Re: Networking XP to Win2K

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On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 23:27:01 -0700, "BethM" <BethM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>It's long.. Desktop first.. then laptop.

<SNIP>

>***won't finish but I have computer browsing turned off on this machine.***
>
>"Chuck" wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 20:38:01 -0700, "BethM" <BethM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >
>> >"Chuck" wrote:
>> >
>> >> If you don't have a WINS server, you can't use WINS. Stick with broadcast
>> >> (hybrid, unknown, mixed).
>> >
>> >It's set as mixed on both.
>> >>
>> >> The browser requires anonymous access, so look at registry key
>> >> [HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa], value restrictanonymous. Set it to
>> >> "0" on both computers.
>> >
>> >it is 0 on both machines.
>> >
>> >I've been through every microsoft support file that I can find that's
>> >relavent. Still here I sit gimping.
>> >
>> >Noticed today that there is no reverse dns when I do a nslookup. Today I
>> >could see the name of the desktop on the laptop's network neighborhood and
>> >the shares are showing but when I click on either, it hangs there and times
>> >out.
>> >
>> >Beth
>>
>> Beth,
>>
>> OK, let's try diagnosing the problem. Start by posting "browstat status" and
>> "ipconfig /all" from both computers. Then we'll enumerate the symptoms.

Beth,

One of the problems with subsystems like the browser, and name resolution, is
that they are exhaustingly thorough. They enumerate, then query, each network
interface. With Lap and Meow having multiple transports (possible network
interfaces), each one must be queried, and timeout with no response received, be
realised. This takes a long time, as you have learned.

You need to get rid of these excess transports.

I offer a (sanitised) example from my library, to show what an ipconfig and
browstat list should look like.

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Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : MyComp
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : myhome.net

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com EtherLink XL 10/100 PCI For
Complete PC Management NIC (3C905C-TX)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-04-76-D7-E2-BA
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.001.50
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.001.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.001.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.201.99.11
10.201.99.33
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, April 16, 2003 11:53:45
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, April 23, 2003 11:53:45


Status for domain WORKGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{9533CE32-D69F-4E8E-A07B-7760E2099572}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: MyComp2
Master browser is running build 2195
2 backup servers retrieved from master MyComp2
\\MyComp2
\\MyComp1
There are 3 servers in domain WORKGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{9533CE32-D69F-4E8E-A07B-7760E2099572}
There are 1 domains in domain WORKGROUP on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{9533CE32-D69F-4E8E-A07B-7760E2099572}

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One network device (in ipconfig) = one transport (in browstat).

Getting rid of these excess transports (phantom network devices) is your next
step. My suspicion is that you would be best off un installing and deleting all
network devices, and checking browstat (and maybe msinfo32) for verification.

Once all phantom devices are gone, reboot and re install your network card.

--
Cheers,
Chuck
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