Re: XP Pro SP2 hides from network

I have tried disabling the firewall, but that doesn't have any affect (in
fact, that is the first thing that I tried).

I ran Browstat and Ipconfig on all of the computers last night and came up
with the following results.

C:\>browstat status


Status for domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{CD117AF4-CD69-4406-80
A3-9F1B2CC6A4DE}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: C64
Master browser is running build 2195
2 backup servers retrieved from master C64
\\NOVI
\\C64
There are 5 servers in domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{CD117
AF4-CD69-4406-80A3-9F1B2CC6A4DE}
There are 1 domains in domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{CD117
AF4-CD69-4406-80A3-9F1B2CC6A4DE}

C:\>ipconfig /all

Windows 2000 IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : c64
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking
Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-30-1B-26-CB-34
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, October 05, 2005
6:53:47
PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, October 05, 2005
6:58:47
PM

C:\>


All of the systems gave the same results (aside from Host Name, IP Address,
Physical Address, and Description which are system specific of course) with
one exception. The systems that hide are either Node Type Unknown or Hybrid
while the rest are Broadcast (except for the one XP SP1 system that never
hides and is listed as a backup server on all systems which is also
Unknown). All of the systems list the same Master Browser and the same 2
Backup Browsers. When either of the two systems go into hiding, the number
of servers decreases by one (or two if both are hidden at that time).

At this point I intend to try changing the Node Type to Broadcast on the
affected systems to see if that has any effect on the situation. I will
also be looking into the RestrictAnonymous and Hidden registry settings as
well as the "File and Printer Sharing Service" fix that EPGeek refers.

Aside from that, does anyone else have any suggestions?

I will post back with the results as they become available.

Screwed






"Jason Tan (MSFT)" <v-jasont@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi Screwed,
>
> Thanks for your reply! In addition, please reconfirm if the issue is
> related to firewall. Disable any firewall including Windows Firewall and
> check issue again.
>
> Hope a good day!
>
> Thanks & Regards,
>
> Jason Tan
>
> Microsoft Online Partner Support
> Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
>
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> | From: "screwed" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx>
> | References: <egwT6UGyFHA.464@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> <855109D9-C516-42A4-9CE8-501AFE862EBD@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> | Subject: Re: XP Pro SP2 hides from network
> | Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 17:10:34 -0500
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> | NNTP-Posting-Host: greenlake.winnefox.org 199.242.176.68
> | Path: TK2MSFTNGXA01.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP08.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl
> | Xref: TK2MSFTNGXA01.phx.gbl microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web:62841
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> |
> |
> | "EPGeek" <EPGeek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> | news:855109D9-C516-42A4-9CE8-501AFE862EBD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> | >I am also having this problem. I added a new PC with XP Pro and SP2 to
> my
> | > network and my symptoms are the same as the situation that started
> this
> | > post.
> | > I can use network shares on this machine, but it does not appear in
> | > Network
> | > Neighborhood. I have other XP clients on this network, and they do
> | > appear,
> | > but they did not come with SP2 preinstalled (and consequently not
> | > removable).
> | > Several of these XP clients have even been upgraded to SP2, and yet
> still
> | > appear in the net' neighborhood.! I've "reloaded" this PC several
> times,
> | > turned off the firewall, checked that all the ports were open, all to
> no
> | > avail. Please help! Several of my applications depend on this PC
> | > appearing
> | > in the Network Neighborhood.
> |
> | I feel your pain. In my case it doesn't matter if SP2 was pre-installed
> or
> | updated to SP2. In fact, one test I did with a working SP1 system was
> to
> | update to SP2. It started exhibiting the dissappearing act immediately.
> As
> | soon as i uninstalled SP2 it started working correctly again. I stall
> | haven't figured out what is causing the problem (I forgot to save the
> | information about the browser issues before I went home), I'm convinced
> it's
> | somehow connected to SP2. It's possible that it something in the
> browser
> | service that's causing the problem, but I can't be positive until I get
> home
> | and get a chance to run the diagnostics Chuck and Jason have outlined
> | previously (man I hate living without home internet access).
> |
> | Good luck to you and I'll report back with the results.
> |
> | Screwed
> |
> |
> | >
> | > "Jason Tan (MSFT)" wrote:
> | >
> | >> Hello,
> | >>
> | >> I understand that the SP2 systems disappear from Network places after
> ten
> | >> minutes or so in a small workgroup network environment. If I have
> | >> misunderstood your concerns, please feel free to let me know.
> | >>
> | >> I agree with Chuck that you may follow Chuck's suggestion using
> Browse
> | >> tool
> | >> to check the issue. You may test it on a Windows XP PC to verify if
> | >> master
> | >> browser exists in the domain when it disappears. I would like to
> provide
> | >> you with the steps as below:
> | >>
> | >> 1. Install the Windows XP Service Pack 2 Support Tools.
> | >> 2. Go to command prompt, type "browstat status".
> | >>
> | >> Windows XP Service Pack 2 Support Tools
> | >>
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=49AE8576-9BB9-4126-
> | >> 9761-BA8011FABF38&displaylang=en
> | >>
> | >> If the Master Browser and Backup Browser exist in the network,
> "Browstat
> | >> status" will show their computer name.
> | >>
> | >> For example:
> | >> =====================
> | >> D:\Program Files\browstat status
> | >>
> | >> Status for domain TEST on transport
> | >> \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{6E196137-45F1-4045-BAF3-02A34A9AE49E}
> | >> Browsing is active on domain.
> | >> Master browser name is: Computer1
> | >> Master browser is running build 3790
> | >> 3 backup servers retrieved from master Computer1
> | >> \\COMPUTER2
> | >> \\COMPUTER3
> | >> \\Computer4
> | >> There are 10 servers in domain TEST on transport
> | >> \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{6E196137-45F1-4045-BAF3-02A34A9AE49E}
> | >> There are 2 domains in domain TEST on transport
> | >> \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{6E196137-45F1-4045-BAF3-02A34A9AE49E}
> | >> Please post the result of "Browstat status".
> | >>
> | >> If master browser exists, please perform a clean boot and test the
> issue
> | >> again.
> | >>
> | >> To isolate the influence of additional applications, please boot the
> | >> system
> | >> into a Clean Boot environment to see whether this problem continues:
> | >>
> | >> 1. Unplug all the unnecessary devices, with only the keyboard, the
> mouse
> | >> left.
> | >> 2. Click Start, click Run, type "msconfig" (without the quotation
> marks)
> | >> in
> | >> the Open box, and then click OK.
> | >> 3. In the Startup tab, click the "Disable All" button.
> | >> 4. In the Services tab, check the "Hide All Microsoft Services"
> checkbox,
> | >> and then click the "Disable All" button.
> | >> 5. Click OK and restart your computer.
> | >>
> | >> 310560: How to troubleshoot by using the System Configuration utility
> in
> | >> Windows XP
> | >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310560
> | >>
> | >> If there is anything that is unclear, please feel free to let me
> know.
> | >>
> | >> Thanks & Regards,
> | >>
> | >> Jason Tan
> | >>
> | >> Microsoft Online Partner Support
> | >> Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
> | >>
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> | >>
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> | >> that others may learn and benefit from your issue.
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> | >>
> | >>
> | >>
> | >>
> | >>
> | >> --------------------
> | >> | From: "screwed" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx>
> | >> | Subject: XP Pro SP2 hides from network
> | >> | Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 16:56:00 -0500
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> | >> | NNTP-Posting-Host: greenlake.winnefox.org 199.242.176.68
> | >> | Path:
> TK2MSFTNGXA01.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP08.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl
> | >> | Xref: TK2MSFTNGXA01.phx.gbl
> | >> microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web:62679
> | >> | X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web
> | >> |
> | >> | I'm having a difficult time with my home network. I have three
> Win2K
> | >> SP4
> | >> | systems, one XP Pro SP1 system, a laptop with XP Home SP2, and one
> XP
> | >> Pro
> | >> | SP2 system. I'm running through a wired Lynksys router with DHCP
> | >> enabled
> | >> | and a workgroup with file and print sharing (no internet access at
> the
> | >> | present time). The XP SP1 and 2000 systems have no problems seeing
> or
> | >> | accessing each other. The XP SP2 systems have no problems seeing
> and
> | >> | accessing any of the 2000 or XPSP1 systems. The problem lies in
> the
> | >> two
> | >> XP
> | >> | SP2 systems being seen by each other or the SP1 or 2000 systems.
> After
> | >> ten
> | >> | minutes or so, the SP2 systems disappear from Network places. I can
> use
> | >> the
> | >> | search feature to find and then access them. As long as the
> Explorer
> | >> window
> | >> | with the SP2 system remains active I can continue to access them.
> Once
> | >> I
> | >> | close the Explorer window though, they are hidden until I search
> for
> | >> them
> | >> | again. Anyone have any ideas on what is happening here and what I
> need
> | >> to
> | >> | do to correct this short of replacing SP2 with SP1? I read some of
> the
> | >> | posts about network problems and will try some of the various
> | >> suggestions
> | >> | when I get home.
> | >> |
> | >> | Thanks in advance.
> | >> |
> | >> | Screwed Rude in the Frozen Tundra
> | >> |
> | >> |
> | >> |
> | >>
> | >>
> | >
> |
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