Re: One-way connection: networked XP/2000 PC's
- From: "Cheryl" <bluehausmailbox-news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 22:41:43 -0800
"Cheryl" <> wrote in message news:e8nxHP5$FHA.4080@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Well, I've been at this for nearly 12 hours now and have exhausted every
> avenue I can think of. I'm hoping someone's seen this before! I am
trying
> to set up a home network with 2 PC's:
>
> #1 - Windows XP Pro SP2 - this one's been around for a while, and it's
> currently running Norton Internet Security / NAV
> #2 - Windows 2000 Pro SP2 - new to me, clean installation 1 week ago,
> currently running ZoneAlarm
>
> I started on #1 (XP) and set up a workgroup ("HOME") and named the
computer
> "CHERYL". I set up sharing for 3 printers and the "Shared Documents"
folder
> on this computer. Visibility/security set to "Everyone".
>
> I went to #2 (2000) and named it "HOME01" and tried to connect to
workgroup
> "HOME"... so far, so good. My Network Places -> Computers Near Me ->
> Cheryl -> when prompted for my username/password I was able to log in. I
> can see files on #1, edit them, drop new files in the shared directory,
etc.
>
> But here's where my luck turned bad...I shared a folder on the 2000
machine
> (I've tried every sharing combination I can think of... Everyone, Guest,
the
> default username/password on the other PC) and shared a printer as well.
I
> went back to #1 (XP) and go to My Network Places -> View Workgroup
> Computers -> nothing happens. Here's a list of the things I've tried
(plus
> more, but this is all I remember at this point!)
>
> + Search #1 for "computers" by name or IP, and it can't find #2.
>
> + ping #2 from #1 and #1 from #2 by name and IP -> both work fine
>
> + #1: net view -> I can see both computers as \\CHERYL and \\HOME01
>
> + #1: net view \\HOME01 -- I can see the contents fine:
> C:\ . . . >net view \\HOME01\
> . . .
> hp_shared_printer Print
> SharedDocs Disk
> The command completed successfully.
>
> + #1: But if I try to actually connect to one of these, I get the dreaded
> error 53:
> net use \\HOME01\SharedDocs *
> Type the password for \\HOME01\SharedDocs:
> System error 53 has occurred.
> The network path was not found.
>
> So I finally got it simplified to the following experiment:
> #2 - Start - Run - \\CHERYL -> opens up the shared directories on the XP
> computer just fine
> #2 - Start - Run - \\HOME01 (its own name) -> opens up its shared
> directories
> #1 - Start - Run - \\HOME01 -> error popup: The network path was not
found.
> #1 - Start - Run - \\CHERYL (its own name) -> error popup: The network
path
> was not found.
> This last part really bothers me... why can't the XP machine even see
> itself, when the computer across the room can clearly see its shared
> contents??
>
> + I tried stopping/starting the browser on both machines, to no avail. I
> uninstalled and re-installed the network connections on the XP machine
> several times, even switching from my wireless card to a USB LAN
connection.
> I can see the internet from the XP machine and everything appears normal,
> except it doesn't think there are any networked computers connected to it!
>
> I did some more debugging with browstat.exe on both machines. The only
> unusual thing I ran across was the following error message. From either
> machine, if I type:
> browstat stats \\CHERYL
> then I see the error message in reply:
> Unable to query browser statistics: 81
> Whereas if I simply type browstat stats, I do get a (non-error) response.
I
> can post the complete results if it would be useful.
>
> Additionally, on #1 when I go to My Network Places -> Add a Network
Place ->
> Choose Another Network Location -> Browse, I see the following hierarchy:
> + My Network Places
> + Entire Network
> - Microsoft Terminal Services
> - Web Client Network
> - My Groups
> I don't have anything set up in "My Groups". A friend told me that on his
> PC, he sees an entry for "Microsoft Windows Network" (or similar name)
under
> "Entire Network"? I definitely don't have anything like that...
>
> I've tried disabling the two firewall applications and it doesn't appear
to
> make any difference...I didn't uninstall, however. I also spent some time
> on Chuck's website and tried repairing the LSP/Winsock Layer... I went
> through 3 of the 6 fixes and hadn't yet found anything.
>
> Any ideas? I'm not sure where to look next. This is the first time I've
> done this and I was optimistic after I got it working one way this
> morning... but this was not how I'd envisioned spending my *entire* day!
>
> - Cheryl (results of ipconfig /all posted at bottom)
>
> Computer #1 (XP)
> =================
> Windows IP Configuration
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : CHERYL
> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : gateway.2wire.net
>
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 4:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : gateway.2wire.net
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 2Wire Gateway USB
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0D-72-85-EE-D2
> Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.16.1.35
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 172.16.0.1
> DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.16.0.1
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.16.0.1
> Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, December 12, 2005
> 10:12:49 PM
> Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, December 12, 2005
> 11:12:49 PM
>
> Computer #2 (2000)
> =================
> Windows 2000 IP Configuration
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : HOME01
> Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : gateway.2wire.net
>
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : gateway.2wire.net
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel 8255x-based PCI Ethernet
> Adapter (10/100)
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-E0-81-00-65-B3
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.16.1.33
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 172.16.0.1
> DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.16.0.1
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.16.0.1
> Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, December 12, 2005
> 10:03:12 PM
> Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, December 12, 2005
> 11:03:12 PM
>
>
Oops, forgot to post the results of the browstat status. Here goes:
Computer #1 - XP
===============
Status for domain HOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{04810707-F0AA-4FFC-AE53
-32BD0FB17C35}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: HOME01
Master browser is running build 2195
2 backup servers retrieved from master HOME01
\\HOME01
\\CHERYL
There are 2 servers in domain HOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{0481070
7-F0AA-4FFC-AE53-32BD0FB17C35}
There are 1 domains in domain HOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{0481070
7-F0AA-4FFC-AE53-32BD0FB17C35}
Computer #2 - 2000
===============
D:\ABC>browstat status
Status for domain HOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{CCA86E15-6273-439A-A844
-BC0DB0B92771}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: HOME01
Master browser is running build 2195
2 backup servers retrieved from master HOME01
\\CHERYL
\\HOME01
There are 2 servers in domain HOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{CCA86E1
5-6273-439A-A844-BC0DB0B92771}
There are 1 domains in domain HOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{CCA86E1
5-6273-439A-A844-BC0DB0B92771}
.
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