Re: view workgroup computers--workaround
From: Terry B. (riprap1951_at_comcast.net)
Date: 10/14/04
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Date: 14 Oct 2004 16:59:17 -0700
Chuck <none@example.net> wrote in message news:<q32sm0dektpsogkm4popdlc3lvuq3u8pnb@4ax.com>...
> On 13 Oct 2004 21:29:43 -0700, riprap1951@comcast.net (Terry B.) wrote:
>
> >"Cheer" <Cheer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:<99A30343-FC74-4F51-8B79-A95341AFBAD8@microsoft.com>...
> >> do you have norton internet security installed on your computer? cause if you
> >> do, norton is preventing your computer to communicate with other computer.
> >> configure the personal firewall of norton then go to network tab, it will
> >> tell you everything. you have to put your ip ad in the trusted zone. then you
> >> can go from there.
> >> very easy ... that is if you have anorton security installed.
> >
> >TO CHEER:
> > No, there's no Norton products installed. There is Sygate Personal
> >Firewall, but it's configured to accept a network neighborhood, plus
> >I've tried a bunch of times to View Workgroup Computers (from the
> >laptop) w/ the Sygate turned off; no joy.
> >
> >TO CHUCK:
> > I got browstat running. Here's the readout frm the cmd: "browstat
> >status <workgroupname>":
> >
> > Status for domain disgusted on transport
> >\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{0F5B0BBB-99BB-4A1E-A25D-22718665A05C}
> > Browsing is NOT active on domain.
> > Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus.
> >
> > (Does that help?)
> >
> > Also, Chuck, I apologize for not noticing this before, but the
> >whole problem w/ not being able to View Workgroup Computers and the
> >application hang seems to be limited to just one of 2 laptops on
> >WLAN--a Dell Inspiron. (There's an Averatec which is sharing just
> >fine.) Also, I've tried 2 different pc cards on the dell; doesn't seem
> >to make any difference. And I've also uninstalled-&-reinstalled the
> >cd-based software that came w/ the cards. No joy.
> >
> > (Does any of this help w/ diagnostics?)
> >
> >Thanks much for your time [:-))
> >
> >Terry B.
>
> Terry,
>
> That's a good start. But just that. If browsing is NOT active on the domain,
> you certainly shouldn't expect to see stuff in Network Neighborhood.
>
> And, if you browse some of my previous posts where a personal firewall is
> involved, you'll notice that, not infrequently, problems ARE NOT resolved by
> turning the damn things off. You have to either properly configure them, or un
> install each completely.
>
> With a problem like yours, we can poke around all month. Or we can get
> organised, carefully define the scope of the problem, and maybe fix it this
> week.
>
> First, we need to know what computers you have on the LAN, with computer name,
> and with OS name, version, and SP level. And which computers have, or had,
> personal firewalls of any brand.
>
> Then run diagnoses on each computer. Starting here.
>
> 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. And
> identify any firewalls, both presently active, and previously active.
>
> 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.
>
> Provide browstat information for each computer.
> Start - Run - "cmd". Type "browstat status >c:\browstat.txt" into the command
> window - Open c:\browstat.txt in Notepad, copy and paste into your next post.
> Identify each computer by name and operating system.
>
> From each computer, test connectivity and name resolution:
> 1) Ping itself by name.
> 2) Ping itself by ip address.
> 3) Ping the other two by name.
> 4) Ping the other by two ip address.
> 5) Ping 127.0.0.1.
> 6) Ping the router.
> Report success / exact error displayed in each test (24 tests total).
>
> This is a start. Once we have a start, we will know what to look at next.
>
> Cheers,
> Chuck
> Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
TO CHUCK::Here's the data you asked for:
(3) Computers on the LAN
1.) desktop/host. type = hp 513c
name = "powertool" .
OS name = WinXP Pro v.2002
SP level = SP2
Firewalls: At present has Sygate 'personal' installed;
Windows Firewall/Internet Connection service DISABLED
2.) laptop #1: type = dell inspiron 1150
name = "multitool1"
OS name = WinXP Pro v.2002
SP level = SP2
Firewalls: Had Sygate, but uninstalled;
Windows Firewall/Internet Connection service DISABLED
3.) laptop #2: type = averatec 3220H1
name = "veridisk"
OS name = WinXP Pro v.2002
SP level = SP2
Firewalls: None. Windows DISABLED.
1a.) "powertool" ipconfig data:
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : powertool
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 6:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI
Fast Ethernet NIC #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-40-05-35-E0-8D
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.8
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 216.148.227.68
204.127.202.4
2a.) "multitool1" ipconfig data:
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : multitool1
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100
Integrated Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0F-1F-0D-7D-63
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 14:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Wireless-G Notebook
Adapter v.2.0
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0F-66-A2-45-23
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.15
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 216.148.227.168
204.127.202.4
3a.) "veridisk" ipconfig data":
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : veridisk
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Broadcom builtin:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 802.11g Network
Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-90-4B-6B-7A-31
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.13
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 216.148.227.68
204.127.202.4
1b.) "powertool" browser view:
Server Name Remark
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\\MULTITOOL1
\\POWERTOOL
\\VERIDISK
The command completed successfully.
2b.) "multitool1" browser view:
Server Name Remark
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\\MULTITOOL1
\\POWERTOOL
\\VERIDISK
The command completed successfully.
3b.) "veridisk" browser view:
Server Name Remark
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\\MULTITOOL1
\\POWERTOOL
\\VERIDISK
The command completed successfully.
1c.) "powertool" browstat status:
Status for domain DISGUSTED on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{49EB0BD6-0334-48D9-A6D8-3818B8BD6858}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: VERIDISK
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master VERIDISK
\\VERIDISK
There are 3 servers in domain DISGUSTED on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{49EB0BD6-0334-48D9-A6D8-3818B8BD6858}
There are 1 domains in domain DISGUSTED on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{49EB0BD6-0334-48D9-A6D8-3818B8BD6858}
2c.) "multitool" browstat status:
Status for domain DISGUSTED on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{0F5B0BBB-99BB-4A1E-A25D-22718665A05C}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: VERIDISK
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master VERIDISK
\\VERIDISK
There are 3 servers in domain DISGUSTED on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{0F5B0BBB-99BB-4A1E-A25D-22718665A05C}
There are 1 domains in domain DISGUSTED on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{0F5B0BBB-99BB-4A1E-A25D-22718665A05C}
3c.) "veridisk" browstat status:
Status for domain DISGUSTED on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{35A2B29B-F6FA-437D-88FE-B1CF4522AC30}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: VERIDISK
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master VERIDISK
\\VERIDISK
There are 3 servers in domain DISGUSTED on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{35A2B29B-F6FA-437D-88FE-B1CF4522AC30}
There are 1 domains in domain DISGUSTED on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{35A2B29B-F6FA-437D-88FE-B1CF4522AC30}
As far as the ping tests: All 3 units can pass all 6 of the tests
mentioned.
Does all this information paint a helpful picture, Chuck? PLEASE NOTE
that "multitool1" is the laptop that's been hanging up when asked to
"View Workgroup Computers"; "veridisk" works w/out a hitch....
Is it a telltale sign that, although "powertool" is the host
computer, for some reason "browstat status" on all 3 machines list
"veridisk" as the master browser?????
I'm looking forward to your next post, Chuck [:-))
Terry B.
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