Re: NetBIOS Problem
- From: "Steve Winograd [MVP]" <bcmaven@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 00:31:56 -0600
In article <eY1BxRcXGHA.1476@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Daniel Rudy"
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"Steve Winograd [MVP]" <bcmaven@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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In article <Oa41aNTXGHA.3740@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Daniel Rudy"
<nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello,
I have multiple WinXP and a couple of Win98 machines on a network.
The
network is segmented into two different subnets. The problem is that
machines on one subnet cannot talk to machines on the other, this includes
NetBIOS enabled printers.
10.0.0.0/24
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Router ----- Internet
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10.0.1.0/24
The machines on 10.0.0.0 can talk to each other, but they cannot talk to
the
machines on 10.0.1.0. Although, you can ping the individual machines
across
the subnets, which tells me that I do have IP connectivity. Also,
machines
from both subnets are able to access the internet. The machines on the
10.0.1.0/24 network are wireless and as such, that subnet does not have
any
printers. The printers are on the 10.0.0.0/24 network, and the wireless
PCs
need access to them.
What is going on? What can I do about it?
NetBIOS name resolution in a Windows 98/XP network with multiple
subnets requires an LMHOSTS file on each computer. That file defines
the name-to-IP mappings for computers on the other subnet.
Even with LMHOSTS, you won't be able to browse across subnets in
Network Neighborhood and My Network Places.
You should be able to access a computer in the other subnet, without
name resolution, by typing the other computer's IP address in the
Start | Run box in this form:
\\10.0.x.x
I got it working.
Since the router is a Unix box (FreeBSD), I installed Samba and configured
it as a WINS server. Now everyone can see each other though the Network
Neighborhood/My Network Places browser...including printers.
That works, too. :-)
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