Can't get at my own shared files under XP SP2

From: Wendy (WendyAlia_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 10/27/04 

Date: 27 Oct 2004 16:12:20 -0700

Hello all,

I hope that you can help - I'm running Windows XP SP2, and I can't
browse my own files. (And can't see other computers on the corporate
network, but that's possibly for another day).

I can browse the internet the live long day, and all other networking
aspects seem to be copacetic, except those described below.

I can see the workgroup, when I click on the workgroup name, I get the
dialog box that says:

<Workgroupname> is not accessible. You might not have permission to
use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to
find out if you have access permissions. The list of servers for this
workgroup is not currently available.

If I type \\<computername> in the address bar of IE, I see the "temp"
folder that I'm sharing, and printers, etc, but I can't see into the
"temp" folder - I get a very similar dialog to the one I just
described.

My IP address is 192.168.0.3. If I do a "ping 192.168.0.3", it times
out, though I can ping localhost and 127.0.0.1 with no problem. Ping
<computername> works to the extent that it translates to the IP
address, but it still times out.

I've downloaded Browstat, and this is the output I get:

Status for domain <name> on transport \device\NetBT_Tcpip_{<GUID>}
    Browsing is NOT active on domain.
    Master name can not be determined from GetAdapterStatus.

I read somewhere that the browser service under XP is only there for
legacy support - and XP uses Active Directory for that.

The computer browser service is running.

I'm on a workgroup, no AD that I know of.

I've shut off the Windows XP firewall, to no avail.

I've shut off 802.1x authentication on the interface, to no avail.

The following protocols are present for the adapter:

Client for Microsoft Networks
File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks
QoS Packet Scheduler
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).

I've reset my IP stack using "netsh unt ip reset", to no noticeable
effect.

I don't see anything too strange in the event viewer.

I started this process using simple file sharing, and have shut that
off - with no effect.

Can anyone suggest something to try next?

Thanks

Wendy

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