Re: Network Problem
From: Chuck (none_at_example.net)
Date: 10/13/04
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Date: 13 Oct 2004 04:11:08 -0500
On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 21:57:02 -0700, CruiserGuy01
<CruiserGuy01@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>Dear Chuck - Already, I can tell how much experience you have and would like
>to compliment you on your ability to teach through typed words. Anyways back
>to my problem...I have a Ethernet connection and both my desktop and laptop
>are connected (desktop - directly through LAN, laptop - wirelessly through
>internal mini-PCI card). When I ran the wizard, nothing happened. When I
>looked at the "Workgroup Computers," I could not see the computers (both have
>the same workgroup name but diff. comp ID's) unless both computers are turned
>on. The desktop is running XP Pro and the laptop is running XP Home. Both
>computers can connect to Internet fine, but can't share files even though I
>"Enabled NetBIOS," enabled SFS on both, and set up shared files. All
>services in "Administrative Tools" are started. I just want a simple network
>where I can access files easily on my laptop without having to go to the
>other side of the house to turn on the desktop. Thanks in advance!
I share with you your frustration. Sometimes the networking wizard is part of
the problem, or at best, not part of the solution. Many times, it would have
been simpler to make all the settings by hand, because you end up rechecking
everything by hand anyway.
Are you running both Client for Microsoft Networks, and File and Printer Sharing
for Microsoft Networks (Local Area Connection - Properties), on each computer?
Do you have shares setup on each?
By saying that you "Enabled NetBIOS", do you mean that you are running NetBIOS
Over TCP/IP (Local Area Connection - Properties - TCP/IP - Properties - Advanced
- WINS) on each computer?
Make sure the browser service is running on each computer. Control Panel -
Administrative Tools - Services. Verify that the Computer Browser, and the
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper, services both show with Status = Started.
On any XP Pro computer, check to see if Simple File Sharing (Control Panel -
Folder Options - View - Advanced settings) is enabled or disabled. With XP Home
and Pro together, you need to have SFS enabled on each Pro computer.
On XP Home, and on XP Pro with Simple File Sharing enabled, simply make sure
that the Guest account is enabled, on each computer. Enable Guest with Start -
Run - "cmd" - type "net user guest /active:yes" in the command window.
Do any of the computers have a software firewall (ICF / WF, or third party)? If
so, you need to configure them for file sharing, by opening ports TCP 139, 445
and UDP 137, 138, 445, by enabling the File and Printer Sharing exception, and /
or by identifying the other computers as present in the Local (Trusted) zone.
Firewall configurations are a very common cause of (network) browser, and file
sharing, problems.
If no help yet, let's get a picture of your network.
Please provide ipconfig information for each computer.
Start - Run - "cmd". Type "ipconfig /all >c:\ipconfig.txt" into the command
window - Open c:\ipconfig.txt in Notepad, copy and paste into your next post.
Identify operating system (by name and version) with each ipconfig listing.
Please provide adhoc browser view for each computer.
Start - Run - "cmd". Type "net view >c:\netview.txt" into the command window -
Open c:\netview.txt in Notepad, copy and paste into your next post.
>From each computer, test connectivity and name resolution:
1) Ping itself by name.
2) Ping itself by ip address.
3) Ping the other by name.
4) Ping the other by ip address.
5) Ping 127.0.0.1.
6) Ping the router.
Report success / exact error displayed in each test (12 tests total).
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
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