Re: Mshome is not accessible

On hom200of002 using net view \\hom200of002 per
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/298804/en-us completes without error.

I get the following with C:\Tmp>browstat fm 1:
Browser: Unable to determine master for network \device\1: 2
Unable to get Master: The system cannot find the file specified.

I get the following with C:\Tmp>browstat vw 1 \\master 0x40000000:
Remoting NetServerEnum to \\master on transport \device\1 with flags 40000000
Unable to remote API to \\master on transport \device\1: The network
location ca
nnot be reached. For information about network troubleshooting, see Windows
Help
..
(0 milliseconds)

I get the following with C:\Tmp>nbtstat -a hom200of002:
Local Area Connection:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.1.100] Scope Id: []

NetBIOS Remote Machine Name Table

Name Type Status
---------------------------------------------
HOM200OF002 <00> UNIQUE Registered
MSHOME <00> GROUP Registered
HOM200OF002 <20> UNIQUE Registered
MSHOME <1E> GROUP Registered
MSHOME <1D> UNIQUE Registered
..__MSBROWSE__.<01> GROUP Registered

MAC Address = 00-13-20-02-43-DD
I don’t see the master browser but browstat status shows it:
Status for domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{6A15400B-A5AC-407E-98
60-103410E72B58}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: HOM200OF002
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master HOM200OF002
\\HOM200OF002
There are 4 servers in domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{6A154
00B-A5AC-407E-9860-103410E72B58}
There are 1 domains in domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{6A154
00B-A5AC-407E-9860-103410E72B58}

All computers are Windows XP Pro SP2 and are in the default windows
workgroup MSHOME.

Tomorrow I will work on taking Norton out again.

"John Wunderlich" wrote:

=?Utf-8?B?dGVjaGNvb3I=?= <techcoor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
in news:7414EA11-86B1-4053-84C7-9E94FFB4DECA@xxxxxxxxxxxxx:

I don't know what happened to my last response. I didn't keep a
record so I have to go through the steps again.

I looked at the
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-to-post-on-usenet-and-enc
ourage.html#MultiPosting The link What is cross-posting? How do I
do it? (http://www.uwasa.fi/~ts/http/crospost.html) seems to be
broke. Thanks for the original link. Since I combined what I
thought were separate issues, I will move on.

Currently there are 4 computers which I will name A,B,C and D. D
is a wireless link and the rest are hardwired.
Since we are talking about the Dlink home router, I went and
started clicking the box for Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP.
Computer C was off. That change didn't help.

When I first ran Browstat Status, the wireless link Computer D was
shown to be the master browser. Both Computer B and D were turned
off. Then Computer B was turned on. At this point, when Browstat
Status was run, I did get the "Could not open key in registry,
error = 5 Unable to determine build of brower master: 5.

I tried to go to
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/07/advanced-windows-networking-u
sing.html but it was unavailable. As I remember, Error 5
isn't necessarily a problem.

I checked status. In Windows Explorer My Network Places, I could
get to the Computer A and B shares using either Computer A or B
suggesting the problem is one of the other two computers.

Turned on Computer C and Verified the Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP
box was checked. Still no MSHOME message.

Turned on Computer D and could see Computer A and B but not C.
Went to Computer A and got the MSHome not accessible meaning
Computer D is the problem. Computer D has Norton Internet Security
2007. Decided to uninstall Norton Internet Security 2007. Now I
can see Computers A,B,C,D. When I click on Computer D in Computer
A I get Dialog box asking for a password. The Dialog box is a
different problem.

I bought in 5th wireless computer E and verified that that Enable
NetBIOS over TCP/IP was checked. That only showed computer D.

Decided to reinstall Norton Internet Security 2007. Now no other
computers show in Computer D network neighborhood. However all
other computers have all five computers. From E can not open
computer B and D shares.



Still don't have the MSHOME not accessible message so there is
some progress.



Still have computer D doesn't show any other computers.
When Norton Internet security 2007 wasn't installed, computer D
wanted a password.
Computer D and B shares are not accessible.
My Network Places doesn't show the correct shares.

I decided to uninstall Norton Internet security again to try to
clear the dialog box asking for a password. Computer C is turned
off and computer D moved in C's location. Found that still can't
access Computer D. Went into the Windows Firewall and checked File
and Printer Sharing. That didn't help. Turned off Windows
firewall. Tried running Network Setup Wizard. That only got me the
Mshome is not accessable message. Deleted the Networking Services.
rechecked Enable NetBios over TCP/IP. That didn't help and I am
back to square one. It will take time to wander around in the
reference web site.


Wow, what a mess. It sounds like your Norton Internet security is
preventing browsing on the network. Microsoft has a vague reference to
the problem here:

"Internet firewalls can prevent browsing and file sharing"
<http://support.microsoft.com/kb/298804/en-us>

From my experience, you can detect this problem by using browstat to
first find the Master browser using the command:
browstat fm 1
(where "1" is the interface from the "browstat dn" output)
Once you find the master, give the command:
browstat vw 1 \\master 0x40000000
If the output has more than one computer with the "MBR" property, then
one of them has a firewall and is killing the network.
(a similiar test can be run by doing a
nbtstat -a computername
for each 'computername' in your network. Only one should have a line
reading "..__MSBROWSE__." )
If you can't get a master browser, try entering the
"browstat tic 1 MSHome" and/or "browstat el 1 MSHome"
command and wait several seconds to half-minute and try again. The
state where two computers have "MBR" status is not stable and won't
last. The legitimate one invariably drops out and the problem one ends
up winning.

When you remove Norton, you actually get a step closer with the login
screen. What you do not inform us is which of your machines are XP
Home and which are XP Pro and, if XP Pro, is it joined to a domain
(e.g. at work)? Permissions is handled differently between Home and
Pro. When you get the login screen, for username try entering
Computername\Username and the proper password for a valid *local* user
on the Target computer.

Good Luck
HTH,
John

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