Re: Workgroup
From: Cheng (acheng_at_kemaconsulting.com)
Date: 02/04/04
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Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 15:47:42 -0800
Steve,
Thanks for your posted information. I find it very useful.
I have one XP Home used as a file server and 5 other PCs
(2 PCs run Win98, 3 PCs run XP home) on a 100M ethernet.
Occasionally (nearly every day) when I transfer (either
way) a folder/file between a PC and the file server, it
does not respond for 30 to 50 seconds before the transfer
takes place. Sometime a small file transfer (200K) takes
minutes or never completed. This happens to Win98 and
WinXP PCs. If I restart my my PC (not the server), it
becomes good for awhile and falls back to the same problem
later.
I did "ipconfig /all". It reports "NodeType: unknown".
The server has a fixed IP address. I guess that could be
the reason it does not report "DHCPNodeType".
I'd appreciate if you give me some pointers to resolve
this problem.
Thanks.
Cheng
>-----Original Message-----
>In article <90b101c3ea91$ad6068c0
$a301280a@phx.gbl>, "Alex"
><ajbtlk@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>I have a pc running xp home edition that would not see
the
>>work group. Four other computers running xp
professional
>>work fine. I upgraded the xp home to xp professional
and
>>it still will not see any computers in the workgroup.
All
>>protocols are installed, it can access the internet,
>>everything is fine except for that. Any suggestions
will
>>help
>
>A key to Windows networking is to use the same, single
network
>protocol for file and printer sharing on all computers.
Using more
>than one protocol can make the network unreliable,
especially when XP
>is involved. Remove NetBEUI and IPX/SPX from all
computers unless you
>have a specific need for them. If you use one of them
for file and
>printer sharing, un-bind sharing from the other
protocols. I've
>written a web page with details:
>
>Windows XP Network Protocols
>http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/network_pro
tocols.htm
>
>If that doesn't solve the problem, try these tips:
>
>1. Permanently disable XP's built-in Internet Connection
Firewall on
>local area network connections -- it's for use only on a
direct modem
>connection to the Internet. Disable and un-install all
other
>firewalls while troubleshooting. Details here:
>
>Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall
>http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/ic_firewall
.htm
>
>2. 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_pro
tocols.htm
>
>3. Make sure that NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on all
computers.
>Details here:
>
>Enable NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (NetBT)
>http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/troubleshoot/n
etbt.htm
>
>4. 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
>--
>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
>.
>
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