Re: Help me with shared XP Prof.

On Wed, 6 Jul 2005 20:00:34 -0700, "Ahmed" <ahmedisse@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>"Chuck" <none@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:qunnc15g6uta9t4ede1l47ee3gga8lrs6g@xxxxxxxxxx
>> On Wed, 6 Jul 2005 12:26:25 -0700, "Ahmed" <ahmedisse@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Hi all,
>>>
>>>I have more than 15 pc connected to each other as peers. you can access
>>>all
>>>pc in the network except one pc. when i try to connect to that pc i am
>>>getting this message.
>>>
>>>"Drive is not accessible to use this network resourse. Contact the
>>>adminstrator to find out if you access permission. the network name can't
>>>be
>>>found."
>>>
>>>please any help
>>>
>>>ahmed
>>
>> Ahmed,
>>
>> What's different about this one computer? From the report that you've
>> made, I
>> suspect:
>> # Browser conflict.
>> # Address / name resolution problem.
>> # Permissioning problem.
>>
>> If you can start by providing diagnostics for say 3 computers - let's use
>> the
>> computer that you're working from, one other properly working computer,
>> and the
>> problem computer, I think we can advise you efficiently. Please read this
>> article, and relevant linked articles, and provide output from "browstat
>> status"
>> and "ipconfig /all" for those 3 computers, so we can advise you
>> effectively.
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>

>Chuck,
>
>I assume that the network contains three pc. I have collected network
>information (ipconfig , browstat) from the pc with the problem and two
>others.
>
>PC with problem (server)
>Windows 2000 IP Configuration
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : SERVER
> Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>
>Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-5B-91-0C-BF
>
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
>
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.21
>
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
>
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
>
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.28
> 192.168.1.27
>
>Browstat info
>Status for domain GLOBAL on transport
>\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{ABD0CC1E-4AD5-464E-91E5-0F0644CCF6B2}
> Browsing is active on domain.
> Master browser name is: COMP_3
>Could not connect to registry, error = 5 Unable to determine build of
>browser master: 5
> Unable to determine server information for browser master: 5
> 2 backup servers retrieved from master COMP_3
> \\SERVER
> \\COMP_3
> There are 7 servers in domain GLOBAL on transport
>\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{ABD0CC1E-4AD5-464E-91E5-0F0644CCF6B2}
> There are 2 domains in domain GLOBAL on transport
>\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{ABD0CC1E-4AD5-464E-91E5-0F0644CCF6B2}
>
>PC1
>
>Windows 2000 IP Configuration
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : comp_14
> Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
>
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>
>Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0D-87-67-99-F3
>
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
>
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.77
>
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
>
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
>
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.28
> 192.168.1.27
>
>Browstat info
>
>
>Status for domain GLOBAL on transport
>\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{FD60910E-478C-4244-8DC8-AC80F195DB97}
> Browsing is active on domain.
> Master browser name is: COMP_3
> Master browser is running build 2195
> 2 backup servers retrieved from master COMP_3
> \\COMP_3
> \\SERVER
> There are 11 servers in domain GLOBAL on transport
>\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{FD60910E-478C-4244-8DC8-AC80F195DB97}
> There are 2 domains in domain GLOBAL on transport
>\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{FD60910E-478C-4244-8DC8-AC80F195DB97}
>
>PC3
>Windows 2000 IP Configuration
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Comp_5
> Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
>
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>
>Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0A-E6-9E-46-94
>
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
>
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.25
>
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
>
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
>
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.28
> 192.168.1.27
>
>Browstat Info
>
>Status for domain GLOBAL on transport
>\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{CA1EC553-037D-48FA-BA92-5BAF21A0E58F}
> Browsing is active on domain.
> Master browser name is: COMP_3
> Master browser is running build 2195
> 2 backup servers retrieved from master COMP_3
> \\COMP_3
> \\SERVER
> There are 7 servers in domain GLOBAL on transport
>\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{CA1EC553-037D-48FA-BA92-5BAF21A0E58F}
> There are 2 domains in domain GLOBAL on transport
>\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{CA1EC553-037D-48FA-BA92-5BAF21A0E58F}

Ahmed,

Let's see what we know from these 3 computers.
# Node types all Broadcast, so no name resolution problem there.
# All 3 report Comp_3 as the master browser, and Server as a backup. No browser
conflict indicated.
# All 3 computers are on the 192.168.1/24 subnet.
# DHCP is not in use, but all 3 computers report the same DNS servers.
# Server unable to access registry on Comp_3, though other 2 computers have no
problem.
# No gratuitous protocols, all computers using NetBIOS Over TCP/IP.
# All 3 computers in domain Global.

Now the questions.
# All 3 browstats report 2 domains on the network. Any idea what the other
domain is?
# How about same diagnostics for Comp_3?
# Browstat run on Comp_14 reports 11 servers, the other 2 report 7. Any idea
about the discrepancy?
# Is this a domain, or workgroup? If domain, which is the DC?

Is Server the problem computer?

If they're all Windows 2000, then we can rule out Simple vs Advanced File
Sharing, but you still have firewalls, Guest only authentication, and
restrictanonymous as possible problems. These articles apply to that extent
(even if most are written with a Windows XP focus):
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#Security>
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Guest>
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/restrictanonymous-and-your-server.html>

--
Cheers,
Chuck MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck sonic net.
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