Re: W2K Domain-Connected Laptop -> XP Workgroup Desktop via Crossover

On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 22:11:27 -0800, HWH <HWH@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Hello - I think from reading prior posts I'm going to be asking a similar
>question to one that has been asked many times. Apologies if this is going to
>sound repetitive.
>
>I'm trying to permit the exchange of data between my office PC (a W2K laptop
>that is a member of a corporate domain) and my home PC (a standalone XP Home
>Edition PC configured as a workgroup member).
>
>Connection is via a crossover cable. No routers to content with.
>
>Here's what I know about the office laptop:
>- DHCP enabled
>- I have admin rights either via a cached account on the domain or through
>an account local to the PC (both are available)
>- I'm quite certain there are some policy restrictions that the laptop is
>adhering to (by virtue of its membership in the corporate domain) but
>wouldn't know where to research what they consist of. Hopefully this is not
>an issue.
>
>Things I've tried:
>
>1. The obvious first thing I did was to enabled File and Print sharing on
>the home PC, and to actually set-up a share on both boxes (open to everyone,
>no restrictions).
>
>2. Disabled the XP firewall completely.
>
>3. Programmed a static IP of a.b.c.1 and a gateway of a.b.c.1 on the home
>PC; programmed a static IP of a.b.c.2 and a gateway of a.b.c.1 on the office
>PC (... this is suboptimal - I would really rather avoid having to do this,
>since it involves switching things back and forth every time I want to bring
>the laptop home)
>
>Result ->
>: Office PC and Home PC both recognize each other when the cable is
>connected ("Local Area Network Speed = 100MBps")
>: That's the extent of the success. Boxes can't see one another (NET VIEW)
>and can't ping each other (timeout)
>
>4. Ensured NetBIOS over TCP/IP was enabled on both boxes. No change
>
>5. Added NetBEUI protocol to both boxes. No luck. No change. I tried this
>both in addition to preserving the IP stack and also after having wiped out
>the IP stack on both boxes. Nothing - nada.
>
>6. I've tried all of the above in concert with logging into the laptop with
>a LOCAL administrator account that also exists on the home PC ("CommonID").
>
>7. I am UNABLE to change the name of the workgroup on the home PC to be the
>same as the name of the laptop's domain because the format of my company's
>domain names (...bless their hearts) is xxxx.xxxxxx.xxxxx.com which is too
>long a name to fit in the little box provided for the name of workgroup. Not
>sure this would make a difference - I'm inclined to think not, given that the
>basic ping test failed.
>
>I'm stuck. People at work are useless - colleagues are not IT proficient
>(... nor am I really)
>
>nbtstat is not available on the office laptop (...these machines are built
>off an image - I wouldn't be surprised if most support programs were not
>provided), so if anyone will reply with a request to run some stats, please
>also let me know if I can port the versions that are on the home PC over to
>the laptop (i.e. do these programs operate independant of the operating
>system version) - I have not tried this, and probably wouldn't know how to
>read the output anyway.
>
>Help - and thanks for any help !
>
>HWH

Assuming that you have physical connectivity ("Local Area Network Speed =
100MBps"), you now need to setup logical connectivity (TCP/IP). Your "a.b.c.1"
etc crap gave me a headache. You're going to have to trust us with details if
you want real help.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html

Work from the bottom up please. TMI above.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/08/solving-network-problems-tutorial.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/08/solving-network-problems-tutorial.html

Start by getting the cross-over cable working, and tested.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/connecting-two-computers-with.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/connecting-two-computers-with.html

After you get TCP/IP and pinging working, then get rid of NetBEUI, and get
NetBIOS Over TCP/IP working and tested. You can do that using browstat on both
computers.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/browstat-utility-from-microsoft.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/browstat-utility-from-microsoft.html

After you have NBT working and tested, get file sharing working.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.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 mvps org.
.

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