XP Network Browse Problems
From: Michael Pardee (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/18/04
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Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 07:32:32 -0700
You are using a domain? Which box is the domain server?
Do the boxes still ping OK? (I expect so.)
Finally, it ran fine even after SP2... any clue what
changes were made (obviously *something* changed, whether
you requested it or not).
Mike
>-----Original Message-----
>I'll try to be succinct about an issue that recently
>flaired with and XP SP2 box.
>
>Sympoms:
>
>Win2000 Server, and workstations combined with one Xp
pro
>client. Peer-to-Peer Network. The Network was working
>just fine for aeons, (even after updating to SP2).
>
>a.) If the Win2000 machines boot first, they can all see
>each other across the network; including accessing
shares
>etc. When the Xp machine boots, it can't "see" the
other
>boxes in the network neighborhood, and when it trys to
>access either the Workgroup, or "Computers Close To
Me" ,
>it receives the message "[Workgroup] is not accessible,
>you might not have permission...The list of servers for
>this workgroup is unavailable."
>
>>From any of the Win2K boxes the WinXp box shows in the
>network neighborhood, but when trying to access it, it
of
>course "\\machine is not accessble."
>
>I see Browser errors in the Event Viewer on the Xp box,
>i.e. 8021, the "browser was unable to retrieve a list of
>servers" and 8032 "The browser service has failed to
>retrieve the backup list too many times."
>
>When I run the utility Browstat with a status switch the
>error is:
>
>"Browsing is not active on the domain, Master name can
not
>be determined from GetAdapterStatus"
>
>b.) If the WinXp box boots first, the exact reverse is
>true, i.e. it can see the other boxes in its net
>neighborhood, but can't access them and the Win2K
machines
>get the Workgroup is unavailable error.
>
>Apparent Problem:
>
>>From these two scenarios, what appears to happen is that
>if the Win2K machines (any of them, Server or
Workstation)
>boot first and are therefore the "master browser" then
>everything is fine between all the 2K machines, however
>the Xp machine doesn't communicate with the master
browser
>effectively.
>
>Conversely if the WinXp machine boots first and it is
the
>initial "master browser" then it hoses the entire
network
>because it doesn't communicate its browse list.
>
>Fix attempts:
>
>Things that have been reviewed or tried:
>
>a.) The browser, server, workstation and other services
>are up and running; restarts don't impact things
>b.) The Xp firewall is set to allow the file and print
>sharing on the local subnet. I've disabled the Xp2
>firewall and there's no change in behavior.
>c.) I've used a scanner across the local net and the XP
>machine does have port 137 and 139 open on the local
subnet
>d.) Can ping all the machines back and forth so its not
a
>cable or router problem
>e.) The XP' boxes NetBios setting is set to use the
defaut
>setting under the WINS tab on the TCP/IP settings for
the
>adapter and changing it to "Enable NetBios over TCP/IP"
>changes nothing, the problem still occurs.
>f.) There's no VPN or set up.
>g.) Uninstall XP SP2, and no change
>h.) Uninstalled and reinstalled client for MS networks
and
>the file and print sharing services on the Xp box; no
>change.
>
>There's got to be some reg setting that's gotten hosed,
>what I don't know.
>
>Help!
>Steve Arbaugh
>
>.
>
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