Re: WindowsXP network setup problem
From: Chuck (none_at_example.net)
Date: 12/27/04
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Date: 27 Dec 2004 12:03:04 -0600
On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 17:12:14 GMT, "Bruce Lawson" <*email_address_deleted*>
wrote:
>Hi Chuck
>I hastily checked the browsers with Browstat as you suggested and received
>an unexpected message. From the Server to the Client, Browstat.exe listed
>everything OK, however, from the client looking at the server (which is
>where I'm having a problem, I received this message:
>Status for domain MSHOME on transport \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_<"long CLSID #" >
>Browsing is active on domain
>Master browser Name is: MyServer
>Could not open key in registry, error=5 Unable to determine build of
>browser master:5
>Unable to determine server information for browser master:5
>\backup services retrieved from Master MyServer
>\\MyServer
>There are 2 servers in domain MSHOME on transport \Device\NetBT_Tcip_<"long
>CLSID #">
>There are 1 domains in domain MSHOME on transport \Device\NetBT_Tcip_<"long
>CLSID #">
>
>I was only able to read a few of the MS Knowledge base articles as the wife
>wanted me
>To spend a little 'time' over the holidays. Any experience with this?
>Very appreciative of your suggestions.
>BruceL
Bruce,
An Error 5 is "Access denied". To run browstat effectively, you need to run it
from an account that has administrative access to the master browser computer.
IOW, the account that you're logged in to may not have administrative access on
MyServer. Are your computer running XP Home, XP Pro, or whatever? This makes a
difference. You can't get administrative authority thru the network on XP Home.
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 Pro,
you need to have SFS properly set on each computer.
On XP Pro with SFS disabled, check the Local Security Policies (Control Panel -
Administrative Tools). Under Local Policies - Security Options, look at
"Network access: Sharing and security model", and ensure it's set to "Classic -
local users authenticate as themselves".
On XP Pro with SFS disabled, if you set the above Local Security Policy to
"Guest only", enable the Guest account, using Start - Run - "cmd" - type "net
user guest /active:yes" in the command window. If "Classic", setup and use a
common non-Guest account on all computers. Whichever account is used, give it
an identical, non-blank password on all computers.
On XP Pro with Simple File Sharing enabled, make sure that the Guest account is
enabled, on each computer. Enable Guest with Start - Run - "cmd", then type
"net user guest /active:yes" in the command window.
On XP Pro, if you're going to use Guest authentication, check your Local
Security Policy (Control Panel - Administrative Tools) - User Rights Assignment,
on the XP Pro computer, and look at "Deny access to this computer from the
network". Make sure Guest is not in the list. Look at "Access this computer
from the network", and make sure that Everyone is in this list.
Do any of the computers have a software firewall (ICF / WF, or third party)? If
so, you need to configure them for file sharing. Firewall configurations are a
very common cause of (network) browser, and file sharing, problems.
Read the articles as soon as possible, please, as I think at least part of your
problem is described in one of them.
And please munge your email address.
-- Cheers, Chuck Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
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