Functionality:
PC1 can access files in the shared folders of both PC2 and PC3
PC2 and PC3 can access files in the shared folders of each other
PC2 and PC3 can not find PC1 on the network.

I've been having this problem betwen PC1 and PC3 for sometime (even
before installing IE7beta3 onto PC1) and had given up on making the
network operate.  I figured it was due to something in the win98se system.

But PC2 is a newly built system and since it also can't connect to PC1 I
now believe the problem is related to PC1.

I have verified that NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled for PC1 and PC2.  The
option to enable it on PC3 (the win98se laptop) is checked but grayed out
and therefore not modifiable.

From the browstat results shown below on PC1 it seems that browsing
is not active.  Will activating browsing solve my problem?  If so, how
do I do this?

Thanks.

ColoradoAg

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NETWORK DETAILS

Cable Broadband modem/wireless router Linksys WCG200

PC1 = desktop Winxp Pro version 2002 SP2
   wire connected to router
   Norton personal firewall 2005 previously installed but now uninstalled
   Windows Fireall disabled
   Currently running IE7 Beta 3 version 7.0.5450.4 (don't know if it matters)

PC2 = desktop Winxp Home version 2002 SP2
   wire connected to router
   Norton personal firewall 2006 installed and enabled.

PC3 = laptop Win98SE build 4.10.2222A
   wirelessly connected to router
   No firewall software installed.


PC1 ipconfig information
------------------------
Windows IP Configuration

        Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : INDIANPEAKS
        Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
        Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
        IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
        WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Linksys LNE100TX Fast Ethernet
Adapter(LNE100TX v4)
        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-04-5A-55-70-20
        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
        Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.13
        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
        DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
        DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.87.69.146
                                            68.87.85.98

        Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, July 27, 2006 11:00:53
AM
        Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, July 27, 2006 12:00:53
PM


PC1 Netconfig information
-------------------------
Server Name                           \\INDIANPEAKS
Server Comment                        Family Desktop

Software version                      Windows 2002
Server is active on                  
    NetBT_Tcpip_{0E342AE0-F312-48AA-9D60-EE9BFC32034B} (00045a557020)
    NetbiosSmb (000000000000)


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                        \\INDIANPEAKS
Full Computer name                   INDIANPEAKS
User name                            Stewart Robinson

Workstation active on               
    NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
    NetBT_Tcpip_{0E342AE0-F312-48AA-9D60-EE9BFC32034B} (00045A557020)

Software version                     Windows 2002

Workstation domain                   HIGHCOUNTRY
Workstation Domain DNS Name          (null)
Logon domain                         INDIANPEAKS

COM Open Timeout (sec)               0
COM Send Count (byte)                16
COM Send Timeout (msec)              250
The command completed successfully.


PC1 browstat information
------------------------
Status for domain HIGHCOUNTRY on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{0E342AE0-F312-48AA-9D60-EE9BFC32034B}
    Browsing is NOT active on domain.
    Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus.

Calling NetServerEnum to enumerate WFW servers.
1 WFW servers returned. 1 total.
The following are running the browser:




PC2 ipconfig information
------------------------
Windows IP Configuration

        Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : leslie-desk
        Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
        Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
        IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
        WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Network
Connection
        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-17-31-22-6A-E7
        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
        Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.12
        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
        DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
        DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.87.69.146
                                            68.87.85.98

        Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, July 27, 2006 11:05:38
AM
        Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, July 27, 2006 12:05:38
PM


PC2 Netconfig information
-------------------------
Server Name                           \\LESLIE-DESK
Server Comment                       

Software version                      Windows 2002
Server is active on                  
    NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
    NetBT_Tcpip_{DEC03954-0F1D-4FCE-8929-D7AF276FE317} (001731226ae7)


Server hidden                         No
Maximum Logged On Users               5
Maximum open files per session        16384

Idle session time (min)               15
The command completed successfully.

Computer name                        \\LESLIE-DESK
Full Computer name                   leslie-desk
User name                            Leslie

Workstation active on               
    NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
    NetBT_Tcpip_{DEC03954-0F1D-4FCE-8929-D7AF276FE317} (001731226AE7)

Software version                     Windows 2002

Workstation domain                   HIGHCOUNTRY
Workstation Domain DNS Name          (null)
Logon domain                         LESLIE-DESK

COM Open Timeout (sec)               0
COM Send Count (byte)                16
COM Send Timeout (msec)              250
The command completed successfully.

PC2 Browstat information
------------------------
Status for domain HIGHCOUNTRY on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{DEC03954-0F1D-4FCE-8929-D7AF276FE317}
    Browsing is active on domain.
    Master browser name is: LESLIE-DESK
        Master browser is running build 2600
    1 backup servers retrieved from master LESLIE-DESK
        \\LESLIE-DESK
    There are 2 servers in domain HIGHCOUNTRY on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{DEC03954-0F1D-4FCE-8929-D7AF276FE317}
    There are 1 domains in domain HIGHCOUNTRY on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{DEC03954-0F1D-4FCE-8929-D7AF276FE317}


PC3 ipconfig information
------------------------


Windows 98 IP Configuration

    Host Name . . . . . . . . . : TENMILE
    DNS Servers . . . . . . . . : 68.87.69.146
                                  68.87.85.98
    Node Type . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
    NetBIOS Scope ID. . . . . . :
    IP Routing Enabled. . . . . : No
    WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . : No
    NetBIOS Resolution Uses DNS : No

0 Ethernet adapter :

    Description . . . . . . . . : PPP Adapter.
    Physical Address. . . . . . : 44-45-53-54-00-00
    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
    IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
    Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
    Default Gateway . . . . . . :
    DHCP Server . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
    Primary WINS Server . . . . :
    Secondary WINS Server . . . :
    Lease Obtained. . . . . . . :
    Lease Expires . . . . . . . :

1 Ethernet adapter :


    Description . . . . . . . . : Wireless-G Notebook Adapter WPC54G V3
    Physical Address. . . . . . : 00-14-BF-94-F6-B5
    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
    IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.10
    Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
    Default Gateway . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
    DHCP Server . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
    Primary WINS Server . . . . :
    Secondary WINS Server . . . :

    Lease Obtained. . . . . . . : 07 27 06 12:29:24 PM
    Lease Expires . . . . . . . : 07 27 06 1:29:24 PM

PC3 netconfig information
-------------------------
Computer name                  \\TENMILE
User name                      COLORADOAG
Workgroup                      HIGHCOUNTRY
Workstation root directory     C:\WINDOWS

Software version               4.10.1998
Redirector version             4.00 
The command was completed successfully.

On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 12:28:02 -0700, ColoradoAg
<Colorad***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

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If you're certain that NetBT is consistently Enabled on each of the Windows XP
computers (it's not optional on the Windows 98 computer), then you have 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/2006/04/netbios-over-tcpip.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/netbios-over-tcpip.html
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html

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