Re: XP home network problems
From: Malke (noreply_at_invalid.com)
Date: 01/02/05
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Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2005 07:35:11 -0800
Chris Cowles wrote:
> 2 computers running XP Pro SP2, connected via 802.11b USB adapter on
> "Boxer4" and hard-wired LAN on "Boxer3". Netgear 5port switch connects
> Boxer3 to Linksys WAP.
>
> Simple sharing disabled on both machines. User IDs and passwords match
> but one of the user IDs "KIDS" on both machines lacks a password. That
> user ID is set to auto-login on Boxer4.
>
> Workgroup set up as "BOXERNET". No domains involved, at least not
> intentionally configured.
>
> Appearance of shared resources on "My Network Places" is intermittent.
> When they display, could log in from Boxer 3 to Boxer 4 with
> password-protected user IDs but not with 'KIDS'.
>
> Originally couldn't see shared resources at all, resolved with reset
> of winsock following instructions on www.michna.com.
>
> When workgroup computers are displayed but can't log in, frequently
> get access denied errors.
>
> Reviewed events on Boxer4 and found a recurring error which may be
> relevant: "The master browser has received a server announcement from
> teh computer BOXER3 that believes that it is the master browser for
> the domain on
> transport NetBT_Tcpip{... The master browser is stopping or an
> election is being forced."
>
> Ping boxer4 from boxer3 works. Ping boxer3 from boxer4 does not. DHCP
> server is Westell 2100 DSL modem. Statistics on modem show ip
> addresses of both. Pinging ip address of boxer3 from boxer4 does not
> work.
Apparently your computers are having a fight over who is master browser.
It's a bit unusual that this would happen with only two computers, but
try turning off the Computer Browser service on the machine with the
wireless connection. Go to Start>Run and type services.msc [enter].
Scroll down to the Computer Browser service and double-click it to get
its Properties. Stop the service and change to Disabled. See if that
solves the issue.
Malke
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