Microsoft Network Utility "No devices found on local network"

29 Aug 2006 4:37 PM

Barnyf

Both computers on my local network can access Internet....But...
They can't access each other. File Sharing is turned on in both and they are
both on the same workgroup.
I can successfully ping to the laptop which is Wireless, but not from the
Wireless to the desktop, which is Ethernet.
The desktop successfully pings the Gateway (MN-700) device.

Here's output from ipconfig /all on desktop:
Windows IP Configuration

        Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : papabear
        Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
        Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
        IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
        WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

        Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking
Controller
        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 01-50-8D-78-89-29
        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
        Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.8.8
        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.8.1
        DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.8.1
        DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.8.1
        Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, August 29, 2006 9:57:46
AM
        Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, August 30, 2006
9:57:46 AM

Any ideas would help...this is driving me up a tree!!

--
Thanks,
Barny

29 Aug 2006 4:44 PM

Jack (MVP-Networking).

Hi
Successful Sharing involves some general consideration in Network settings,
http://www.ezlan.net/sharing.html
As well as specific adjustment of each computer according to what is allowed
to be shared.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304040
Jack (MVP-Networking).

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"Barnyf" <Bar***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C39D032B-2B98-4AA3-824E-F708DD47392F@microsoft.com...
> Both computers on my local network can access Internet....But...
> They can't access each other. File Sharing is turned on in both and they
> are
> both on the same workgroup.
> I can successfully ping to the laptop which is Wireless, but not from the
> Wireless to the desktop, which is Ethernet.
> The desktop successfully pings the Gateway (MN-700) device.
>
> Here's output from ipconfig /all on desktop:
> Windows IP Configuration
>
>        Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : papabear
>        Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
>        Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
>        IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>        WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>
>        Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
>        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking
> Controller
>        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 01-50-8D-78-89-29
>        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
>        Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.8.8
>        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
>        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.8.1
>        DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.8.1
>        DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.8.1
>        Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, August 29, 2006
> 9:57:46
> AM
>        Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, August 30, 2006
> 9:57:46 AM
>
>
> Any ideas would help...this is driving me up a tree!!
> --
> Thanks,
> Barny

29 Aug 2006 5:21 PM

Lem

Barnyf wrote:
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> Both computers on my local network can access Internet....But...
> They can't access each other. File Sharing is turned on in both and they are
> both on the same workgroup.
> I can successfully ping to the laptop which is Wireless, but not from the
> Wireless to the desktop, which is Ethernet.
> The desktop successfully pings the Gateway (MN-700) device.
>
> Here's output from ipconfig /all on desktop:
> Windows IP Configuration
>
>         Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : papabear
>         Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
>         Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
>         IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>         WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>
>         Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
>         Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking
> Controller
>         Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 01-50-8D-78-89-29
>         Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
>         Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>         IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.8.8
>         Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
>         Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.8.1
>         DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.8.1
>         DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.8.1
>         Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, August 29, 2006 9:57:46
> AM
>         Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, August 30, 2006
> 9:57:46 AM
>
>
> Any ideas would help...this is driving me up a tree!!

nForce has a built-in firewall. You need to configure it to permit file
sharing.