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Could someone help me with a networking problem which has me stumped?
My setup:
Cable modem attached to Netgear WGR 614 v 2 wireless router
Wired connection to desktop (named JUDITH) running Windows XP Home
SP2
Wired and wireless connection to laptop (named toshtop) running
Windows XP Professional SP2
Problem:
When the laptop is connected to the router by ethernet cable
everything works OK.
The problem is that when using the wireless connection for the laptop
it all goes wrong:
- the desktop can see both itself and the laptop in “View workgroup
computers” – but double clicking on the laptop gives the message
“Toshtop is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this
network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out
if you have access permissions. The network path was not found.”
- the laptop can see only itself in “View workgroup computers” – but
it can still access shared folders on the desktop
The results of a browstat vw 1 command on each computer shows:
- the desktop sees both computers and both are listed as master
browsers (MBR)
- the laptop sees only itself (it is listed as an MBR)
So it looks like there is a browser problem. When the laptop is
connected to the router with an ethernet cable there is no browser
problem. With the laptop connected by cable I have played around
shutting down the computers and restarting: both desktop and laptop
are able to be MBR depending on which is booted up first.
I have also tried a different laptop to see if there is a specific
problem with toshtop (a Toshiba Tecra). The other laptop (an IBM
Thinkpad) reproduces exactly the same problems. So probably not a
problem with toshtop or its wireless network card.
I have spent lots of time doing everything suggested in PChuck’s
Troubleshooting Network Neighborhood Problems but nothing has
changed. I must be missing something. Please please help!
Here is some info which I think I should post: this is my first post
so be gentle if I have got something wrong.
The results of ipconfig /all for both computers:
Desktop (JUDITH):
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : JUDITH
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 4:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast
Ethernet NIC #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-30-BD-70-CB-FA
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.3
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 27 November 2005 21:28:42
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 28 November 2005 17:51:31
[u:06090af70c]Laptop (toshtop)[/u:06090af70c]
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : toshtop
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network
Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0E-7B-24-18-29
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG
Network Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0E-35-88-A0-50
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.6
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 27 November 2005 21:27:49
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 28 November 2005 21:27:49
[u:06090af70c]Result of browstat status command:
Desktop (JUDITH)[/u:06090af70c]
Status for domain NEWHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{5F6CCD14-31E1-49C5-A65E-80AF0048C03B}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: JUDITH
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master JUDITH
\\JUDITH
There are 2 servers in domain NEWHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{5F6CCD14-31E1-49C5-A65E-80AF0048C03B}
There are 1 domains in domain NEWHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{5F6CCD14-31E1-49C5-A65E-80AF0048C03B}
[u:06090af70c]Laptop (toshtop)[/u:06090af70c]
Status for domain NEWHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{0F1A9310-3152-49D0-8EBC-7C7B6886F4C2}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: TOSHTOP
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master TOSHTOP
\\TOSHTOP
There are 1 servers in domain NEWHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{0F1A9310-3152-49D0-8EBC-7C7B6886F4C2}
There are 1 domains in domain NEWHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{0F1A9310-3152-49D0-8EBC-7C7B6886F4C2}
My setup:
Cable modem attached to Netgear WGR 614 v 2 wireless router
Wired connection to desktop (named JUDITH) running Windows XP Home
SP2
Wired and wireless connection to laptop (named toshtop) running
Windows XP Professional SP2
Problem:
When the laptop is connected to the router by ethernet cable
everything works OK.
The problem is that when using the wireless connection for the laptop
it all goes wrong:
- the desktop can see both itself and the laptop in “View workgroup
computers” – but double clicking on the laptop gives the message
“Toshtop is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this
network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out
if you have access permissions. The network path was not found.”
- the laptop can see only itself in “View workgroup computers” – but
it can still access shared folders on the desktop
The results of a browstat vw 1 command on each computer shows:
- the desktop sees both computers and both are listed as master
browsers (MBR)
- the laptop sees only itself (it is listed as an MBR)
So it looks like there is a browser problem. When the laptop is
connected to the router with an ethernet cable there is no browser
problem. With the laptop connected by cable I have played around
shutting down the computers and restarting: both desktop and laptop
are able to be MBR depending on which is booted up first.
I have also tried a different laptop to see if there is a specific
problem with toshtop (a Toshiba Tecra). The other laptop (an IBM
Thinkpad) reproduces exactly the same problems. So probably not a
problem with toshtop or its wireless network card.
I have spent lots of time doing everything suggested in PChuck’s
Troubleshooting Network Neighborhood Problems but nothing has
changed. I must be missing something. Please please help!
Here is some info which I think I should post: this is my first post
so be gentle if I have got something wrong.
The results of ipconfig /all for both computers:
Desktop (JUDITH):
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : JUDITH
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 4:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast
Ethernet NIC #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-30-BD-70-CB-FA
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.3
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 27 November 2005 21:28:42
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 28 November 2005 17:51:31
[u:06090af70c]Laptop (toshtop)[/u:06090af70c]
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : toshtop
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network
Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0E-7B-24-18-29
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG
Network Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0E-35-88-A0-50
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.6
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 27 November 2005 21:27:49
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 28 November 2005 21:27:49
[u:06090af70c]Result of browstat status command:
Desktop (JUDITH)[/u:06090af70c]
Status for domain NEWHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{5F6CCD14-31E1-49C5-A65E-80AF0048C03B}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: JUDITH
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master JUDITH
\\JUDITH
There are 2 servers in domain NEWHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{5F6CCD14-31E1-49C5-A65E-80AF0048C03B}
There are 1 domains in domain NEWHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{5F6CCD14-31E1-49C5-A65E-80AF0048C03B}
[u:06090af70c]Laptop (toshtop)[/u:06090af70c]
Status for domain NEWHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{0F1A9310-3152-49D0-8EBC-7C7B6886F4C2}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: TOSHTOP
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master TOSHTOP
\\TOSHTOP
There are 1 servers in domain NEWHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{0F1A9310-3152-49D0-8EBC-7C7B6886F4C2}
There are 1 domains in domain NEWHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{0F1A9310-3152-49D0-8EBC-7C7B6886F4C2}