Re: Connect to Printer / Network browsing problems

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Again - unless the firewall software is the Windows XP firewall, don't turn
it off - UNINSTALL IT.

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"Paul Durdin" <pdurdin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:uIqmH7X5FHA.1148@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi
>
> I have turned off just about everything that I can see - anti-virus,
> firewall and anti-spyware - but there is no difference.
>
> regards
>
> Paul
>
> "Richard G. Harper" <rgharper@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:%23b3Bc2K5FHA.2396@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Start by removing all firewall software until the network is working
>> correctly and stable (on computers using the Windows XP firewall you may
>> disable the firewall, all other firewall software must be uninstalled)
>> then re-install/re-configure firewall software.
>>
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>> Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] rgharper@xxxxxxxxx
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>>
>>
>> "Paul Durdin" <pdurdin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:OxJkYxK5FHA.2092@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>I have a small network consisting several Win XP Pro Machines and a Win
>>>2K
>>> Domain Controller using AD. Everything has been fine on the network
>>> until
>>> recently, now I am getting the following problems;
>>>
>>> 1. I cannot print, or connect to a network printer. I can see the
>>> network
>>> printers (attached to the server and other machines) when I browse using
>>> the
>>> 'Find a printer in the directory', but I cannot attach the printer - I
>>> get a
>>> 'Windows cannot connect to the printer' error. If I try to browse using
>>> the
>>> other options, or enter the printer names directly I again get the
>>> 'Cannot
>>> connect to the printer' error. Trying to print to a printer that is
>>> already
>>> attached, and which used to work, now gets a 'Cannot connect to printer
>>> error', or (depending on the application) simply no message at all. Note
>>> that most machines are able to print.
>>>
>>> 2. Mapped network drives: at least two of the machines have started to
>>> show
>>> Mapped Network drives as 'Disconnected Network Drive'. If I click on one
>>> of
>>> these drives I can 'open' the folder and access all of the files /
>>> folders
>>> therein, however the 'disconnected' label remains.
>>>
>>> 3. Browsing the domain: This now doesn't work. The domain is listed, but
>>> apparently I have no permission - despite being domain admin!. If I try
>>> to
>>> map a drive a find that I cannot browse the domain, however I am able to
>>> add
>>> a mapped drive by entering the full path \\server\sharename, but still
>>> the
>>> 'disconnected' label remain on the new mapped drive.
>>>
>>> The machine with most problems was built from scratch a few weeks back
>>> and
>>> is fully patched
>>> with all the latest updates. As I said before is has worked fine up
>>> until a
>>> couple of days back.
>>>
>>> As I said everything worked fine until recently. The only thing that I
>>> have
>>> done recently is to uninstall Norton Internet Security and install
>>> Symantec
>>> Client security and the Microsoft AntiSpyware, but I these symptoms
>>> existed
>>> on some machines before I did this. I suspect that some windows protocol
>>> is
>>> being blocked - but I am at a loss to know where to start looking.
>>>
>>> Any help would be gratefully received.
>>>
>>> regards
>>>
>>> Paul
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>


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