Re: Workgroup Not Accessible

This may be a NodeType issue. BUT, MORE IMPORTANTLY: you are sharing
folders on public IPs; you do NOT have adequate protection; and this is a
very bad idea.

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

"Matt A." <Matt A.@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:F5AE5734-4083-4C87-AE29-730C82150EFD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Alright, I've been at this for a long time now. I did a repair install of
> Windows XP with SP2 included on my machine. After it completed
successfully,
> I noticed I was no longer on my network. I couldn't see any other
computers
> on my workgroup, nor their shared folders, and I can't see my own shared
> folders in Network Neighborhood. The other 3 computers were still fine
and
> could network with each other no problem but they couldn't see me or my
> shared files. However, I can go to Run-> \\xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx and access the
> shared folders of the workgroup computers. They can't access mine,
however,
> with that method.
>
> I came here looking for anything at all that could help. The Computer
> Browser was turned on, NetBIOS was turned on, Windows Firewall is On now
and
> File and Printer Sharing is allowed in Exceptions. It was off for a while
> but out of desperation, i turned it on to try and get the network to work
> again.
>
> Summary: I can't access my workgroup. I can't see any workgroup
computers
> from Network Neighborhood. The other computers can't see me. The other
> computers can still network with each other just fine. I can access the
> other computers' shared folders by using Run-> \\xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx. They
can't
> access mine using that method.
>
> I need help please.
>
> Here's my ipconfig:
>
> Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . :
> SHITDEMON Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Node Type . .
..
> . . . . . . . . . : Unknown IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : NoEthernet adapter Local Area
> Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description
..
> . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce MCP Networking Controller
Physical
> Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-8D-F9-31-0F Dhcp Enabled. . . . .
.. .
> . . . . : No IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 66.92.211.138
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.248 Default Gateway
..
> . . . . . . . . : 66.92.211.137 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . :
> 64.84.159.2 216.231.41.2
>
> Here's my browstat status:
>
> Status for domain FEARINHELL on transport
> \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{3C074201-9C02-42B5-B91F-256161B9E842}
> Browsing is NOT active on domain.
> Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus.


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