XP sharing issue

[Guest]

Hello,

I have a local network sharing a gateway for internet access.
On this network resides:
PC1- 1 Laptop using Win 2003
PC2- 1 dekstop with WinXP Pro

I am having a real difficult time viewing the shared documents of PC2 from
PC1. Both PC1 and PC2 use the same WORKGROUP.
Both PC1 and PC2 have DNS IPs provided by the gateway.
Sometimes I am able to Map a drive on PC1 for a shared dir residing on PC1.
However the only way I am able to do this is to explicitly use the IP address
of PC2, i.e: \\\192.168.2.55\shareddir

Browsing the MS network from PC1 does not work, i.e. I cannot view the
shared drives of PC2.

Does anyone have a clue on this?

Thanks

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Hello,

I have a local network sharing a gateway for internet access.
On this network resides:
PC1- 1 Laptop using Win 2003
PC2- 1 dekstop with WinXP Pro

I am having a real difficult time viewing the shared documents of PC2 from
PC1. Both PC1 and PC2 use the same WORKGROUP.
Both PC1 and PC2 have DNS IPs provided by the gateway.
Sometimes I am able to Map a drive on PC1 for a shared dir residing on PC1.
However the only way I am able to do this is to explicitly use the IP address
of PC2, i.e: \\\192.168.2.55\shareddir

Browsing the MS network from PC1 does not work, i.e. I cannot view the
shared drives of PC2.

Does anyone have a clue on this?

Thanks

1. Use only one protocol for File and Printer Sharing. If the network
needs more than one protocol, unbind File and Printer Sharing from all
but one of them. Details here:

Windows XP Network Protocols
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/network_protocols.htm

2. Make sure that NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on both computers:

a. Open the Network Connections folder.
b. Right click the local area network connection.
c. Click Properties.
d. Double click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
e. Click Advanced.
f. Click WINS.
g. Click the Enable NetBIOS Over TCP/IP button.

3. Run "ipconfig /all" on XP and look at the "Node Type" at the
beginning of the output. If it says "Peer-to-Peer" (which should
actually be "Point-to-Point") that's the problem. It means that the
computer only uses a WINS server, which isn't available on a
peer-to-peer network, for NetBIOS name resolution.

If that's the case, run the registry editor, open this key:

HLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netbt\Parameters

and delete these values if they're present:

NodeType
DhcpNodeType

Reboot, then try network access again.

If that doesn't fix it, open that registry key again, create a DWORD
value called "NodeType", and set it to 1 for "Broadcast" or 4 for
"Mixed".

For details, see these Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:

Default Node Type for Microsoft Clients
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;160177

TCP/IP and NBT Configuration Parameters for Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314053
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[Guest]

Hi Steve,

1 - Both PCs NodeType displays Unknown when running ipconfig /all.
Is this normal?

2 - I do not use more than one protocol (TCP/IP) thus no need for unbind.

3 - I did create a DWORD for NodeType set to 1 (Broadcast) and rebooted.
Still have the same problem.

BTW: I cannot even PING PC2 (XP box) on itself, i.e if PC2 ip is 192.168.2.75
ping 192.168.2.75 times out.

I am clueless.

jmv

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Hi Steve,

1 - Both PCs NodeType displays Unknown when running ipconfig /all.
Is this normal?

2 - I do not use more than one protocol (TCP/IP) thus no need for unbind.

3 - I did create a DWORD for NodeType set to 1 (Broadcast) and rebooted.
Still have the same problem.

BTW: I cannot even PING PC2 (XP box) on itself, i.e if PC2 ip is 192.168.2.75
ping 192.168.2.75 times out.

I am clueless.

jmv

1. Unknown is normal and doesn't indicate a problem.

2. Good.

3. Broadcast is OK, too.

BTW: When a computer can't ping itself, the problem is probably caused
by a firewall program that's improperly configured or improperly
un-installed. If you've un-installed a firewall, re-install it, then
un-install it again, using the procedure provided by the manufacturer.
Then, go to Start | Run | Msconfig | Startup and disable any firewall
remnants.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

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[Guest]

Steve,

I realized that the Pc-XP had Norton Internet Security app. had it's
firewall turned on. I did disable it for testing.

From the Pc-Win2003 PC I was able to ping the Pc-XP and map a drive using
the fixed IP. However, browsing through Microsoft Windows Network failed i.e:
not able to see the shared folder of the PC-XP machine. I am still puzzled
about this one since I disabled the firewall on the PC-XP machine.

Also, when enabling the Norton firewall with access to a specified range of
adresses
i.e: 192.168.2.1 t o192.168.2.255, it still fails when pininging on itself ,
ip=192.168.2.75. So it appears I have to disable the firewall anyhow.

Anymore advice ?

Thanks for your help!
jmv

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Steve,

I realized that the Pc-XP had Norton Internet Security app. had it's
firewall turned on. I did disable it for testing.

From the Pc-Win2003 PC I was able to ping the Pc-XP and map a drive using
the fixed IP. However, browsing through Microsoft Windows Network failed i.e:
not able to see the shared folder of the PC-XP machine. I am still puzzled
about this one since I disabled the firewall on the PC-XP machine.

Also, when enabling the Norton firewall with access to a specified range of
adresses
i.e: 192.168.2.1 t o192.168.2.255, it still fails when pininging on itself ,
ip=192.168.2.75. So it appears I have to disable the firewall anyhow.

Anymore advice ?

Thanks for your help!
jmv

Sometimes, disabling a firewall isn't enough. Un-install the Norton
Firewall, and don't re-install it until everything else is working.

Make sure that NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on both computers:

1. Open the Network Connections folder.
2. Right click the local area network connection and click Properties.
3. Double click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
4. Click Advanced.
5. Click WINS.
6. Click the Enable NetBIOS Over TCP/IP button.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

 

[Guest]

Hello Steve,

I have removed the firewall and done everything else you have proposed.
The same issues remain:

1 - Cannot browse PCXP from PCWin2k3. Namely, PCWin2k3's Wotkgroup does not
show up in Win Explorer under Microsoft Windows Network

2 - I can only use fixed Ip's to ping or Map a drive on PCXP from PCWin2k3.

What else?
Thanks for your help

 

[Guest]

Hi jmv,
I wanted to know if you ever recieved help with your problem because i have
a similar problem and need some help. i want to share documents on my laptop
with my collegues at work (so on the network at my job) have any ideas????