Re: Networking only works "one way"

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On Wed, 09 Aug 2006 16:15:28 GMT, JClark <jclark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Wed, 09 Aug 2006 07:10:52 -0700, Chuck <none@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Wed, 09 Aug 2006 12:03:27 GMT, JClark <jclark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Tue, 08 Aug 2006 19:46:34 -0700, Chuck <none@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Wed, 09 Aug 2006 01:35:22 GMT, JClark <jclark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Tue, 08 Aug 2006 15:21:31 -0700, Chuck <none@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Tue, 08 Aug 2006 16:44:50 GMT, JClark <jclark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Tue, 08 Aug 2006 08:21:00 GMT, JClark <jclark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

<snipped>
<snip>
That's very interesting indeed. In your previous statement, you say "I don't
pretend to understand this.". I am closer to your condition than to the experts
here. The LSP / Winsock is a collection of programs, linked together
dynamically by pointers, that connect the Internet Protocol stack and the
applications (such as the ping command or your browser). The pointers describe
the path that a packet of data takes, as it's processed by each network program.
You can see the programs that your system uses, in the enumerations that you and
I compared.

The dynamic linking makes it possible for the good guys (makers of personal
firewalls, packet analysers, and the like) and the bad guys (makers of trojans
and password stealers, for instance) to connect their products to the network,
without requiring a system rebuild. I think that it's now time to try an LSP /
Winsock fix, and see if that will suffice without "reloading networking".
<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
Hello again Chuck:

"I don't
pretend to understand this.". I am closer to your condition than to the experts
here.
Chuck, your humility is a wonderful virtue. But I feel very much in
awe of your depth of understanding. Like Chaucer's clerk, "Gladly
wolde he lerne, and glady teche." A good thing.

I did as you suggested. Netsh reset catalog did nothing. WinsockXPFIX
did some things (I had to put back all the entries in TCP/IP that had
been removed) but it didn't cure the problem.
Am I correct in assuming that the next step will be to
uninstall/reinstall TCP/IP?
I get a feeling that may be tricky. Any references or warnings?
Would you like to see my latest output from ipconfig, browstat status,
and "netsh winsock show catalog"? The latter shows a lot more entries
now.

Many thanks.

Jack

Jack,

With Windows XP, you can only reset IP. That's step 9, and is generally more
likely when you have complete disconnectivity. Your SMBs are getting thru
("There are 3 servers..."). But step 9 is relatively painless (though a bit
anal about the format of the command - read the article).

My money is on a personal firewall. Yes, let's look at the Winsock catalogue
again.
Good Morning Chuck,
Again, thanks for sticking with me on this.

read the article
Yes, I did read the article referenced in Step 9. Seems pretty
straightforward, and I will follow the command line reset
instructions.

My money is on a personal firewall
Certainly sounds reasonable. But, the firewalls on all three machines
(Deerfield Visnetic on AMD64, ZA on other two) have rules to permit
traffic between the three IP addresses, and their logs don't show any
blocking. The BOClean now does not do its "cleanup of winsock
connctivity" and logs show no "trojans" zapped. My antivirus AVG Pro
7.1 does not seem to have a firewall component, but I've written AVG
support to have them confirm this.

If the "reset IP" doesn't work, perhaps I should uninstall all
firewalls and see what happens. Again, the built-in firewall with the
NVIDIA onboard LAN hardware is not installed.

Just musing. Here's the latest "netsh winsock show catalog" output.

Jack
******************************************************************************
Winsock Catalog Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Entry Type: Base Service Provider
Description: MSAFD Tcpip [TCP/IP]
Provider ID:
{E70F1AA0-AB8B-11CF-8CA3-00805F48A192}
Provider Path: %SystemRoot%\system32\mswsock.dll
Catalog Entry ID: 1001
Version: 2
Address Family: 2
Max Address Length: 16
Min Address Length: 16
Socket Type: 1
Protocol: 6
Protocol Chain Length: 1

Winsock Catalog Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Entry Type: Base Service Provider
Description: MSAFD Tcpip [UDP/IP]
Provider ID:
{E70F1AA0-AB8B-11CF-8CA3-00805F48A192}
Provider Path: %SystemRoot%\system32\mswsock.dll
Catalog Entry ID: 1002
Version: 2
Address Family: 2
Max Address Length: 16
Min Address Length: 16
Socket Type: 2
Protocol: 17
Protocol Chain Length: 1

Winsock Catalog Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Entry Type: Base Service Provider
Description: MSAFD Tcpip [RAW/IP]
Provider ID:
{E70F1AA0-AB8B-11CF-8CA3-00805F48A192}
Provider Path: %SystemRoot%\system32\mswsock.dll
Catalog Entry ID: 1003
Version: 2
Address Family: 2
Max Address Length: 16
Min Address Length: 16
Socket Type: 3
Protocol: 0
Protocol Chain Length: 1

Winsock Catalog Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Entry Type: Base Service Provider
Description: RSVP UDP Service Provider
Provider ID:
{9D60A9E0-337A-11D0-BD88-0000C082E69A}
Provider Path: %SystemRoot%\system32\rsvpsp.dll
Catalog Entry ID: 1004
Version: 6
Address Family: 2
Max Address Length: 16
Min Address Length: 16
Socket Type: 2
Protocol: 17
Protocol Chain Length: 1

Winsock Catalog Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Entry Type: Base Service Provider
Description: RSVP TCP Service Provider
Provider ID:
{9D60A9E0-337A-11D0-BD88-0000C082E69A}
Provider Path: %SystemRoot%\system32\rsvpsp.dll
Catalog Entry ID: 1005
Version: 6
Address Family: 2
Max Address Length: 16
Min Address Length: 16
Socket Type: 1
Protocol: 6
Protocol Chain Length: 1

Winsock Catalog Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Entry Type: Base Service Provider
Description: MSAFD nwlnkipx [IPX]
Provider ID:
{11058240-BE47-11CF-95C8-00805F48A192}
Provider Path: %SystemRoot%\system32\mswsock.dll
Catalog Entry ID: 1012
Version: 2
Address Family: 6
Max Address Length: 16
Min Address Length: 14
Socket Type: 2
Protocol: 1000
Protocol Chain Length: 1

Winsock Catalog Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Entry Type: Base Service Provider
Description: MSAFD nwlnkspx [SPX]
Provider ID:
{11058241-BE47-11CF-95C8-00805F48A192}
Provider Path: %SystemRoot%\system32\mswsock.dll
Catalog Entry ID: 1013
Version: 2
Address Family: 6
Max Address Length: 16
Min Address Length: 14
Socket Type: 5
Protocol: 1256
Protocol Chain Length: 1

Winsock Catalog Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Entry Type: Base Service Provider
Description: MSAFD nwlnkspx [SPX] [Pseudo
Stream]
Provider ID:
{11058241-BE47-11CF-95C8-00805F48A192}
Provider Path: %SystemRoot%\system32\mswsock.dll
Catalog Entry ID: 1014
Version: 2
Address Family: 6
Max Address Length: 16
Min Address Length: 14
Socket Type: 1
Protocol: 1256
Protocol Chain Length: 1

Winsock Catalog Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Entry Type: Base Service Provider
Description: MSAFD nwlnkspx [SPX II]
Provider ID:
{11058241-BE47-11CF-95C8-00805F48A192}
Provider Path: %SystemRoot%\system32\mswsock.dll
Catalog Entry ID: 1015
Version: 2
Address Family: 6
Max Address Length: 16
Min Address Length: 14
Socket Type: 5
Protocol: 1257
Protocol Chain Length: 1

Winsock Catalog Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Entry Type: Base Service Provider
Description: MSAFD nwlnkspx [SPX II] [Pseudo
Stream]
Provider ID:
{11058241-BE47-11CF-95C8-00805F48A192}
Provider Path: %SystemRoot%\system32\mswsock.dll
Catalog Entry ID: 1016
Version: 2
Address Family: 6
Max Address Length: 16
Min Address Length: 14
Socket Type: 1
Protocol: 1257
Protocol Chain Length: 1

Winsock Catalog Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Entry Type: Base Service Provider
Description: MSAFD NetBIOS
[\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{761B3B7A-475C-4B27-82C8-BF09738AB7F6}] SEQPACKET
4
Provider ID:
{8D5F1830-C273-11CF-95C8-00805F48A192}
Provider Path: %SystemRoot%\system32\mswsock.dll
Catalog Entry ID: 1025
Version: 2
Address Family: 17
Max Address Length: 20
Min Address Length: 20
Socket Type: 5
Protocol: -4
Protocol Chain Length: 1

Winsock Catalog Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Entry Type: Base Service Provider
Description: MSAFD NetBIOS
[\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{761B3B7A-475C-4B27-82C8-BF09738AB7F6}] DATAGRAM
4
Provider ID:
{8D5F1830-C273-11CF-95C8-00805F48A192}
Provider Path: %SystemRoot%\system32\mswsock.dll
Catalog Entry ID: 1026
Version: 2
Address Family: 17
Max Address Length: 20
Min Address Length: 20
Socket Type: 2
Protocol: -4
Protocol Chain Length: 1

Winsock Catalog Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Entry Type: Base Service Provider
Description: MSAFD NetBIOS
[\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{8917A5D8-CD1B-426B-9E58-627A8486CA95}] SEQPACKET
0
Provider ID:
{8D5F1830-C273-11CF-95C8-00805F48A192}
Provider Path: %SystemRoot%\system32\mswsock.dll
Catalog Entry ID: 1027
Version: 2
Address Family: 17
Max Address Length: 20
Min Address Length: 20
Socket Type: 5
Protocol: -2147483648
Protocol Chain Length: 1

Winsock Catalog Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Entry Type: Base Service Provider
Description: MSAFD NetBIOS
[\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{8917A5D8-CD1B-426B-9E58-627A8486CA95}] DATAGRAM
0
Provider ID:
{8D5F1830-C273-11CF-95C8-00805F48A192}
Provider Path: %SystemRoot%\system32\mswsock.dll
Catalog Entry ID: 1028
Version: 2
Address Family: 17
Max Address Length: 20
Min Address Length: 20
Socket Type: 2
Protocol: -2147483648
Protocol Chain Length: 1

Winsock Catalog Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Entry Type: Base Service Provider
Description: MSAFD NetBIOS
[\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{132F559B-0745-4EDA-95EF-986866472281}] SEQPACKET
1
Provider ID:
{8D5F1830-C273-11CF-95C8-00805F48A192}
Provider Path: %SystemRoot%\system32\mswsock.dll
Catalog Entry ID: 1029
Version: 2
Address Family: 17
Max Address Length: 20
Min Address Length: 20
Socket Type: 5
Protocol: -1
Protocol Chain Length: 1

Winsock Catalog Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Entry Type: Base Service Provider
Description: MSAFD NetBIOS
[\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{132F559B-0745-4EDA-95EF-986866472281}] DATAGRAM
1
Provider ID:
{8D5F1830-C273-11CF-95C8-00805F48A192}
Provider Path: %SystemRoot%\system32\mswsock.dll
Catalog Entry ID: 1030
Version: 2
Address Family: 17
Max Address Length: 20
Min Address Length: 20
Socket Type: 2
Protocol: -1
Protocol Chain Length: 1

Winsock Catalog Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Entry Type: Base Service Provider
Description: MSAFD NetBIOS
[\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{BCD5277A-C759-44A2-8BB9-C63A8523F1DC}] SEQPACKET
2
Provider ID:
{8D5F1830-C273-11CF-95C8-00805F48A192}
Provider Path: %SystemRoot%\system32\mswsock.dll
Catalog Entry ID: 1031
Version: 2
Address Family: 17
Max Address Length: 20
Min Address Length: 20
Socket Type: 5
Protocol: -2
Protocol Chain Length: 1

Winsock Catalog Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Entry Type: Base Service Provider
Description: MSAFD NetBIOS
[\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{BCD5277A-C759-44A2-8BB9-C63A8523F1DC}] DATAGRAM
2
Provider ID:
{8D5F1830-C273-11CF-95C8-00805F48A192}
Provider Path: %SystemRoot%\system32\mswsock.dll
Catalog Entry ID: 1032
Version: 2
Address Family: 17
Max Address Length: 20
Min Address Length: 20
Socket Type: 2
Protocol: -2
Protocol Chain Length: 1

Name Space Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Description: Tcpip
Provider ID:
{22059D40-7E9E-11CF-AE5A-00AA00A7112B}
Name Space: 12
Active: 1
Version: 0


Name Space Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Description: NTDS
Provider ID:
{3B2637EE-E580-11CF-A555-00C04FD8D4AC}
Name Space: 32
Active: 1
Version: 0


Name Space Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Description: Network Location Awareness (NLA)
Namespace
Provider ID:
{6642243A-3BA8-4AA6-BAA5-2E0BD71FDD83}
Name Space: 15
Active: 1
Version: 0


Name Space Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Description: NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible
Transport Protocol
Provider ID:
{E02DAAF0-7E9F-11CF-AE5A-00AA00A7112B}
Name Space: 1
Active: 1
Version: 1


OK, Jack,

Here's the difference between my computer and yours. On your computer:

Winsock Catalog Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Entry Type: Base Service Provider
Description: MSAFD nwlnkipx [IPX]

Winsock Catalog Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Entry Type: Base Service Provider
Description: MSAFD nwlnkspx [SPX]

Winsock Catalog Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Entry Type: Base Service Provider
Description: MSAFD nwlnkspx [SPX] [Pseudo
Stream]

Winsock Catalog Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Entry Type: Base Service Provider
Description: MSAFD nwlnkspx [SPX II]

Winsock Catalog Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Entry Type: Base Service Provider
Description: MSAFD nwlnkspx [SPX II] [Pseudo
Stream]

Name Space Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Description: NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible

Do the other computers have IPX/SPX? If not, this is a problem.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/fix-network-problems-but-clean-up.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/fix-network-problems-but-clean-up.html
Chuck, I guess I'm getting addle-brained after a week of this. I don't
know where that stuff came from. I don't even know what IPX/SPX is. I
will, however, read the referenced section.

I did also notice that the "authentication" tab in my TCP/IP had the
"Enable IEE 802.1x authentication" checked. Maybe in my "furor
mutandi" I changed too many things, grasping for anything like the
proverbial drowning man. Anyway, I changed it now to non-checked.
Maybe that will make a difference. Here's the current netsh winsock
show catalog. It looks different. I'll print them both and compare.

Jack
************************************************************************************


Winsock Catalog Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Entry Type: Base Service Provider
Description: MSAFD Tcpip [TCP/IP]
Provider ID:
{E70F1AA0-AB8B-11CF-8CA3-00805F48A192}
Provider Path: %SystemRoot%\system32\mswsock.dll
Catalog Entry ID: 1001
Version: 2
Address Family: 2
Max Address Length: 16
Min Address Length: 16
Socket Type: 1
Protocol: 6
Protocol Chain Length: 1

Winsock Catalog Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Entry Type: Base Service Provider
Description: MSAFD Tcpip [UDP/IP]
Provider ID:
{E70F1AA0-AB8B-11CF-8CA3-00805F48A192}
Provider Path: %SystemRoot%\system32\mswsock.dll
Catalog Entry ID: 1002
Version: 2
Address Family: 2
Max Address Length: 16
Min Address Length: 16
Socket Type: 2
Protocol: 17
Protocol Chain Length: 1

Winsock Catalog Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Entry Type: Base Service Provider
Description: MSAFD Tcpip [RAW/IP]
Provider ID:
{E70F1AA0-AB8B-11CF-8CA3-00805F48A192}
Provider Path: %SystemRoot%\system32\mswsock.dll
Catalog Entry ID: 1003
Version: 2
Address Family: 2
Max Address Length: 16
Min Address Length: 16
Socket Type: 3
Protocol: 0
Protocol Chain Length: 1

Winsock Catalog Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Entry Type: Base Service Provider
Description: RSVP UDP Service Provider
Provider ID:
{9D60A9E0-337A-11D0-BD88-0000C082E69A}
Provider Path: %SystemRoot%\system32\rsvpsp.dll
Catalog Entry ID: 1004
Version: 6
Address Family: 2
Max Address Length: 16
Min Address Length: 16
Socket Type: 2
Protocol: 17
Protocol Chain Length: 1

Winsock Catalog Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Entry Type: Base Service Provider
Description: RSVP TCP Service Provider
Provider ID:
{9D60A9E0-337A-11D0-BD88-0000C082E69A}
Provider Path: %SystemRoot%\system32\rsvpsp.dll
Catalog Entry ID: 1005
Version: 6
Address Family: 2
Max Address Length: 16
Min Address Length: 16
Socket Type: 1
Protocol: 6
Protocol Chain Length: 1

Winsock Catalog Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Entry Type: Base Service Provider
Description: MSAFD nwlnkipx [IPX]
Provider ID:
{11058240-BE47-11CF-95C8-00805F48A192}
Provider Path: %SystemRoot%\system32\mswsock.dll
Catalog Entry ID: 1012
Version: 2
Address Family: 6
Max Address Length: 16
Min Address Length: 14
Socket Type: 2
Protocol: 1000
Protocol Chain Length: 1

Winsock Catalog Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Entry Type: Base Service Provider
Description: MSAFD nwlnkspx [SPX]
Provider ID:
{11058241-BE47-11CF-95C8-00805F48A192}
Provider Path: %SystemRoot%\system32\mswsock.dll
Catalog Entry ID: 1013
Version: 2
Address Family: 6
Max Address Length: 16
Min Address Length: 14
Socket Type: 5
Protocol: 1256
Protocol Chain Length: 1

Winsock Catalog Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Entry Type: Base Service Provider
Description: MSAFD nwlnkspx [SPX] [Pseudo
Stream]
Provider ID:
{11058241-BE47-11CF-95C8-00805F48A192}
Provider Path: %SystemRoot%\system32\mswsock.dll
Catalog Entry ID: 1014
Version: 2
Address Family: 6
Max Address Length: 16
Min Address Length: 14
Socket Type: 1
Protocol: 1256
Protocol Chain Length: 1

Winsock Catalog Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Entry Type: Base Service Provider
Description: MSAFD nwlnkspx [SPX II]
Provider ID:
{11058241-BE47-11CF-95C8-00805F48A192}
Provider Path: %SystemRoot%\system32\mswsock.dll
Catalog Entry ID: 1015
Version: 2
Address Family: 6
Max Address Length: 16
Min Address Length: 14
Socket Type: 5
Protocol: 1257
Protocol Chain Length: 1

Winsock Catalog Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Entry Type: Base Service Provider
Description: MSAFD nwlnkspx [SPX II] [Pseudo
Stream]
Provider ID:
{11058241-BE47-11CF-95C8-00805F48A192}
Provider Path: %SystemRoot%\system32\mswsock.dll
Catalog Entry ID: 1016
Version: 2
Address Family: 6
Max Address Length: 16
Min Address Length: 14
Socket Type: 1
Protocol: 1257
Protocol Chain Length: 1

Winsock Catalog Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Entry Type: Base Service Provider
Description: MSAFD NetBIOS
[\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{761B3B7A-475C-4B27-82C8-BF09738AB7F6}] SEQPACKET
4
Provider ID:
{8D5F1830-C273-11CF-95C8-00805F48A192}
Provider Path: %SystemRoot%\system32\mswsock.dll
Catalog Entry ID: 1025
Version: 2
Address Family: 17
Max Address Length: 20
Min Address Length: 20
Socket Type: 5
Protocol: -4
Protocol Chain Length: 1

Winsock Catalog Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Entry Type: Base Service Provider
Description: MSAFD NetBIOS
[\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{761B3B7A-475C-4B27-82C8-BF09738AB7F6}] DATAGRAM
4
Provider ID:
{8D5F1830-C273-11CF-95C8-00805F48A192}
Provider Path: %SystemRoot%\system32\mswsock.dll
Catalog Entry ID: 1026
Version: 2
Address Family: 17
Max Address Length: 20
Min Address Length: 20
Socket Type: 2
Protocol: -4
Protocol Chain Length: 1

Winsock Catalog Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Entry Type: Base Service Provider
Description: MSAFD NetBIOS
[\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{8917A5D8-CD1B-426B-9E58-627A8486CA95}] SEQPACKET
0
Provider ID:
{8D5F1830-C273-11CF-95C8-00805F48A192}
Provider Path: %SystemRoot%\system32\mswsock.dll
Catalog Entry ID: 1027
Version: 2
Address Family: 17
Max Address Length: 20
Min Address Length: 20
Socket Type: 5
Protocol: -2147483648
Protocol Chain Length: 1

Winsock Catalog Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Entry Type: Base Service Provider
Description: MSAFD NetBIOS
[\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{8917A5D8-CD1B-426B-9E58-627A8486CA95}] DATAGRAM
0
Provider ID:
{8D5F1830-C273-11CF-95C8-00805F48A192}
Provider Path: %SystemRoot%\system32\mswsock.dll
Catalog Entry ID: 1028
Version: 2
Address Family: 17
Max Address Length: 20
Min Address Length: 20
Socket Type: 2
Protocol: -2147483648
Protocol Chain Length: 1

Winsock Catalog Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Entry Type: Base Service Provider
Description: MSAFD NetBIOS
[\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{132F559B-0745-4EDA-95EF-986866472281}] SEQPACKET
1
Provider ID:
{8D5F1830-C273-11CF-95C8-00805F48A192}
Provider Path: %SystemRoot%\system32\mswsock.dll
Catalog Entry ID: 1029
Version: 2
Address Family: 17
Max Address Length: 20
Min Address Length: 20
Socket Type: 5
Protocol: -1
Protocol Chain Length: 1

Winsock Catalog Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Entry Type: Base Service Provider
Description: MSAFD NetBIOS
[\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{132F559B-0745-4EDA-95EF-986866472281}] DATAGRAM
1
Provider ID:
{8D5F1830-C273-11CF-95C8-00805F48A192}
Provider Path: %SystemRoot%\system32\mswsock.dll
Catalog Entry ID: 1030
Version: 2
Address Family: 17
Max Address Length: 20
Min Address Length: 20
Socket Type: 2
Protocol: -1
Protocol Chain Length: 1

Winsock Catalog Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Entry Type: Base Service Provider
Description: MSAFD NetBIOS
[\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{BCD5277A-C759-44A2-8BB9-C63A8523F1DC}] SEQPACKET
2
Provider ID:
{8D5F1830-C273-11CF-95C8-00805F48A192}
Provider Path: %SystemRoot%\system32\mswsock.dll
Catalog Entry ID: 1031
Version: 2
Address Family: 17
Max Address Length: 20
Min Address Length: 20
Socket Type: 5
Protocol: -2
Protocol Chain Length: 1

Winsock Catalog Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Entry Type: Base Service Provider
Description: MSAFD NetBIOS
[\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{BCD5277A-C759-44A2-8BB9-C63A8523F1DC}] DATAGRAM
2
Provider ID:
{8D5F1830-C273-11CF-95C8-00805F48A192}
Provider Path: %SystemRoot%\system32\mswsock.dll
Catalog Entry ID: 1032
Version: 2
Address Family: 17
Max Address Length: 20
Min Address Length: 20
Socket Type: 2
Protocol: -2
Protocol Chain Length: 1

Name Space Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Description: Tcpip
Provider ID:
{22059D40-7E9E-11CF-AE5A-00AA00A7112B}
Name Space: 12
Active: 1
Version: 0


Name Space Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Description: NTDS
Provider ID:
{3B2637EE-E580-11CF-A555-00C04FD8D4AC}
Name Space: 32
Active: 1
Version: 0


Name Space Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Description: Network Location Awareness (NLA)
Namespace
Provider ID:
{6642243A-3BA8-4AA6-BAA5-2E0BD71FDD83}
Name Space: 15
Active: 1
Version: 0


Name Space Provider Entry
------------------------------------------------------
Description: NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible
Transport Protocol
Provider ID:
{E02DAAF0-7E9F-11CF-AE5A-00AA00A7112B}
Name Space: 1
Active: 1
Version: 1

Jack,

IPX/SPX is a protocol, like TCP/IP. It's like a different language. If the
other computers in your network aren't speaking IPX/SPX, it just gets in the
way. And even with two (or more) computers both speaking IPX/SPX, in addition
to TCP/IP, it's a nuisance.

Now the Winsock catalogue lists that you provided late in the day 8/7 had
neither NetBT (which you need) nor IPX/SPX (which you don't need). You reset
IP, and both NetBT and IPX/SPX came back. So let's see what happens when you un
install IPX/SPX.

--
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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