XP Pro Network problem

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From: G. Patricks (GPatricks_at_nospamforme.com)
Date: 02/23/05 

Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 12:14:10 -0500

I've gotten as far as I can, hopefully someone here has an idea. I run
5 computers on the same Workgroup. Four run XP Pro SP2 w/ all updates,
one is a Win2000 Server acting as an FTP/Web/File server (non domain).
All are connected via a Linksys WRT54G (using DHCP) Router in Gateway
mode. Two are connected wirelessly, three are on 100 MB cards directly
wired in. All systems are runninf TCP/IP w/NetBIOS enabled, all on the
same subnet, same subnet mask.

 Here is the situation:

Machine #1 - Can ping all machines >2ms avg. Net view shows only
itself (#1) and #2 (Win200 Server). Browstat shows browsing active and
#1 as the Master Browser. In Network under workgroups only machine #1
and #2 show up. Am 100% sure all systems are in the same workgroup.
Using IP address I can connect and map any shared drive on any
computer. Name resolution failed until I created a new LMHosts file,
then it worked fine. This machine has a static Internet IP and a
secondary static internal IP using the Router's IP as a gateway out.
The guest account is active, no password. Have tried with Zone Alarm
on/off, put in whole range of IP's as "trusted", etc.. don't think its
an issue. MS Firewall is disabled (on all machines).

Machine #2 is a Win2000 Server also using a static Internet IP and a
secondary Internal IP. It can ping all machines fine also. Net View
fails with a 6xx Error. It can "see" machine #1 but can not connect to
it, System Error 5 - Authorization problem I believe.

Machines #3, #4, #5 are all DHCP clients. They all see each other in
Network Neighborhood, can ping all 4 otheres fine, and are able to map
drives/printers to all machines beside #1, which gives Auth Failure
(or System 5 Error at CMD prompt from net view).

So the jist of it is machine #1 is blocking all access to it somehow
and I can't for the life of me see why. I share a printer from it
(TRYING to anyway!) but if I can't open it up i'll just get a
printserver for the darn thing!

Thanks for any help!
Gary

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