Re: XP Home & Workgroup Visibility
From: Adam (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/24/04
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Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 00:06:11 -0700
I have tried with McAfee Firewall disabled but this does
not seem to make any difference.
The laptops and both able to see the Desktop (one has
Win2000Pro the other XPHome SP1). Both laptops are able
to see each other.
Able to ping all computers from all computers and get
response.
Checked Computer Browser & TCP/IP Net Bios Helper both
were running and started.
On Desktop when viewing through Windows Explorer (My
Network Places / Microsoft Windows Network /
Workgroupname) the work group name shows. However
selecting the workgroup results in the following error:
"Workgroup_Name is not accessible. You might not have
permission to use this network resource......"
Running from CMD: "net view desktop_name" does not
produce a result and same with laptop1_name.
In looking at some of the other posts in the technical
support area I downloaded "BROWSTAT". Running this with
STATUS (STA) showed that:
"Status for Domain MSHOME on transport \Device\NetBI_Tcp_
{52EA8BF6-0B8D-4AEF-A315-7956377913F0}
Browsing is active on domain
Master browser name is LAPTOP1NAME
Could not connect to registry, error = 53 Unable to
determine build of browser master: 53
Unable to determine server information for browser
master: 1231
1 backup servers retrieved from LAPTOP1NAME \\LAPTOP1NAME
Unable to retrieve server list from LAPTOP1NAME: 1231"
Looking at Services (Local) Computer Browser is running
as is TCP/IP NetBios Helper. I stopped and restated both
but this has not changed the visibility in the workgroup
on the desktop.
In looking at the event viewer I have identified the
following two events (however I am unsure of the sequence
of occurrence and not sure is they are applicable to the
problem or a result of my stopping the browser)
1. Browser Event ID: 8021 The browser was unable to
retrieve a list of servers from the browser master
\\MICHAELGLENSNY on the network \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_
{52EA8BF6-0B8D-4AEF-A315-7956377913F0}. The data is the
error code.
The Data was: 0000: 01 00 00 00 ....
2. Browser Event ID: 8032 The browser service has failed
to retrieve the backup list too many times on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{52EA8BF6-0B8D-4AEF-A315-
7956377913F0}. The backup browser is stopping.
The Data was: 0000: 01 00 00 00 ....
I disabled all applications in startup group except
firewall in case the Norton Anti Virus was impacting this
made no difference (McAfee was in place and then
disabled).
I then stopped and started TCP/IP Net Bios Helper and
Computer Browser. Again no difference.
Put it all back together again and after a while of doing
other things restarted the computer and I now had
visibility of the Desktop on the MSHOME workgroup and
also LAPTOP1. However still did not have access rights to
LAPTOP1.
Interesting this morning on boot again I lost access to
MSHOME workgroup.
Checked Computer Management/SystemTools/Event
Viewer/System and there were two items in the log:
07:36:09 BROWSER Event ID: 8021 "The browser was unable
to retrieve a list of servers from the browser master
\\LAPTOP1NAME on the network \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_
{52EA8BF6-0B8D-4AEF-A315-7956377913F0}. The data is the
error code." Data: 0000: 01 00 00
00 ....
07:38:15 BROWSER EVENT ID: 8032 "The browser service has
failed to retrieve the backup list too many times on
transport \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{52EA8BF6-0B8D-4AEF-A315-
7956377913F0}. The backup browser is stopping." DATA:
0000: 01 00 00 00 ....
Restarted Browser (success shown in log) and attempted to
access MSHOME. Again not possible to view MSHOME and no
error shown in log.
Just one onther item when I started previously and was
able to see all devices in MSHOME but not access LAPTOP1
& LAPTOP2 neither LAPTOP1 nor LAPTOP2 were commected to
the WLAN when I first carried out a view on MSHOME. I
will restart the group in the same sequence and see if
that makes a difference.
>-----Original Message-----
>On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 15:02:57 -0700, "Adam"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
>wrote:
>
>>I have a wireless netwoork through a Buffalo 11g
Router.
>>Desktop hardwired to Router. Two laptops (one XP Pro
the
>>other XP Home) connected wireless. All belong to the
same
>>workgroup.
>>
>>The two laptops can see all PC's in the workgroup and
>>file share. The desktop cannot see any PC's in the
>>Workgroup. It cannot even see itself.
>>
>>Desktop has SP2. Windows firewall switched off. McAfee
>>firewall in place but tried with McAfee firewall both
on
>>and off. Still no visibility.
>
>Adam,
>
>I know the no hair situation. Maybe I can help you save
some of yours.
>
>McAfee firewall wouldn't be the first personal firewall
to cause problems with
>file sharing, even if switched off. Try switching it
back on, and configure it
>to allow file sharing. You may have to read the manual
a bit. On a wireless
>LAN, you absolutely should have a PF on each computer.
>
>Can the two laptops see the desktop also, and file share
with it? That narrows
>the problem down a bit.
>
>Make sure the browser service is running on the
desktop. Control Panel -
>Administrative Tools - Services. Verify that the
Computer Browser, and the
>TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper, services both show with Status =
Started.
>
>Cheers,
>Chuck
>Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily
a bad thing.
>.
>
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