Re: Networking is Messed Up
- From: Chuck <none@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 12:29:20 -0700
On Mon, 22 May 2006 11:59:02 -0700, Keith Weatherhead
<KeithWeatherhead@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Chuck" wrote:
On Mon, 22 May 2006 08:31:02 -0700, nass <nass@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Keith Weatherhead" wrote:
I noticed I missed a couple other points of interest.Hi Keith,
First, I can access the INet on my home network, with its proper Gateway and
DNS servers in the Local Connection IP Settings and the wireless disabled so
I know the hardware is OK and the wiring is OK. I cannot access anything on
my local net.
Second, all I had to do when I went to the Hotel was uncheck the Proxy boxes
on the Connections Tab and put them back on when I got back to the client.
Regards,
Keith
"Keith Weatherhead" wrote:
Greetings,
I sure hope someone can unravel this for me, I thought I had a handle on it,
but nothing I do seems to help.
My partner and I travel with our notebooks and connect many times to other
corporate networks to get INet access, but rarely to access their machine
internally. We also need to share folders between us while we are doing our
work. This has been done successfully for many years until this past week.
We are both running XPpro-SP2 with all of the latest patches. He uses AOL
Security Center which I believe is McAfee based, while I use Windows Firewall
and Norton AV.
Both our office network and my home network are simple "workgroups", not
domains and use 192.168.x.x NAT addressing, for my home, it is a DirecWay
2-way satellite and the office is a DSL line.
At this last client they had to make some changes to our configuration to
give us INet access. While there and at evenings in the Hotel Rooms things
worked OK with a single adjustment between the two locations, described
below, until we returned home and now our office and my home network access
for the wired connection DOES NOT work for our WorkGroups.
In attempting to access any of my local systems, either at the office or at
home, we both get messages of:
Workgroup is not accessible. You may not have permission to use this
network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if
you have access permission.
The list of servers for this workgroup is not currently available.
To the *best of my knowlegde*, while at the client the only changes that
were made for their network were in the InterNet Options, Connections Tab.
We were required to check: Use a proxy server for your LAN.
Also checked: Bypass proxy server for local addresses.
In the Advanced TaB we had to set the Server for all addresses other than
Socks and change all Port addresses to 8880, with the exception of FTP which
was 8000.
Once these items were done, we did not need a UserId or Password to
pass-thru to the INet. We simply removed the server and ports and unchecked
the boxes on the front panel, but somehow we did not get back to where we
once were.
Our sharing is via the Guest Account which has a password and has served us
well. Since both of our notebook experience the exact same problems and we
each managed them individually, I tend to think that soemthing at the site,
altered other settings than we were aware of as I sat right next to their IT
person when the initial changes were being made and wrote down what was done
to be able to reverse it. I do not believe that I missed something, however
based on what we are experiencing, I may very well be wrong.
Can anyone help, we have to hit the road again Monday afternoon and I have
been unsuccessful in trying to resolve this over this weekend.
Regards,
Keith
moc tod dtldd ta whtiek (email address is totally reversed, read right to
left...)
You may have winsock problem, WinSock is damaged or corrupt after disconnect
from the LAN.
Try to fix the Winsocks and see if it will solve your problem, if it all
reset as you said to the original settings.
Here the link to download the Winsocks fix:
http://www.nasstec.co.uk/tools.html (winsokFix)
Please let us know
Regards
nass
Nass,
I suspect that you mean well, but please don't suggest downloading binary code
(ie programs) from a private website. That's a security risk. Please direct
all code downloads to known and trusted websites. I've written an article about
this issue.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/12/download-software-selectively.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/12/download-software-selectively.html
Keith,
The LSP / Winsock corruption issue is a very versatile one, and can require
multiple tools. Please read my article linked above, then read my comprehensive
article on LSP / Winsock corruption.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/problems-with-lsp-winsock-layer-in.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/problems-with-lsp-winsock-layer-in.html
Chuck and Nass,
I appreciate the assistance !!
Chuck, I have gone thru *all* the solutions on your website, with the
exception of re-installing the hardware driver for the Notebook.
I have tried the software programs, reboot, netsh command, etc. all to no
avail, as yet. I can access the INet just fine but cannot access any of my
inhouse machines or printers with a Net connection with Win Host software
like my HP OJ-G95.
I can access Lasers that have a Net Card in them and they are a direct IP
port, for example a Xeron DP860 Phaser works fine.
Any other ideas would be most appreciated as the issue is still open as
originally described.
Regards,
Keith
Hi Keith,
The LSP / Winsock corruption was not the only possible explanation, but it was
good to get it out of the way. Apologies for the frustration you must be
feeling now.
The message "The list of servers for this workgroup is not currently available."
is a browser issue. Make sure that each computer is running with NetBIOS Over
TCP explicitly Enabled.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/netbios-over-tcpip.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/netbios-over-tcpip.html
Then look for a misconfigured or overlooked personal firewall, or other security
component. There are several other possibilities too, and any might be the cause
of your problem. Read this article with an open mind.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html
Or look at "browstat status", "ipconfig /all", "net config server", and "net
config workstation", from each computer, and diagnose the problem. Read this
article, and linked articles, and follow instructions precisely (download
browstat!):
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp
--
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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