Re: Cannot Ping by name, only IP address on LAN -- ***SOLVED***

On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 10:21:31 -0400, Jay Somerset <jay-1941-@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> I have three computers on my LAN (192.168.1.x) connected through an Ethernet
> hub. One of them, a Sony Vaio laptop, is "invisible" to the others if
> addressed by its name. Only if its explicit IP address is used, can it be
> seen and files shared.
>
> All computers on the LAN get their IP addresses via DHCP from the hub. I
> can't figure out why this one machine has to be addressed by IP address.
> All machines are in the same workgroup -- none are domain machines -- and
> all have Netbios over TCP/IP emabled.
>
> What am I doing wrong?

Problem finlly solved!

Turned out to be a node-type error. The laptop was configured as a
peer-to-peer type node. This won't work with NetBIOS names!!!

Solution: In the registry, delete the parameter DHCPNodeType (if
peer-to-peer, this would have been set to the value 2). Alternatively,
set/create the parameter NodeType with a value of 1.

See the following MS notice for more info:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q160177/


--
Jay.
(remove dashes for legal email address)
.

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