Re: Help! Lost my internal network after installing Wireless ADSL modem/router.hub.WiFi

From: Alan F Cross (alanx_at_somewhere.co.uk)
Date: 10/07/04 

Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2004 00:49:05 +0100

Chuck

Follow-up to my last posting:

Trying a few more things. I've removed the bridge network that was
created by 'lying' to Windows, and gone through the same process as
before to set up a home network with the Wizard. No change, but I now
notice the following as being the settings the Wizard intends to apply
to create the network:

XP Home 5.1 SP1
=============================================

Internet connection settings:

Internet connection: Local Area Connection
Internet Connection Firewall: enabled
____________________________________________________
Network settings:

Computer description: Primary
Computer name: PROAXIS-A
Workgroup name: HEATHFIELD

The Shared Documents folder and any printers connected to this computer
have been shared.
___________________________________________________
Connection to your network: 1394 Connection

=========================================

Note the 1394 (Firewire) connection! Now, on an earlier panel it said
that it was choosing Local Area Connection (Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit
Ethernet) rather than 1394, but then goes to set the Firewire
connection! No wonder it won't talk. But is it using this because Local
Area Connection is failing?

So, still stumped, but getting wiser!

In message <rbebm0hmmjdl5cc6pbvch0hboe6sd08daf@4ax.com>, Chuck
<none@example.net> writes
>On Thu, 7 Oct 2004 21:53:46 +0100, Alan F Cross <alanx@somewhere.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>Hi Chuck,
>>
>>Thanks very much for picking up on this. And thanks for your point about
>>munging when communicating with newsgroups - a valid point.
>>
>>Here's the config info
>>==============================
>>Windows IP Configuration Machine A
>>(win XP Home 5.1 SP1)
>>
>> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : proaxis-a
>> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
>> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
>> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>>
>>Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>>
>> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
>> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit
>>Ethernet
>> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-E0-18-D8-8C-DA
>> Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
>> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2
>> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
>> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
>> DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
>> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
>> Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 07 October 2004 19:22:30
>> Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 07 October 2004 20:22:30
>>
>>======================================
>>Windows 98 IP Configuration - Machine B
>>
>> Host Name . . . . . . . . . : PROAXIS-B
>> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
>> Node Type . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
>> NetBIOS Scope ID. . . . . . :
>> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . : No
>> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . : No
>> NetBIOS Resolution Uses DNS : No
>>
>>0 Ethernet adapter :
>>
>> Description . . . . . . . . : PPP Adapter.
>> Physical Address. . . . . . : 44-45-53-54-00-00
>> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
>> IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
>> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
>> Default Gateway . . . . . . :
>> DHCP Server . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
>> Primary WINS Server . . . . :
>> Secondary WINS Server . . . :
>> Lease Obtained. . . . . . . :
>> Lease Expires . . . . . . . :
>>
>>1 Ethernet adapter :
>>
>> Description . . . . . . . . : NETGEAR FA33X PCI Adapter
>> Physical Address. . . . . . : 00-40-F4-1A-1C-C6
>> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
>> IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.4
>> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
>> Default Gateway . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
>> DHCP Server . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
>> Primary WINS Server . . . . :
>> Secondary WINS Server . . . :
>> Lease Obtained. . . . . . . : 10 06 04 19:38:07
>> Lease Expires . . . . . . . : 10 06 04 20:38:07
>>
>>
>>I have done the ping tests. Incidentally my router sees all DHCP
>>assigned names and addresses when asked (from either machine).
>>
>>
>>The ping tests
>>
>>A can't ping itself by number (Request timed out)
>>A can't ping itself by name (Request timed out)
>>
>>A can't ping B by name (Can't find host)
>>A can ping B by number
>>
>>B can ping itself by name
>>B can ping itself by number
>>
>>B can't ping A by name (unknown host)
>>B can't ping A by number (Request timed out)
>>
>>When I attach the WiFi laptop, it can ping machine B (Win98), and see
>>its drives, and B can see the shared docs on the laptop (no drives yet
>>set as shared).
>>
>>Work group names:
>>A - MSHOME - won't let me change it in the wizard
>>B - Heathfield
>>Laptop - MSHOME - factory default not yet changed
>>
>>When I run the Network Setup Wizard on A, after it asks my connection
>>configuration to the network and the Internet which I confirm (Internet
>>via a hub), it tells me this connection is not recommended, and that it
>>is going to enable ICF. When I then set a work-group name (different
>>from MSHOME) it accepts it, then tries a connection and says "Cannot
>>complete the Network Setup Wizard An error occurred ...Go do it manually
>>or change settings" Very obtuse! When I run the Wizard again, it has
>>dropped back to the default work-group name of MSHOME.
>>
>>I hope this is enough information to get your teeth into, and I thank
>>you for any time you can give it. I know it's a pretty basic
>>configuration, and can't believe I'm having such trouble.
>>
>>Hope you get the chance to look at this and give me a bit of your
>>wisdom! Thanks again.
>>
>>Best regards
>
>Alan,
>
>Start by rerunning the wizard on A, and say that it connects thru another
>computer - the router acts as another computer. That should avoid involving
>ICF.
>
>Try changing the workgroup name from My Computer - Properties - Computer Name
>tab.
>
>Try the pings again.
>
>If that doesn't help, let's look at the static route tables.
>Start - Run - "cmd". Type "route print >c:\route.txt" into the command
>window -
>Open c:\route.txt in Notepad, copy and paste into your next post. Identify
>operating system (by name and version) with each ipconfig listing.
>
>Cheers,
>Chuck
>Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing. 

-- 
Alan F Cross BSc LRPS - Heathfield Studios
Photographic Restoration - Digital Photography - Web & Graphic Design
'Heathfield', Heathlands Road, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG40 3AR, UK.
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