XP Network Problem - one computer can see the othe but not vis-ver

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Guest

I’d appreciate any assistance with a networking problem that I’ve got. I have
two computers at home here “RDR†and “LSMâ€, both running Windows XP (Home).
The two computers are connected through a Linksys BEFSR41 router.

My problem is that the files on LSM are not accessible from RDR, while the
reverse is true.

I know this is a common problem here and I have tried to work through many
of the questions and answers posted here but I’ve had no luck so far,
although I’ve learned a little more about networking.

Other information:

Both computers can access the Internet without a problem (although access
times for both seem to be slow…like 20-30 seconds)

All the files on RDR can be accessed from LSM. (But I really want to access
LSM from RDR).

I have all the file sharing boxes on LSM ticked.

When I open “My Network Places†on RDR, and click on “View Network
computers", I usually see \\LSM , but if I right click on it I get the
message “\\LSM 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 permission.â€

But sometimes when I click on “View Network computersâ€, I don't even get as
far as above, I get the message that “Mshome is not accessibleâ€.

I have the Windows Firewall set up on both computers but I think they are
working okay.

I have Norton Anti-virus 2005 on LSM but I talked to Symantec about it and
there might be an issue with the “Internal Worm Protection†but I think I
have it configured okay with their help. Anyway, I tried disabling it as well
but it didn’t make a difference.

I modified that restrictanonymous setting on LSM to read “zeroâ€. It didn’t
help


Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : LSM
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet
NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-40-F4-28-58-6A
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.10.10.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.10.10.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.10.10.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 206.47.199.154
207.164.234.43
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, September 25, 2005 7:57:02 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, September 26, 2005 7:57:02 PM

Browstat Results:

Status for domain MSHOME on transport \Device\NwlnkNb
Browsing is active on domain.
Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus. Using \\LSM
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master LSM
\\LSM
There are 1 servers in domain MSHOME on transport \Device\NwlnkNb
There are 1 domains in domain MSHOME on transport \Device\NwlnkNb

Status for domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{C99EB4AA-6AA2-4A72-B6A1-DD2BF4C3B880}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: RDR
Could not connect to registry, error = 53 Unable to determine build
of browser master: 53
\\\\RDR . Version:05.01 Flags: 51003 NT POTENTIAL MASTER
1 backup servers retrieved from master RDR
\\RDR
There are 2 servers in domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{C99EB4AA-6AA2-4A72-B6A1-DD2BF4C3B880}
There are 1 domains in domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{C99EB4AA-6AA2-4A72-B6A1-DD2BF4C3B880}

Status for domain MSHOME on transport \Device\NwlnkIpx
Browsing is NOT active on domain.
Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus.

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Do I need to include ipconfig and browstat results for RDR as well? I think
the problem must be in the LSM computer. I’d appreciate any assistance or
further clues. Thanks.
 
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Hans-Georg Michna

I’d appreciate any assistance with a networking problem that I’ve got. I have
two computers at home here “RDR†and “LSMâ€, both running Windows XP (Home).
The two computers are connected through a Linksys BEFSR41 router.

My problem is that the files on LSM are not accessible from RDR, while the
reverse is true.
Click to expand...

Ron,

you could fill in the form at http://www.michna.com/kb/wxnet.htm
and read the resulting advice.

Hans-Georg
 
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Guest

I too am having a similar problem that has caused me a day of grief! I have
two Windows XP computers with basically identical settings. I've run the
Setup wizard and gone through the entire brilliant article at Michna but it
won't work! I've probably overlooked something stupid so if you could help
that would be good.

For simplicities sake, we shall call them A and B. Both can see my MSHOME
(domain/group) but when trying to open MSHOME A says "Mshome 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 list of servers for this workgroup is not currently
avaliable." and B brings up the "network path was not found" error. Any help
would be gratefully appreciated.

I've done most of the stuff I have found so I'm not entirely sure, and im
getting quite fed up. I've been through the registry key values and checked
they were at zero etc and I'm all commanded out. Please help.
 
G

Guest

Hi Hans-Georg:

Thanks for your fast response to my post. In fact I have tried using your
form before I posted my problem as your form it was referenced in similiar
problems previously posted.

Today I have worked through it again twice without any apparent success.
However you provide a lot of links in the form and I'll continue to work
through them.

I'e spent a great deal of time on this issue and I'd like to get a solution.
I probably would have been better off at the start if I'd just backed up my
files and re-formated this computer.

Regards,

Ron.R
 
G

Guest

i have same problem - made worse by that fact that i used to have a working
network and for some reason i now don't - any luck so far?
 
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Guest

Well, after almost a week of solid effort, running down clues, and working
through suggestions in the various links, I have to throw in the towel and
accept the limited functionality of my home network. A solution still eludes
me.

I suspect if things don't go smoothly during set-up, that home networking is
too complicated a concept for persons with just ordinary smarts.

I can't be bothered "calling in a professional" because frankly the benefit
just would not be worth the cost.

If I ever get a solution to the problem described in my original post, I'll
send it here.
 
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rabbro

Do you have NETBios running on "LSM" and "RDR"? I had your problem
until I enabled that on all computers. I then enabled the Guest account
so I could access the files.
 
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intrepid_dw

Ron

Have resolved this problem yet?

If you could post the results of IPCONFIG from RDR that might help.

What really makes me suspicious of a security or sharing configuration
problem is the 53 - Network Path Not Found on the Browstat results.
That's either because there's a fundamental network configuration
problem that prevents the other side from being seen, or a security
issue that is not letting the peer even *see* the other box. Also, you
might open up a DOS box and run "nbtstat -a" on each, and post the
results here. I'll try to help if I can....you shouldn't have to live
with a broken network..

-David
 
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intrepid_dw

Ron

Forgive my fat-fingering; try "nbtstat -n" on each machine, not "-a."
My typo, sorry.

-David
 
G

Guest

Hi David:

Thanks for your response. I have been looking back in on this thread from
time to time and today (22 Oct '05) was the first time in a week or more.

Since my first post and doing all the stuff I described there, I went back
one morning and used the networking wizard to re-set-up (?) the network on
both computers.

When I did that, all of a sudden I could access \\LSM from \\RDR. But, guess
what? - I could no longer access \\RDR from \\LSM. Well, that was a much
better, if not perfect situation.

Today, following your suggestion, I ran "nbtstat -n" on both computers and I
have the results pasted below. However, just on a hunch I went to \\LSM and
tried to access \\RDR and THIS TIME IT WORKED!!!. I don't know what happened
to give me 100% functionality. I almost wish I still had the limited
functionality until I could discover the problem I was having.

Anyway , nbtstat -n results,

from Computer RDR:

Local Area Connection:
Node IpAddress: [10.10.10.100] Scope Id: []
NetBIOS Local Name Table
Name Type Status
---------------------------------------------
RDR <00> UNIQUE Registered
MSHOME <00> GROUP Registered
RDR <20> UNIQUE Registered
MSHOME <1E> GROUP Registered

and from Computer LSM:

Local Area Connection:
Node IpAddress: [10.10.10.101] Scope Id: []
NetBIOS Local Name Table
Name Type Status
---------------------------------------------
LSM <00> UNIQUE Registered
MSHOME <00> GROUP Registered
LSM <20> UNIQUE Registered
MSHOME <1E> GROUP Registered
MSHOME <1D> UNIQUE Registered
..__MSBROWSE__.<01> GROUP Registered

If any of this gives you a clue, I'd be glad to know. Thanks again for your
kind offer of assistance.

Regards,

Ron R.
 
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Chuck

Hi David:

Thanks for your response. I have been looking back in on this thread from
time to time and today (22 Oct '05) was the first time in a week or more.

Since my first post and doing all the stuff I described there, I went back
one morning and used the networking wizard to re-set-up (?) the network on
both computers.

When I did that, all of a sudden I could access \\LSM from \\RDR. But, guess
what? - I could no longer access \\RDR from \\LSM. Well, that was a much
better, if not perfect situation.

Today, following your suggestion, I ran "nbtstat -n" on both computers and I
have the results pasted below. However, just on a hunch I went to \\LSM and
tried to access \\RDR and THIS TIME IT WORKED!!!. I don't know what happened
to give me 100% functionality. I almost wish I still had the limited
functionality until I could discover the problem I was having.

Anyway , nbtstat -n results,

from Computer RDR:

Local Area Connection:
Node IpAddress: [10.10.10.100] Scope Id: []
NetBIOS Local Name Table
Name Type Status
---------------------------------------------
RDR <00> UNIQUE Registered
MSHOME <00> GROUP Registered
RDR <20> UNIQUE Registered
MSHOME <1E> GROUP Registered

and from Computer LSM:

Local Area Connection:
Node IpAddress: [10.10.10.101] Scope Id: []
NetBIOS Local Name Table
Name Type Status
---------------------------------------------
LSM <00> UNIQUE Registered
MSHOME <00> GROUP Registered
LSM <20> UNIQUE Registered
MSHOME <1E> GROUP Registered
MSHOME <1D> UNIQUE Registered
..__MSBROWSE__.<01> GROUP Registered

If any of this gives you a clue, I'd be glad to know. Thanks again for your
kind offer of assistance.

Regards,

Ron R.
Click to expand...

Ron,

Asymmetric access / visibility, or access / visibility which changes over time,
is very likely a result of a browser conflict. The browser is the subsystem
which provides the content of Network Neighborhood.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/04/nt-browser-or-why-cant-i-always-see.html>

If this problem comes up again, provide "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all"
from each computer. Read this article, and linked articles, and follow
instructions precisely:
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
 

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