Re: Home network problem
- From: Chuck <none@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 21:29:17 -0800
On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 17:25:17 -0800, Mike <Mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Chuck" wrote:
On Mon, 20 Mar 2006 17:05:27 -0800, Mike <Mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I have been trying for several days to set up my home network for sharing
files, reading various suggestions on this site and Chuck's webpages. I have
a pc wired to a belkin router and a laptop connected wirelessly to the
router. Both pc and laptop connect successfully to the internet via broadband
(telephone line). PC has Norton Internet Security 2006 and laptop has windows
firewalls and eTrust antivirus. Both are XP home edition with sp2. The router
also has a firewall.
This is what I have tried so far:
1.Both PC and laptop can ping each other.
2.I ran ipconfig/all on both. The PC (called host) has Netbios over TCP/IP
disabled.
3. Tried to rectify this (Enable in the WINS screen of the LAN properties)
but the change didn't register.
4. Ran Browstat status on both. Laptop looks ok, but PC returns nothing (but
Browstat is being run from the correct directory because typing browstat on
its own displays the list of commands available)
5. Laptop can see itself (computer123) in the workgroup (network54) but not
PC("host"), but the PC (host) cannot see itself or laptop (Computer123).
6. Have tried disabling the firewalls but doesn't seem to help.
Would prefer not to uninstall Norton, at least not until I've exhausted all
the less severe options. (Side questions- How good is Norton firewall
compared to Windows firewall? Is it worth the extra hassle?)
In summary, the PC seems the first place to start - what should I try next?
Thanks
Mike (in the UK)
<SNIP>
Laptop Browstat status
==============
Status for domain NETWORK54 on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{8441F08A-4DEB-40D7-BE53-612AECB45FD0}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: COMPUTER123
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master COMPUTER123
\\COMPUTER123
There are 1 servers in domain NETWORK54 on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{8441F08A-4DEB-40D7-BE53-612AECB45FD0}
There are 1 domains in domain NETWORK54 on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{8441F08A-4DEB-40D7-BE53-612AECB45FD0}
Between browstat on HOST returning nothing (does it come back with a command
prompt?), and COMPUTER123 showing "There are 1 servers in domain", and
identifying itself as the master browser, I have to wonder about HOST.
Please check all network components and services on HOST, then please Enable NBT
again.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#Components>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#Components
If checking components and services accomplishes nothing, then uninstall and
reinstall Client for Microsoft Networks and File and Printer Sharing for
Microsoft Networks, and reset TCP/IP.
<http://support.microsoft.com/?id=299357>
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=299357
Then rerun the Network Setup Wizard, and select
This computer connects to the Internet through another computer on my network or
through a residential gateway.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/using-network-setup-wizard-in-windows.html#NATClient>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/using-network-setup-wizard-in-windows.html#NATClient
If still no help, go thru the troubleshooting guide in detail and slowly.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html
WRT Norton vs Windows Firewalls, the additional value of Norton is based upon
the perceived need for outbound filtering as a way of detecting malware on the
computer. One of the purposes of having a personal firewall, which is simply 1
portion of layered security, is to prevent malware from running on your
computer. If you let malware on your computer, to the extent that it can be
detected by outgoing traffic, you're already compromised. Most malware is
written to hijack legit outgoing traffic anyway.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/please-protect-yourself-layer-your.html#Layer2>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/please-protect-yourself-layer-your.html#Layer2
Success with the disabled netbios after resetting the TCP/IP on the pc(host).
Now the browstats runs on both pc and laptop.
Also changed the Norton personal firewall on the pc to allow 192.168.2.3 to
be "trusted", and changed the permissions to permit some blocked connections
in the advance setting. On the laptop, windows firewall, did likewise.
After this I can "see" both computers from pc and laptop. I can now open
files on the laptop from the pc. Almost there... What I can't do is open
files on the pc from the laptop. I get asked to login as a guest user with a
password. I turned the guest account on (but don't seem to be able to set a
password), with the result that I get error "\\Host is not accessible...."
when I try connecting again from the laptop. How do I get rid of this guest
account login screen? The browstats are now:
laptop
====
Status for domain NETWORK54 on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{8441F08A-4DEB-40D7-BE53-612AECB45FD0}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: HOST
Could not connect to registry, error = 5 Unable to determine build of
browser master: 5
Unable to determine server information for browser master: 5
1 backup servers retrieved from master HOST
\\HOST
There are 2 servers in domain NETWORK54 on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{8441F08A-4DEB-40D7-BE53-612AECB45FD0}
There are 1 domains in domain NETWORK54 on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{8441F08A-4DEB-40D7-BE53-612AECB45FD0}
desktop pc
=======
Status for domain NETWORK54 on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{2DE2D0F7-E608-403B-A7B4-40D003520B22}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: HOST
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master HOST
\\HOST
Unable to retrieve server list from HOST: 53
Thanks
Mike
OK, Mike,
Looking a bit better. Now, what operating system is running on Computer123, and
on Host? XP Home, XP Pro with Simple File Sharing, or XP Pro with Advanced File
Sharing? This makes a difference now.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Simple>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Simple
How did you activate Guest? Did you do it from the Control Panel applet? Or
from Computer Management, in Administrative Tools?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Activate>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Activate
--
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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