNGLE <00> GROUP Registered
JUNGLE <1E> GROUP Registered
JUNGLE <1D> UNIQUE Registered
..__MSBROWSE__.<01> GROUP Registered
MAC Address = 00-xx-ERASED
On laptop,
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' nbtstat -A 192.168.0.101
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Local Area Connection 1:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.0.101] Scope Id: []
Host not found.
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' nbtstat -n
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Local Area Connection 1:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.0.101] Scope Id: []
No names in cache
I have several questions.
How does one view the LMHOSTS file? What purpose does it serve in
simplistic terms?
How does one reset (or renew) the Netbios? Does the process involve
resetting the TCP/IP protocol?
How does one troubleshoot the Computer Browser service?
I am beyond frustration at this point. I need some people to shed some
light on the situation. People's comments help me in my web search.
Network site contain a lot of information and I continually overlook
relevant points since I am quickly reading this information. The
process is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Let's make the
troubleshooting simple. Remember this may be a SP2 thing.