Re: The tale of three computers

From: Steve Winograd [MVP] (winograd_at_pobox.com)
Date: 12/28/04 

Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 14:27:53 -0700

In article <xn0drk78kk0ew000@msnews.microsoft.com>, "Bogdan Giusca"
<giusca@gmail.com> wrote:
>Steve Winograd [MVP] wrote:
>
>> If another firewall program (Norton, PC-cillin, ZoneAlarm, Sygate,
>> eTrust, McAfee, etc) is installed, configure it to allow file and
>> printer sharing on the LAN.
>
>I have ZoneAlarm installed and configured the local network as "safe
>zone.
>
>> Since accessing #1 by IP address works and accessing it by computer
>> name doesn't, the problem probably involves NetBIOS. On all three
>> computers:
>>
>> 1. Make sure that NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled:
>>
>> a. Open the Network Connections folder.
>> b. Right click the LAN connection and click Properties.
>> c. Double click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
>> d. Click Advanced.
>> e. Click WINS.
>> f. Click the Enable NetBIOS Over TCP/IP button.
>
>NetBIOS was disabled, I enabled on #1 and #2, restarted them, with no
>change.
>
>> 2. Run "ipconfig /all" and look at the "Node Type" at the beginning of
>> the output. If it says "Peer-to-Peer" (which should actually be
>> "Point-to-Point") that's the problem.
>
>#1 "unknown"
>#2 "hybrid"
>
>> It means that the computer only uses a WINS server, which isn't
>> available on a peer-to-peer network, for NetBIOS name resolution.
>>
>> If that's the case, run the registry editor, open this key:
>>
>> HLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netbt\Parameters
>>
>> and delete these values if they're present:
>>
>> NodeType
>> DhcpNodeType
>
>They're not present.

What about computer #3? If you haven't done it already, enable
NetBIOS and check the node type on it, too.

The only node type that causes a problem is "Peer-to-Peer". "Unknown"
and "Hybrid" are OK.

It can take some time after enabling NetBIOS or rebooting a computer
before browsing through My Network Places works. To access another
computer directly, type its name in the Start | Run box in this form:

   \\computer 

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