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Author
18 Nov 2006 12:58 PM
Ken W
My computer is part of two networks.  At work, I'm part of a domain.  At
home, I'm part of a workgroup with one other computer.  Through the help of
someone responding to this newsgroup, I was able to get them both
working/coexisting.

As part of that solution, I created a second account (this time local and
not part of the domain) for the home network. Everything was working fine.

I'm not sure when, but the laptop computer that I move between work and home
("work computer") now only shows the shared folder XP created on the home
computer at installation.  It no longer shows any of the shared folders I
created on either computer.

I tried to mimic the "Sharing and Security" settings of that singular shared
folder that works on the home computer, but it hasn't made a difference.

I copied the user profile of the work/domain account to the local account,
and maybe this has messed things up?  I deleted entries out of the "NetHood"
folder and that hasn't made a difference.

Incidentally, the home computer can see the shared folders on the work
computer, but local shared folders don't show up in Network Neighborhood.  I
don't know if this is the same problem or not, but I was thinking I would
address this later.

Does anyone know how I Ken get all of my shared folders to it?

Author
18 Nov 2006 3:33 PM
Chuck
On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 04:58:01 -0800, Ken W <K***@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

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>My computer is part of two networks.  At work, I'm part of a domain.  At
>home, I'm part of a workgroup with one other computer.  Through the help of
>someone responding to this newsgroup, I was able to get them both
>working/coexisting.
>
>As part of that solution, I created a second account (this time local and
>not part of the domain) for the home network. Everything was working fine.
>
>I'm not sure when, but the laptop computer that I move between work and home
>("work computer") now only shows the shared folder XP created on the home
>computer at installation.  It no longer shows any of the shared folders I
>created on either computer.
>
>I tried to mimic the "Sharing and Security" settings of that singular shared
>folder that works on the home computer, but it hasn't made a difference.
>
>I copied the user profile of the work/domain account to the local account,
>and maybe this has messed things up?  I deleted entries out of the "NetHood"
>folder and that hasn't made a difference.
>
>Incidentally, the home computer can see the shared folders on the work
>computer, but local shared folders don't show up in Network Neighborhood.  I
>don't know if this is the same problem or not, but I was thinking I would
>address this later.
>
>Does anyone know how I Ken get all of my shared folders to it?

Ken,

You have a browser issue.  I'd bet that domain security policies are part of the
problem.  Maybe the personal firewall on the laptop.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html

Look at "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all", from each computer on the home
network, so we can diagnose the problem.  Read this article, and linked
articles, and follow instructions precisely (download browstat!):
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp

--
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
18 Nov 2006 5:40 PM
Ken W
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"Chuck" wrote:

> On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 04:58:01 -0800, Ken W <K***@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
>
> >My computer is part of two networks.  At work, I'm part of a domain.  At
> >home, I'm part of a workgroup with one other computer.  Through the help of
> >someone responding to this newsgroup, I was able to get them both
> >working/coexisting.
> >
> >As part of that solution, I created a second account (this time local and
> >not part of the domain) for the home network. Everything was working fine.
> >
> >I'm not sure when, but the laptop computer that I move between work and home
> >("work computer") now only shows the shared folder XP created on the home
> >computer at installation.  It no longer shows any of the shared folders I
> >created on either computer.
> >
> >I tried to mimic the "Sharing and Security" settings of that singular shared
> >folder that works on the home computer, but it hasn't made a difference.
> >
> >I copied the user profile of the work/domain account to the local account,
> >and maybe this has messed things up?  I deleted entries out of the "NetHood"
> >folder and that hasn't made a difference.
> >
> >Incidentally, the home computer can see the shared folders on the work
> >computer, but local shared folders don't show up in Network Neighborhood.  I
> >don't know if this is the same problem or not, but I was thinking I would
> >address this later.
> >
> >Does anyone know how I Ken get all of my shared folders to it?
>
> Ken,
>
> You have a browser issue.  I'd bet that domain security policies are part of the
> problem.  Maybe the personal firewall on the laptop.
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html
>
> Look at "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all", from each computer on the home
> network, so we can diagnose the problem.  Read this article, and linked
> articles, and follow instructions precisely (download browstat!):
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp
>
> --
> 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.
>
Chuck,

I will check those things out. I'm just curious - since everything was
working correctly, do you think copying one profile to another had anything
to do with it?  And if so, how?

Thanks,
Kenw
Author
18 Nov 2006 6:22 PM
Chuck
On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 09:40:02 -0800, Ken W <K***@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

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>"Chuck" wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 04:58:01 -0800, Ken W <K***@discussions.microsoft.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >My computer is part of two networks.  At work, I'm part of a domain.  At
>> >home, I'm part of a workgroup with one other computer.  Through the help of
>> >someone responding to this newsgroup, I was able to get them both
>> >working/coexisting.
>> >
>> >As part of that solution, I created a second account (this time local and
>> >not part of the domain) for the home network. Everything was working fine.
>> >
>> >I'm not sure when, but the laptop computer that I move between work and home
>> >("work computer") now only shows the shared folder XP created on the home
>> >computer at installation.  It no longer shows any of the shared folders I
>> >created on either computer.
>> >
>> >I tried to mimic the "Sharing and Security" settings of that singular shared
>> >folder that works on the home computer, but it hasn't made a difference.
>> >
>> >I copied the user profile of the work/domain account to the local account,
>> >and maybe this has messed things up?  I deleted entries out of the "NetHood"
>> >folder and that hasn't made a difference.
>> >
>> >Incidentally, the home computer can see the shared folders on the work
>> >computer, but local shared folders don't show up in Network Neighborhood.  I
>> >don't know if this is the same problem or not, but I was thinking I would
>> >address this later.
>> >
>> >Does anyone know how I Ken get all of my shared folders to it?
>>
>> Ken,
>>
>> You have a browser issue.  I'd bet that domain security policies are part of the
>> problem.  Maybe the personal firewall on the laptop.
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html
>>
>> Look at "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all", from each computer on the home
>> network, so we can diagnose the problem.  Read this article, and linked
>> articles, and follow instructions precisely (download browstat!):
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp

>Chuck,
>
>I will check those things out. I'm just curious - since everything was
>working correctly, do you think copying one profile to another had anything
>to do with it?  And if so, how?

Ken,

Excepting the ability for administrative users to "see" administrative shares
("$C" for instance), permissions don't generally restrict visibility of shares.
I don't see an immediate connection between your copying profiles and your
symptoms right now.

Any time that you move a computer between two networks (browse domains), you do
have possible problems though.  And when you throw in a laptop (possible WiFi?),
you have more possibilities.  Developing a solution for your scenario is
typically a one-off procedure - no cookie cutting here.  So we need to start by
looking at the browsing setup.

--
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
14 Jan 2007 2:07 PM
Ken W
Chuck,

This is so old I don't know if you'll still respond to this, but I had some
other things that I needed to clear first before spending the time on this
issue.  I still have this problem and I'd like to move forward In finding a
solution.

Per your instructions, I ran the ipconfig and browstat utilities for both
the home and work computers.  Here are the results:

HOME (JANET) -IPCONFIG

Windows IP Configuration



        Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : JANET

        Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :

        Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid

        IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

        WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



        Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated
Controller

        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-14-22-F5-0B-8F



Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:



        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :

        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
Network Connection

        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-13-02-5B-5B-C3

        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

        Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100

        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

        DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

        DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 166.102.165.11

                                            166.102.165.13

        Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, January 13, 2007
10:37:58 PM

        Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, January 14, 2007
10:37:58 PM



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3:



        Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Bluetooth Personal Area Network
from TOSHIBA

        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-16-41-4B-15-97

HOME (JANET) - BROWSTAT

Status for domain HORIZONTECH on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{A9FAAC9A-A90F-4F0A-8387-F5DDA6F0FA76}
    Browsing is active on domain.
    Master browser name is: WOLFEKE
        Master browser is running build 2600
    1 backup servers retrieved from master WOLFEKE
        \\WOLFEKE
    There are 2 servers in domain HORIZONTECH on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{A9FAAC9A-A90F-4F0A-8387-F5DDA6F0FA76}
    There are 1 domains in domain HORIZONTECH on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{A9FAAC9A-A90F-4F0A-8387-F5DDA6F0FA76}

WORK (WOLFEKE) - IPCONFIG

Windows IP Configuration



        Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : WOLFEKE

        Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . : horizontechnology.local

        Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid

        IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

        WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

        DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : horizontechnology.local



Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:



        Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG
Network Connection

        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0E-35-6F-9C-86



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :

        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 570x Gigabit Integrated
Controller

        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0F-1F-C4-AC-20

        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

        Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.102

        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

        DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

        DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 166.102.165.11

                                            166.102.165.13

        Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, January 13, 2007
10:20:38 PM

        Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, January 14, 2007
10:20:38 PM

WORK (WOLFEKE) - BROWSTAT

Status for domain HORIZONTECH on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{6D119389-0FE1-460B-A324-E3FA6635DF9B}
    Browsing is active on domain.
    Master browser name is: WOLFEKE
        Master browser is running build 2600
    1 backup servers retrieved from master WOLFEKE
        \\WOLFEKE
    There are 2 servers in domain HORIZONTECH on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{6D119389-0FE1-460B-A324-E3FA6635DF9B}
    There are 1 domains in domain HORIZONTECH on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{6D119389-0FE1-460B-A324-E3FA6635DF9B}

Thanks,
Ken


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"Chuck" wrote:

> On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 09:40:02 -0800, Ken W <K***@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
>
> >"Chuck" wrote:
> >
> >> On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 04:58:01 -0800, Ken W <K***@discussions.microsoft.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >My computer is part of two networks.  At work, I'm part of a domain.  At
> >> >home, I'm part of a workgroup with one other computer.  Through the help of
> >> >someone responding to this newsgroup, I was able to get them both
> >> >working/coexisting.
> >> >
> >> >As part of that solution, I created a second account (this time local and
> >> >not part of the domain) for the home network. Everything was working fine.
> >> >
> >> >I'm not sure when, but the laptop computer that I move between work and home
> >> >("work computer") now only shows the shared folder XP created on the home
> >> >computer at installation.  It no longer shows any of the shared folders I
> >> >created on either computer.
> >> >
> >> >I tried to mimic the "Sharing and Security" settings of that singular shared
> >> >folder that works on the home computer, but it hasn't made a difference.
> >> >
> >> >I copied the user profile of the work/domain account to the local account,
> >> >and maybe this has messed things up?  I deleted entries out of the "NetHood"
> >> >folder and that hasn't made a difference.
> >> >
> >> >Incidentally, the home computer can see the shared folders on the work
> >> >computer, but local shared folders don't show up in Network Neighborhood.  I
> >> >don't know if this is the same problem or not, but I was thinking I would
> >> >address this later.
> >> >
> >> >Does anyone know how I Ken get all of my shared folders to it?
> >>
> >> Ken,
> >>
> >> You have a browser issue.  I'd bet that domain security policies are part of the
> >> problem.  Maybe the personal firewall on the laptop.
> >> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
> >> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html
> >>
> >> Look at "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all", from each computer on the home
> >> network, so we can diagnose the problem.  Read this article, and linked
> >> articles, and follow instructions precisely (download browstat!):
> >> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
> >> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp
>
> >Chuck,
> >
> >I will check those things out. I'm just curious - since everything was
> >working correctly, do you think copying one profile to another had anything
> >to do with it?  And if so, how?
>
> Ken,
>
> Excepting the ability for administrative users to "see" administrative shares
> ("$C" for instance), permissions don't generally restrict visibility of shares.
> I don't see an immediate connection between your copying profiles and your
> symptoms right now.
>
> Any time that you move a computer between two networks (browse domains), you do
> have possible problems though.  And when you throw in a laptop (possible WiFi?),
> you have more possibilities.  Developing a solution for your scenario is
> typically a one-off procedure - no cookie cutting here.  So we need to start by
> looking at the browsing setup.
>
> --
> 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.
>