Re: Network not working
From: John John (audetweld_at_nbnet.nb.ca)
Date: 12/12/04
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Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 11:35:28 -0400
Are you sure that your shares didn't somehow get deleted or changed?
Select a folder you want to share then right click>Sharing and select
sharing to see if you can add a new share.
The Master Browser is set at the registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Browser\Parameters
The 2 entries to verify are:
IsDomainMaster
MaintainServerList
The values can be:
MaintainServerList:
False - Workstation will not be a browser
True - The workstation may be a browser or backup browser.
Auto - The workstation may become master, backup, or potential browser.
IsDomainMaster:
True - Is the master browser
False - Is not the master browser
Auto: Resolve through browser elections (default)
The values can also be Yes, No, Auto or 0, 1, Auto.
MaintainServerList: The value can be set to Auto on both machines,
usually this causes no problems, this is the default value on W2K. It
can be True on both machines and usually causes no problems. It can
also be True on one machine and False or Auto on the other. It cannot
be False on both.
The IsDomainMaster key is where Master Browser issues can occur. There
is a "Pecking Order" involved here. If both operating system systems
are W2K then there is no "Natural Pecking Order" and a fight of sorts
can happen between the 2 computers as there can only be one Master
Browser. This Browser Election fight happens because W2K does not want
to cede to the other. Now, for obvious reasons both machines cannot be
set to False. Setting both machines to True causes a conflict as the
machines fight over browser election and neither can win as there is no
noble operating system. Setting both machines to Auto can cause the
same election fight. Setting one machine to True and the other to Auto
usually works and if not then set one machine to True and the other one
to False.
The reason for this browser election is quite simple. There needs to be
one Master Browser. In a 2 computer network like yours it doesn't
matter so much which is master because both machines need to be powered
on in order to have a network. If you have more than 2 machines then
one of the machines can be off and the other ones can still be on the
network, but there needs to be a Master Browser, if the machine that is
designated as the Master Browser is turned off then one of the other
machine takes over via browser election. The problem happens when no
machine can take control or all want to take control. See here for more
information on how that works:
Chapter 3 - Windows NT Browser Service
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windowsnt/4/server/reskit/en-us/net/chptr3.mspx
(It's an NT Server document but applies to W2K).
John
Kubla wrote:
> John, I did NET SHARE and the message was: "There are no entries in the
>
>>list." I did not remove any shares at all and I didn't disable file and
>>print sharing. My firewall was turned off. There are no entries in the
>
> Event
>
>>viewer at all.
>>I even ran my McAfee virus scan a couple of times. This is very strange.
>>Could you elaborate on the "Master Browser issue?"
>>
>>I appreciate the help and maybe these different thoughts will come up with
>>some solution.
>>
>
>
> "John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
> news:ehrC6br3EHA.3472@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>
>>It sounds like there are no file or print shares at all. Do NET SHARE
>>and see what happens. Did you by any chance remove all the shares on
>>your drives/folders and printers? Did you disable file and print
>>sharing? Make sure your firewall isn't blocking anything, turn it off
>>and see what happens. Other than that I think this could be a Master
>>Browser issue, you either have no machine set to be Master Browser or
>>both are set to be. You didn't tell us if there is an Event ID and
>>error message in the event viewer, if something is there it may pinpoint
>>the problem, post the information here.
>>
>>John
>>
>>Kubla wrote:
>>
>>>I get the message "There are no entries in the list."
>>>
>>>
>>>"John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
>>>news:%23ZOnf0f3EHA.208@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hmmm... Any error messages in the Event Viewer?
>>>>
>>>>What happens when you do NET VIEW?
>>>>
>>>>John
>>>>
>>>>Kubla wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Yes, John, I do. And thanks for the reply.
>>>>>They have been that way for around three years. Just all of a sudden
>
> my
>
>>>>>desktop won't let me access the network.
>>>>>
>>>>>Don
>>>>>
>>>>>"John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
>>>>>news:%231MCVJa3EHA.3416@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Do you have identical user names and passwords setup on each pc?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>John
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Kubla wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I am running Win 2000 and I have a wireless "G" network and for some
>>>>>
>>>>>reason
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>my network is not right. I can access the internet on both of my
>>>>>
>>>>>networked
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>computers but I cannot access the networked computers including the
>>>>>
>>>>>local
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>and remote one from my desktop.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>When I click on My Network Places on my desktop, I have no "computers
>>>>>
>>>>>near
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>me" and when I
>>>>>>>click on my network (workgroup "c1a321") I get an error message that
>>>>>
>>>>>says:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>{c1a321 is not accessible.
>>>>>>>The list of servers for this workgroup is not currently available. }
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>When I try and access my network from my remote computer I can access
>>>>>
>>>>>the
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>network and when I click on my network I get a message that I cannot
>>>>>
>>>>>access
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>the desktop and maybe I need to have permission and to contact my
>>>>>>>Administrator. Also, the message says "the network path was not
>>>
>>>found."
>>>
>>>
>>>>>I
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>can access the remote computer itself, so I know the problem is with
>
> my
>
>>>>>>>local desktop.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>My router is accessible from both of my computers and everything is
>>>>>
>>>>>setup
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>the same as when everything was working right but I still cannot
>
> access
>
>>>>>>>either the local computer or networked computer from each other. The
>>>>>
>>>>>router
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>sees both computers and both computers can see the router.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>When I run "netstat -r" on my desktop, the route table shows my
>
> desktop
>
>>>>>as
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>192.168.1.108 but the Linksys routing DHCP clients table shows my
>>>>>
>>>>>desktop as
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>192.168.1.109. My remote computer (when I run "netstat -r") shows my
>>>>>
>>>>>remote
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>IP address the same as when I run the Linksys routing DHCP clients
>>>>>
>>>>>table.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>This verifies my observation that the problem is only with my
>
> desktop.
>
>>>>>>>By the way, I do have McAfee firewall and I tried all this with the
>>>>>
>>>>>firewall
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>disabled and my problem was still there. Also, I checked my Computer
>>>>>
>>>>>Browse
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>service and it is on Automatic and working I think.
>>>>>>>.netBEUI is enabled on my desktop. My remote machine is running
>
> WinXP
>
>>>>>pro.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>I did look though the posts on this forum and found nothing to solve
>
> my
>
>>>>>>>problem.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Does anyone have a clue as to what I might look for or what my
>
> problem
>
>>>>>might
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>be?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Thanks.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>
>
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