Re: Problems with "My Network Places"
- From: Chuck <none@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 22:10:57 -0700
On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 14:10:04 +0100, "Andrew Virnuls" <forename@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
"Chuck" <none@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:l52gc21nvkdv08ivp91l1tb4s87rc67s1k@xxxxxxxxxx
On Wed, 26 Jul 2006 23:12:11 +0100, "Andrew Virnuls"
<forename@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I'm having problems with My Network Places and have been searching the web
for several days to find a solution, but haven't had any joy...
How many computers do you have? Is this a problem on one, or others too?
Try
some diagnostic work - provide "browstat status", "ipconfig /all", "net
config
server", and "net config workstation", from each computer...
Thanks for responding.
I have two computers connected with a Belkin ADSL router - an AMD64 desktop
running Windows XP x64, which is connected with a cable, and an old laptop
running Windows 2000, which is connected wirelessly. Both are in the same
workgroup. The x64 desktop is the one with the problem, the laptop seems
OK. I built the desktop just over a year ago and it's been running
correctly since then (until a couple of weeks ago).
Having just checked the laptop, I've also noticed that the laptop can access
shares on the desktop, but the desktop tells me that the laptop is not
accessible (although it appears in the workgroup in Entire Network). This
used to work correctly, too!
I've included the requested information from the desktop PC.
Andrew
- ipconfig from the desktop:
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : AMD64
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : Number19
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Number19
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Marvell Yukon 88E8053 PCI-E Gigabit
Ethernet Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-D8-6D-EA-09
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 27 July 2006 13:28:00
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 27 July 2006 13:27:59
(it used to have the tunnelling thing in it too, but I removed IPv6 as
directed by your web-site)
- netconfig from the desktop:
Server Name \\AMD64
Server Comment Desktop PC
Software version Microsoft Windows XP
Server is active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
NetBT_Tcpip_{8F9125A2-12D5-46BA-9B70-926C3833898E} (0011d86dea09)
Server hidden No
Maximum Logged On Users 10
Maximum open files per session 16384
Idle session time (min) 15
The command completed successfully.
Computer name \\AMD64
Full Computer name AMD64
User name av
Workstation active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
NetBT_Tcpip_{8F9125A2-12D5-46BA-9B70-926C3833898E} (0011D86DEA09)
Software version Microsoft Windows XP
Workstation domain VIRNULS
Logon domain AMD64
COM Open Timeout (sec) 0
COM Send Count (byte) 16
COM Send Timeout (msec) 250
The command completed successfully.
- browstat information from the desktop:
Status for domain VIRNULS on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{8F9125A2-12D5-46BA-9B70-926C3833898E}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: AMD64
Master browser is running build 3790
1 backup servers retrieved from master AMD64
\\AMD64
There are 2 servers in domain VIRNULS on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{8F9125A2-12D5-46BA-9B70-926C3833898E}
There are 1 domains in domain VIRNULS on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{8F9125A2-12D5-46BA-9B70-926C3833898E}
(this seems to give erratic results - sometimes it says only 1 server, and
sometime it says that browsing is not active)
- browstat information from the Windows 2000 laptop:
Status for domain VIRNULS on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{A91C6987-2F70-4D96-A9E7-0D74081B56B4}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: LAPTOP
Master browser is running build 2195
1 backup servers retrieved from master LAPTOP
\\LAPTOP
There are 1 servers in domain VIRNULS on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{A91C6987-2F70-4D96-A9E7-0D74081B56B4}
There are 1 domains in domain VIRNULS on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{A91C6987-2F70-4D96-A9E7-0D74081B56B4}
Andrew,
OK, with just 2 computers, you should stop and disable the browser service on
the laptop. And make sure that NetBT is explicitly Enabled on both.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/04/nt-browser-or-why-cant-i-always-see.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/04/nt-browser-or-why-cant-i-always-see.html
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/netbios-over-tcpip.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/netbios-over-tcpip.html
Then watch "browstat status" on both computers simultaneously. If any more
questions or problems, post diagnostics from BOTH computers.
--
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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