Re: Home Network Probs
From: Chuck (none_at_example.net)
Date: 12/07/04
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Date: 7 Dec 2004 03:00:16 -0600
On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 17:11:46 +1100, "Martin"
<invalid.vk2umj@invalid.yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>PLEASE!! Can somebody help with some advice!!!
>
>Setup: 3 PC's at home, all networked via hub and ADSL router.
>
>PC1 - Windows XP Pro SP2
>PC2 & 3 - Windows 98SE
>
>OK, so PC1 has 3 logon names plus the Guest account set. PC2 has 2 of those
>3 names, and PC3 only has 1 of them, passwords for the various logons are
>the same across the PC's (i.e. #1 on PC1 is the same as #1 on PC2 and #1 on
>PC3, #3 on PC1 is the same as #2 on PC2, #1 on PC1 same as #1 on PC3)..
>
>So, from PC1 I can map the shared folders on PC2 & 3, yet I can't see either
>PC2 or 3 from the "View Workgroup Computers" option in My Network Places.
>
>On PC2 & 3, however, you can't map the shared folders on PC1 and can't see
>PC1 in Network Neighbourhood.
>
>You can ping each PC fine...
>
>IP addresses are in the order 192.168.1.x with the ADSL modem/router playing
>DHCP server and default gateway. PC1 has static IP in the above range and
>PC2 & 3 are assigned IP by router. All 3 PC's talk to the router and modem
>fine, and as I said you can ping each one from each other one. All 3 also
>run Zone Alarm Pro and have the PC name of the other PCs listed as Trusted
>in the Zones list of the Firewall section. RealPopup also runs on all 3 and
>can send messages via the network fine.....
>
>So, what is wrong here?? Any suggestions very much welcomed!
Martin,
If you're having a problem "seeing" various computers from each other (listed in
Network Neighborhood), the problem most likely involves the browser (no I am not
talking about Internet Explorer). The browsers for Win9x/ME, and for
WinNT/2K/XP, do not work well together on a LAN.
Make sure all 3 computers are in the same workgroup first.
Make sure the browser service is stopped on the WinXP computer. Control Panel -
Administrative Tools - Services. Verify that the Computer Browser shows with
Status = Stopped and Disabled. Start the browser on both Win98 computers.
Power all 3 computers off. Power the 2 Win98 computers on, then power the WinXP
computer on.
<http://cms.simons-rock.edu/faq_by_subtopic/node138.html>
The Microsoft Browstat program will show us what browsers you have in your
domain / workgroup, at any time.
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188305
You can download Browstat from either:
<http://www.dynawell.com/reskit/microsoft/win2000/browstat.zip>
<http://rescomp.stanford.edu/staff/manual/rcc/tools/browstat.zip>
Browstat is very small (40K), and needs no install. Just unzip the downloaded
file, copy browstat.exe to any folder in the Path, and run it from a command
window, by "browstat status". Make sure all computers give the same result.
For more information about the browser subsystem (very intricate), see:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188001
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188305
<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winntas/deploy/prodspecs/ntbrowse.mspx>
If that's not it, provide ipconfig information for each computer, and we'll
diagnose the problem.
Start - Run - "cmd". Type "ipconfig /all >c:\ipconfig.txt" into the command
window - Open c:\ipconfig.txt in Notepad, make sure that Format - Word Wrap is
NOT checked!, copy and paste entire contents into your next post. Identify
operating system (by name, version, and SP level) with each ipconfig listing.
-- Cheers, Chuck Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
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