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Author
5 Aug 2006 6:11 PM
Peter
Home network: XP Home desktop Server and XP Home laptop Client, set to
share files through Workgroup "Mshome". Sharing of files and printers
fails. NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on Server and Client. Turning off
XP Firewalls doesn't help. Here are Ping and Net View results:

Server can ping itself  by IP address and NetBIOS name.
Server can ping Client by IP address but not by NetBIOS name ["Ping
request could not find host SamsungX10. Please check the name and try
again."].

Client can ping itself by IP address and NetBIOS name.
Client can ping Server by IP address but not by name ["Ping request
could not find host Scotts. Please check the name and try again."].

Net View from Client shows shared resources when addressing itself by
IP address and NetBIOS name.
Net View from Client shows shared resources when addressing Server by
IP address but not by NetBIOS name ["System error 53 has occurred. The
network path was not found."].

Net View from Server shows shared resources when addressing itself by
IP address and NetBIOS name.
Net View from Server shows shared resources when addressing Client by
IP address but not by NetBIOS name ["System error 53 has occurred. The
network path was not found."].

Seems to be a problem of resolving the NetBIOS names? NBTSTAT shows
Scotts and SamsungX10 are both unique names. Both appear correctly in
registry.

How should I tackle this?

Help gratefully received.

Peter


[SERVER] C:\>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

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

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 4:

        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Linksys LNE100TX(v5) Fast
Ethernet A
dapter
        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-04-5A-82-2E-F2
        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
        Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2
        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
        DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
        DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
        Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 05 August 2006 18:47:17
        Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 06 August 2006 07:51:13

[CLIENT] C:\Documents and Settings\Peter>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

        Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : SamsungX10
        Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
        Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Peer-Peer
        IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
        WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless LAN
2100 3B Mi
ni PCI Adapter
        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-04-23-7B-16-3E
        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
        Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.3
        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
        DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
        DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
        Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 05 August 2006 18:48:01
        Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 06 August 2006 08:17:20

Ethernet adapter Bluetooth Network:

        Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Bluetooth LAN Access Server
Driver
        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0A-3A-54-4B-F4

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

        Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com 3C920 Integrated Fast
Ethernet
Controller (3C905C-TX Compatible)
        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-F0-87-86-9B

Author
5 Aug 2006 6:37 PM
Chuck
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On 5 Aug 2006 11:11:42 -0700, "Peter" <prsc***@ntlworld.com> wrote:

>Home network: XP Home desktop Server and XP Home laptop Client, set to
>share files through Workgroup "Mshome". Sharing of files and printers
>fails. NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on Server and Client. Turning off
>XP Firewalls doesn't help. Here are Ping and Net View results:
>
>Server can ping itself  by IP address and NetBIOS name.
>Server can ping Client by IP address but not by NetBIOS name ["Ping
>request could not find host SamsungX10. Please check the name and try
>again."].
>
>Client can ping itself by IP address and NetBIOS name.
>Client can ping Server by IP address but not by name ["Ping request
>could not find host Scotts. Please check the name and try again."].
>
>Net View from Client shows shared resources when addressing itself by
>IP address and NetBIOS name.
>Net View from Client shows shared resources when addressing Server by
>IP address but not by NetBIOS name ["System error 53 has occurred. The
>network path was not found."].
>
>Net View from Server shows shared resources when addressing itself by
>IP address and NetBIOS name.
>Net View from Server shows shared resources when addressing Client by
>IP address but not by NetBIOS name ["System error 53 has occurred. The
>network path was not found."].
>
>Seems to be a problem of resolving the NetBIOS names? NBTSTAT shows
>Scotts and SamsungX10 are both unique names. Both appear correctly in
>registry.
>
>How should I tackle this?
>
>Help gratefully received.
>
>Peter
>
>
>[SERVER] C:\>ipconfig /all
>
>Windows IP Configuration
>
>        Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Scotts
>        Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
>        Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
>        IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>        WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>
>Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 4:
>
>        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
>        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Linksys LNE100TX(v5) Fast
>Ethernet A
>dapter
>        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-04-5A-82-2E-F2
>        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
>        Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2
>        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
>        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
>        DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
>        DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
>        Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 05 August 2006 18:47:17
>        Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 06 August 2006 07:51:13
>
>[CLIENT] C:\Documents and Settings\Peter>ipconfig /all
>
>Windows IP Configuration
>
>        Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : SamsungX10
>        Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
>        Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Peer-Peer
>        IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>        WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>
>Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
>
>        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
>        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless LAN
>2100 3B Mi
>ni PCI Adapter
>        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-04-23-7B-16-3E
>        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
>        Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.3
>        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
>        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
>        DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
>        DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
>        Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 05 August 2006 18:48:01
>        Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 06 August 2006 08:17:20
>
>Ethernet adapter Bluetooth Network:
>
>        Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
>        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Bluetooth LAN Access Server
>Driver
>        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0A-3A-54-4B-F4
>
>Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>
>        Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
>        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com 3C920 Integrated Fast
>Ethernet
>Controller (3C905C-TX Compatible)
>        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-F0-87-86-9B

Peter,

Start here.
    Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : SamsungX10
        Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
        Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Peer-Peer
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/address-resolution-on-lan.html#Peer-Peer>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/address-resolution-on-lan.html#Peer-Peer

--
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.
Author
5 Aug 2006 9:51 PM
Peter
Hi Chuck!

I did this and it worked. Many thanks for your help.

Peter
-----------------------


Chuck wrote:
Show quoteHide quote
> On 5 Aug 2006 11:11:42 -0700, "Peter" <prsc***@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>
> >Home network: XP Home desktop Server and XP Home laptop Client, set to
> >share files through Workgroup "Mshome". Sharing of files and printers
> >fails. NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on Server and Client. Turning off
> >XP Firewalls doesn't help. Here are Ping and Net View results:
> >
> >Server can ping itself  by IP address and NetBIOS name.
> >Server can ping Client by IP address but not by NetBIOS name ["Ping
> >request could not find host SamsungX10. Please check the name and try
> >again."].
> >
> >Client can ping itself by IP address and NetBIOS name.
> >Client can ping Server by IP address but not by name ["Ping request
> >could not find host Scotts. Please check the name and try again."].
> >
> >Net View from Client shows shared resources when addressing itself by
> >IP address and NetBIOS name.
> >Net View from Client shows shared resources when addressing Server by
> >IP address but not by NetBIOS name ["System error 53 has occurred. The
> >network path was not found."].
> >
> >Net View from Server shows shared resources when addressing itself by
> >IP address and NetBIOS name.
> >Net View from Server shows shared resources when addressing Client by
> >IP address but not by NetBIOS name ["System error 53 has occurred. The
> >network path was not found."].
> >
> >Seems to be a problem of resolving the NetBIOS names? NBTSTAT shows
> >Scotts and SamsungX10 are both unique names. Both appear correctly in
> >registry.
> >
> >How should I tackle this?
> >
> >Help gratefully received.
> >
> >Peter
> >
> >
> >[SERVER] C:\>ipconfig /all
> >
> >Windows IP Configuration
> >
> >        Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Scotts
> >        Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
> >        Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
> >        IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> >        WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> >
> >Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 4:
> >
> >        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
> >        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Linksys LNE100TX(v5) Fast
> >Ethernet A
> >dapter
> >        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-04-5A-82-2E-F2
> >        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> >        Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> >        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2
> >        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> >        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
> >        DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
> >        DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
> >        Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 05 August 2006 18:47:17
> >        Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 06 August 2006 07:51:13
> >
> >[CLIENT] C:\Documents and Settings\Peter>ipconfig /all
> >
> >Windows IP Configuration
> >
> >        Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : SamsungX10
> >        Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
> >        Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Peer-Peer
> >        IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> >        WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> >
> >Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
> >
> >        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
> >        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless LAN
> >2100 3B Mi
> >ni PCI Adapter
> >        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-04-23-7B-16-3E
> >        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> >        Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> >        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.3
> >        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> >        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
> >        DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
> >        DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
> >        Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 05 August 2006 18:48:01
> >        Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 06 August 2006 08:17:20
> >
> >Ethernet adapter Bluetooth Network:
> >
> >        Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
> >        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Bluetooth LAN Access Server
> >Driver
> >        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0A-3A-54-4B-F4
> >
> >Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
> >
> >        Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
> >        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com 3C920 Integrated Fast
> >Ethernet
> >Controller (3C905C-TX Compatible)
> >        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-F0-87-86-9B
>
> Peter,
>
> Start here.
>      Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : SamsungX10
>         Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
>         Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Peer-Peer
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/address-resolution-on-lan.html#Peer-Peer>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/address-resolution-on-lan.html#Peer-Peer
>
> --
> 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.
Author
6 Aug 2006 2:34 AM
Chuck
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On 5 Aug 2006 14:51:34 -0700, "Peter" <prsc***@ntlworld.com> wrote:

>Chuck wrote:
>> On 5 Aug 2006 11:11:42 -0700, "Peter" <prsc***@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>>
>> >Home network: XP Home desktop Server and XP Home laptop Client, set to
>> >share files through Workgroup "Mshome". Sharing of files and printers
>> >fails. NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on Server and Client. Turning off
>> >XP Firewalls doesn't help. Here are Ping and Net View results:
>> >
>> >Server can ping itself  by IP address and NetBIOS name.
>> >Server can ping Client by IP address but not by NetBIOS name ["Ping
>> >request could not find host SamsungX10. Please check the name and try
>> >again."].
>> >
>> >Client can ping itself by IP address and NetBIOS name.
>> >Client can ping Server by IP address but not by name ["Ping request
>> >could not find host Scotts. Please check the name and try again."].
>> >
>> >Net View from Client shows shared resources when addressing itself by
>> >IP address and NetBIOS name.
>> >Net View from Client shows shared resources when addressing Server by
>> >IP address but not by NetBIOS name ["System error 53 has occurred. The
>> >network path was not found."].
>> >
>> >Net View from Server shows shared resources when addressing itself by
>> >IP address and NetBIOS name.
>> >Net View from Server shows shared resources when addressing Client by
>> >IP address but not by NetBIOS name ["System error 53 has occurred. The
>> >network path was not found."].
>> >
>> >Seems to be a problem of resolving the NetBIOS names? NBTSTAT shows
>> >Scotts and SamsungX10 are both unique names. Both appear correctly in
>> >registry.
>> >
>> >How should I tackle this?
>> >
>> >Help gratefully received.
>> >
>> >Peter
>> >
>> >
>> >[SERVER] C:\>ipconfig /all
>> >
>> >Windows IP Configuration
>> >
>> >        Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Scotts
>> >        Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
>> >        Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
>> >        IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>> >        WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>> >
>> >Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 4:
>> >
>> >        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
>> >        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Linksys LNE100TX(v5) Fast
>> >Ethernet A
>> >dapter
>> >        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-04-5A-82-2E-F2
>> >        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
>> >        Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>> >        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2
>> >        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
>> >        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
>> >        DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
>> >        DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
>> >        Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 05 August 2006 18:47:17
>> >        Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 06 August 2006 07:51:13
>> >
>> >[CLIENT] C:\Documents and Settings\Peter>ipconfig /all
>> >
>> >Windows IP Configuration
>> >
>> >        Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : SamsungX10
>> >        Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
>> >        Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Peer-Peer
>> >        IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>> >        WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>> >
>> >Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
>> >
>> >        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
>> >        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless LAN
>> >2100 3B Mi
>> >ni PCI Adapter
>> >        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-04-23-7B-16-3E
>> >        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
>> >        Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>> >        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.3
>> >        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
>> >        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
>> >        DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
>> >        DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
>> >        Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 05 August 2006 18:48:01
>> >        Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 06 August 2006 08:17:20
>> >
>> >Ethernet adapter Bluetooth Network:
>> >
>> >        Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
>> >        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Bluetooth LAN Access Server
>> >Driver
>> >        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0A-3A-54-4B-F4
>> >
>> >Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>> >
>> >        Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
>> >        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com 3C920 Integrated Fast
>> >Ethernet
>> >Controller (3C905C-TX Compatible)
>> >        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-F0-87-86-9B
>>
>> Peter,
>>
>> Start here.
>>      Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : SamsungX10
>>         Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
>>         Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Peer-Peer
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/address-resolution-on-lan.html#Peer-Peer>
>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/address-resolution-on-lan.html#Peer-Peer

>Hi Chuck!
>
>I did this and it worked. Many thanks for your help.
>
>Peter

Excellent.  Thanks for the feedback.

--
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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