Re: view workgroup computers

On Sat, 23 Jul 2005 22:33:16 +0930, "Li'l Roberto" <whoisit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Chuck" <none@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web
>Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 11:26 PM
>Subject: Re: view workgroup computers
>
>
>> On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 22:49:04 +0930, "Li'l Roberto"
>> <whoisit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>A small Peer to Peer network consisting of XP Home & PRO, when I
>>>D/Click
>>>the remote PC icon in My Network Places > view Workgroup Computers , it
>>>takes 20 or so seconds or so before
>>>the shares are displayed. Once the shares are displayed there is no
>>>problem with access to the remote PC.
>>>>From the other PC there is no delay when doing as described above.
>>>PC1 is XP Home SP2, PC2 is XP PRO SP2, the PRO PC exhibits the delay.
>>>
>>>The windows firewall is on on both PCs, with File and Print sharing
>>>enabled in the Exceptions Tab, nothing is selected in
>>>Advanced >Local Area Connections >Settings Tab.
>>>A Linksys WAG54G ADSL Modem/Router connects directly to the XP Home via
>>>Ethernet and the PRO is also wired into the router, DHCP and NetBIOS
>>>over TCP is enabled on both PCs, any clues as to the reason for the
>>>delay would be appreciated.
>>>
>>>Robert
>>
>> Robert,
>>
>> Slow response in Network Neighborhood is generally caused by configuration
>> of
>> the computer with the response problem. I can think of 2 possibilities
>> easily.
>> # Excessive protocols.
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/fix-network-problems-but-clean-up.html>
>> # Invalid node type.
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/address-resolution-on-lan.html>
>>
>> If no help yet, provide "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all" for both
>> computers, and we'll look further.
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>

>"Li'l Roberto" <whoisit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:%236Kaw$rjFHA.3144@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>A small Peer to Peer network consisting of XP Home & PRO, when I D/Click
>>the remote PC icon in My Network Places > view Workgroup Computers , it
>>takes 20 or so seconds or so before
>> the shares are displayed. Once the shares are displayed there is
>> no problem with access to the remote PC.
>> From the other PC there is no delay when doing as described above.
>> PC1 is XP Home SP2, PC2 is XP PRO SP2, the PRO PC exhibits the delay.
>>
>> The windows firewall is on on both PCs, with File and Print sharing
>> enabled in the Exceptions Tab, nothing is selected in
>> Advanced >Local Area Connections >Settings Tab.
>> A Linksys WAG54G ADSL Modem/Router connects directly to the XP Home via
>> Ethernet and the PRO is also wired into the router, DHCP and NetBIOS
>> over TCP is enabled on both PCs, any clues as to the reason for the
>> delay would be appreciated.
>>
>> Robert

>Chuck
>thanks for your time with this one, I have included the ipconfig results
>from the problem system.
>Also I did the regedit from your link [EnableProxy] the value wasn't
>present but adding it and having the value set to either 0 or 1 didn't
>fix the problem.
>
>Robert

<SNIP>

OK, Robert,

Three issues here:
1) Since you have 2 computers, we need to look at diagnostics for both. Both
"browstat status" and "ipconfig /all" for each give a complete picture.
2) Did you copy browstat.exe to a Path folder?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/browstat-utility-from-microsoft.html>
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/using-path-and-making-custom-program.html>
3) This being a technical help thread, and not general chat, we will proceed
much easier if you will kindly type all responses to me AFTER my posts (ie
bottom post please). Hella easier to follow. I will snip as appropriate.
4) The Regedit fix is not generally a solution, just a cleanup to make it
sometimes easier to find the problem. If it didn't produce results, we will
work around it.

--
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 mvps org.
.

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