My network was composed of 2 windows 2000 Pro, 1 Windows 2000 Server,
and 1 Win 98 computers.   I had enabled both TCP/IP and net BEUI and
all worked well.  All hard drives were shared and all drives were
available to all othe machine.

I recently upgraded so that now I have:
1 Windows 2000 Server
1 Windows 2000 Pro
1 WIndows XP PRO and
1 Windows XP media Center 2005

I stll had Net BEUI on all of the machinens along with TCP/IP.  The
problem was I would frequently experience lengthy delays attempting to
access hard drives on the 2000 machinees from the XP machines.  Between
2000 machins and XP machines - all appeared to be ok.

On doing some reading, it appears that having both ptoocals is probably
a bad idea and I should really only have TCP/IP.  I removed Net BEUI
from all 4 machines and then rebooted them all.

Now what I have is the XP machines share just fine with each other.
The 2000 machine share just fine with each other.  But I am having a
hard time getting sharing betweek operating systems.

This is setup as a workgroup and the name of the group is HOME.  If I
go to either of the 2000 machine and drill down to HOME and open it up
I see all the other machine but can't access the two XP machines.  If I
go to either of the XP machines and drill down through HOME, I only see
the other 2 XP machine.

I don't know how much more information I can provide at this point but
if anyone has any suggestions, or recommendations, or web sites to
check out.  Please let me know.

Thanks,
Bob

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Sounds like a segmented browse domain.  What order did you reboot the computers?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/04/nt-browser-or-why-cant-i-always-see.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/04/nt-browser-or-why-cant-i-always-see.html

Take a look at "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all", from two Windows 2000 and
two Windows XP computers, and 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 wrote:
Show quoteHide quoteHi Chuck, I think you are on the right track.  I got a copy of ipconfig
/all and browstat status from each machine.

I think I'm going to need help understanding them and determining my
next steps.  Here goes:

Windows 2000 Server

Windows 2000 IP Configuration    Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . :
homecontrol
    Primary DNS Suffix  . . . . . . . :
    Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid    IP Routing Enabled. . . . .
.. . . : No    WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:    Connection-specific DNS
Suffix  . :
    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Network Everywhere Fast Ethernet
Adapter(NC100 v2) #2
    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-20-78-07-F8-E2    DHCP Enabled. .
.. . . . . . . . . : No    IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . :
192.168.0.12    Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.254.0    Default
Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.10    DNS Servers . . . . . . . . .
.. . : 4.2.2.1
                                        4.2.2.2
                                        4.2.2.3


Status for domain HOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{2BDBB8B4-12EF-43F2-9F80-A93EF2F6CCA9}
    Browsing is active on domain.
    Master browser name is: HOMECONTROL
        Master browser is running build 2195
    2 backup servers retrieved from master HOMECONTROL
        \\HOMECONTROL
        \\COMPAQ
    There are 4 servers in domain HOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{2BDBB8B4-12EF-43F2-9F80-A93EF2F6CCA9}
    There are 1 domains in domain HOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{2BDBB8B4-12EF-43F2-9F80-A93EF2F6CCA9}

Windows 2000 PRO

Windows 2000 IP Configuration    Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : dream
    Primary DNS Suffix  . . . . . . . :
    Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast    IP Routing Enabled. . .
.. . . . . : No    WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:    Connection-specific DNS Suffix
.. :
    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NETGEAR FA310TX Fast Ethernet
Adapter (NGRPCI)
    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-A0-CC-42-3D-52    DHCP Enabled. .
.. . . . . . . . . : No    IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . :
192.168.0.11    Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.254.0    Default
Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.10    DNS Servers . . . . . . . . .
.. . : 4.2.2.1
                                        4.2.2.2
                                        4.2.2.3


Status for domain HOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{7CFEA8F5-B198-4606-B07D-2269F469ADBF}
    Browsing is active on domain.
    Master browser name is: HOMECONTROL
        Master browser is running build 2195
    1 backup servers retrieved from master HOMECONTROL
        \\HOMECONTROL
    There are 2 servers in domain HOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{7CFEA8F5-B198-4606-B07D-2269F469ADBF}
    There are 1 domains in domain HOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{7CFEA8F5-B198-4606-B07D-2269F469ADBF}

Windows XP MCE



Windows IP Configuration



        Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : EMACHINES

        Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :

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

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

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



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :

        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family
Fast Ethernet NIC

        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-16-76-BA-3C-E3

        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.25

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

        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.10

        DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 4.2.2.1

                                            4.2.2.2



Status for domain HOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{472C1B25-E08F-42B1-83BC-9D79019BB7B3}
    Browsing is active on domain.
    Master browser name is: EMACHINES
        Master browser is running build 2600
    1 backup servers retrieved from master EMACHINES
        \\EMACHINES
    There are 2 servers in domain HOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{472C1B25-E08F-42B1-83BC-9D79019BB7B3}
    There are 1 domains in domain HOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{472C1B25-E08F-42B1-83BC-9D79019BB7B3}

Windows XP PRO



Windows IP Configuration



        Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : compaq

        Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :

        Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

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

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



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :

        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family
Fast Ethernet NIC

        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-C0-9F-EF-B7-65

        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.15

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

        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.10

        DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 4.2.2.1

                                            4.2.2.3

                                            4.2.2.2



Status for domain HOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{A1C513FC-28B5-48B5-87AD-26916F555D1C}
    Browsing is active on domain.
    Master browser name is: EMACHINES
Could not open key in registry, error = 5        Unable to determine
build of browser master: 5
    \\\\EMACHINES     .  Version:05.01  Flags: 51003 NT POTENTIAL
MASTER
    1 backup servers retrieved from master EMACHINES
        \\EMACHINES
    There are 2 servers in domain HOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{A1C513FC-28B5-48B5-87AD-26916F555D1C}
    There are 1 domains in domain HOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{A1C513FC-28B5-48B5-87AD-26916F555D1C}


The Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 PRO, and Windows XP MCE run
virtually all of the time.  The Windows XP Pro is a laptop Nd is
unplugged or on standby regularly.

Does this provide enough information to help me get started?

Thanks again for all the help.

Bob Gardner

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That's a good start, Bob.

The ipconfig logs for all computers are good.  All computers are on the
192.168.0.0/24 subnet, and all have compatible Node Type.

The browstat logs are interesting.  HomeControl is a good baseline - it sees 4
servers on 1 domain, and has elected itself master browser.  Dream sees 2
servers, and recognises HomeControl as the master browser.  EMachines sees only
2 servers, and has elected itself master browser.  Compaq sees 2 servers, and
recognises EMachines as the master browser.

So you're right - although HomeControl sees 4 servers, Dream, and EMachines /
Compaq, have made 2 separate broadcast domains.

Check that NetBT is consistently Enabled!
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/netbios-over-tcpip.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/netbios-over-tcpip.html

And check for personal firewalls, forgotten or misconfigured.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/your-personal-firewall-can-either-help.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/your-personal-firewall-can-either-help.html

Then go thru the rest of the issues in my troubleshooting guide.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html

And if the above get you nowhere, let's see what we get from CPSServ.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/cpsserv-comprehensive-psservice-source.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/cpsserv-comprehensive-psservice-source.html

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