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From: DW on 10 Jan 2006 17:00 I am trying to set up my home network with a desktop and laptop. Both computers are running XP SP2 Home Edition. I have gone through the sharing and configuration wizards and articles with no luck. I wonder if it is related to the way my network is physically hooked up. The desktop is connected via Ethernet cable to a Netgear wireless router and the laptop connects wireless to the router. Under Network places on the desktop it shows both a 1394 Netadapter and a Realtek FamilyFast Ethernet NIC. (I don't know which is actually being used). The laptop shows Dell Wireless 1470 DualBand WLAN. The wired LAN connection is X'ed out. Both computers have the same workgroup name and have file sharing and printer sharing activated. They both connect to the Internet but not to each other. So my questions are: Does the desktop need to be setup with a network card to connect to router and be on the same wireless network as the laptop, or can I use the existing wired connection? Is there some other type of configuration suggestion? I have asked at the local computer store and they only suggested checking the configuration. Thanks.
From: Chuck on 10 Jan 2006 18:54 On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 14:00:06 -0800, "DW" <DW(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >I am trying to set up my home network with a desktop and laptop. Both >computers are running XP SP2 Home Edition. I have gone through the sharing >and configuration wizards and articles with no luck. I wonder if it is >related to the way my network is physically hooked up. The desktop is >connected via Ethernet cable to a Netgear wireless router and the laptop >connects wireless to the router. > >Under Network places on the desktop it shows both a 1394 Netadapter and a >Realtek FamilyFast Ethernet NIC. (I don't know which is actually being used). > The laptop shows Dell Wireless 1470 DualBand WLAN. The wired LAN connection >is X'ed out. > >Both computers have the same workgroup name and have file sharing and >printer sharing activated. They both connect to the Internet but not to each >other. > >So my questions are: Does the desktop need to be setup with a network card >to connect to router and be on the same wireless network as the laptop, or >can I use the existing wired connection? Is there some other type of >configuration suggestion? I have asked at the local computer store and they >only suggested checking the configuration. > >Thanks. If both computers are connected to the router, one wired and the other wireless, they are both connected to the same network. The router radio (WAP) is connected as a peer to the switch which also connects the LAN Ethernet ports.All LAN ports, and the WAP, are connected on the same network. If both computers connect to the Internet, then I'd bet you do not have physical connectivity issues. One of the most common causes of this problem would be a misconfigured or overlooked personal firewall, but there are other possibilities too. What antivirus product do you use? <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html If no help yet, provide "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all" from each computer, so we can diagnose the problem. Read this article, and linked articles, and follow instructions precisely: <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.
From: DW on 10 Jan 2006 19:05 Thanks. I will try your suggestions. To answer your question: the desktop uses Norton and the laptop uses McAfee. "Chuck" wrote: > On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 14:00:06 -0800, "DW" <DW(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > > >I am trying to set up my home network with a desktop and laptop. Both > >computers are running XP SP2 Home Edition. I have gone through the sharing > >and configuration wizards and articles with no luck. I wonder if it is > >related to the way my network is physically hooked up. The desktop is > >connected via Ethernet cable to a Netgear wireless router and the laptop > >connects wireless to the router. > > > >Under Network places on the desktop it shows both a 1394 Netadapter and a > >Realtek FamilyFast Ethernet NIC. (I don't know which is actually being used). > > The laptop shows Dell Wireless 1470 DualBand WLAN. The wired LAN connection > >is X'ed out. > > > >Both computers have the same workgroup name and have file sharing and > >printer sharing activated. They both connect to the Internet but not to each > >other. > > > >So my questions are: Does the desktop need to be setup with a network card > >to connect to router and be on the same wireless network as the laptop, or > >can I use the existing wired connection? Is there some other type of > >configuration suggestion? I have asked at the local computer store and they > >only suggested checking the configuration. > > > >Thanks. > > If both computers are connected to the router, one wired and the other wireless, > they are both connected to the same network. The router radio (WAP) is > connected as a peer to the switch which also connects the LAN Ethernet ports.All > LAN ports, and the WAP, are connected on the same network. > > If both computers connect to the Internet, then I'd bet you do not have physical > connectivity issues. One of the most common causes of this problem would be a > misconfigured or overlooked personal firewall, but there are other possibilities > too. What antivirus product do you use? > <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html> > http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html > > If no help yet, provide "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all" from each > computer, so we can diagnose the problem. Read this article, and linked > articles, and follow instructions precisely: > <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. >
From: Chuck on 10 Jan 2006 19:35 On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 16:05:03 -0800, "DW" <DW(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >"Chuck" wrote: > >> On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 14:00:06 -0800, "DW" <DW(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >> >> >I am trying to set up my home network with a desktop and laptop. Both >> >computers are running XP SP2 Home Edition. I have gone through the sharing >> >and configuration wizards and articles with no luck. I wonder if it is >> >related to the way my network is physically hooked up. The desktop is >> >connected via Ethernet cable to a Netgear wireless router and the laptop >> >connects wireless to the router. >> > >> >Under Network places on the desktop it shows both a 1394 Netadapter and a >> >Realtek FamilyFast Ethernet NIC. (I don't know which is actually being used). >> > The laptop shows Dell Wireless 1470 DualBand WLAN. The wired LAN connection >> >is X'ed out. >> > >> >Both computers have the same workgroup name and have file sharing and >> >printer sharing activated. They both connect to the Internet but not to each >> >other. >> > >> >So my questions are: Does the desktop need to be setup with a network card >> >to connect to router and be on the same wireless network as the laptop, or >> >can I use the existing wired connection? Is there some other type of >> >configuration suggestion? I have asked at the local computer store and they >> >only suggested checking the configuration. >> > >> >Thanks. >> >> If both computers are connected to the router, one wired and the other wireless, >> they are both connected to the same network. The router radio (WAP) is >> connected as a peer to the switch which also connects the LAN Ethernet ports.All >> LAN ports, and the WAP, are connected on the same network. >> >> If both computers connect to the Internet, then I'd bet you do not have physical >> connectivity issues. One of the most common causes of this problem would be a >> misconfigured or overlooked personal firewall, but there are other possibilities >> too. What antivirus product do you use? >> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html> >> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html >> >> If no help yet, provide "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all" from each >> computer, so we can diagnose the problem. Read this article, and linked >> articles, and follow instructions precisely: >> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp> >> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp >Thanks. I will try your suggestions. To answer your question: the desktop >uses Norton and the laptop uses McAfee. Both Norton and McAfee contain antitrojan / antiworm components that require the same attention as a firewall, if you want Windows Networking to work. See the Irregularities article for details. -- 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.
From: DW on 10 Jan 2006 21:21
Chuck, Thanks for your help so far. I think I have checked everything in your articles. Here is what I found and changed: On the laptop Microsoft Firewall was active. I turned it off and will only use McAfee. Microsoft Firewall was already turned off on the desktop. I will only use Norton. On the laptop I cleaned up the browser stack and deselected AEGIS Protocol. On both computers I had to enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP. Here is the ipconfig and browstat for the desktop: Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : DESKTOP 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. . . . . . . . . : 00-0E-A6-9B-24-02 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. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, January 10, 2006 7:49:13 PM Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, January 11, 2006 6:41:08 PM Status for domain RJJW on transport \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{2EB0EEF2-5E2C-4046-B5AC-2B341834CFA2} Browsing is NOT active on domain. Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus. And here is the ipconfig and browstat for the laptop: Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Judy Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Dell Wireless 1470 Dual Band WLAN Mini-PCI Card Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-14-A5-45-CC-7F 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. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, January 10, 2006 7:46:46 PM Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, January 11, 2006 4:22:08 PM Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-14-22-B7-29-BB Status for domain RJJW on transport \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{A5A7136B-C3F9-4930-B54B-63ECE31BBC03} Browsing is active on domain. Master browser name is: JUDY Master browser is running build 2600 1 backup servers retrieved from master JUDY \\JUDY There are 2 servers in domain RJJW on transport \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{A5A7136B-C3F9-4930-B54B-63ECE31BBC03} There are 1 domains in domain RJJW on transport \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{A5A7136B-C3F9-4930-B54B-63ECE31BBC03} So it looks like a browswer problem not being enabled on the desktop. I also powered down both computers and restarted after making the changes noted above on the network configurations. Thanks again. "Chuck" wrote: > On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 14:00:06 -0800, "DW" <DW(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > > >I am trying to set up my home network with a desktop and laptop. Both > >computers are running XP SP2 Home Edition. I have gone through the sharing > >and configuration wizards and articles with no luck. I wonder if it is > >related to the way my network is physically hooked up. The desktop is > >connected via Ethernet cable to a Netgear wireless router and the laptop > >connects wireless to the router. > > > >Under Network places on the desktop it shows both a 1394 Netadapter and a > >Realtek FamilyFast Ethernet NIC. (I don't know which is actually being used). > > The laptop shows Dell Wireless 1470 DualBand WLAN. The wired LAN connection > >is X'ed out. > > > >Both computers have the same workgroup name and have file sharing and > >printer sharing activated. They both connect to the Internet but not to each > >other. > > > >So my questions are: Does the desktop need to be setup with a network card > >to connect to router and be on the same wireless network as the laptop, or > >can I use the existing wired connection? Is there some other type of > >configuration suggestion? I have asked at the local computer store and they > >only suggested checking the configuration. > > > >Thanks. > > If both computers are connected to the router, one wired and the other wireless, > they are both connected to the same network. The router radio (WAP) is > connected as a peer to the switch which also connects the LAN Ethernet ports.All > LAN ports, and the WAP, are connected on the same network. > > If both computers connect to the Internet, then I'd bet you do not have physical > connectivity issues. One of the most common causes of this problem would be a > misconfigured or overlooked personal firewall, but there are other possibilities > too. What antivirus product do you use? > <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html> > http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html > > If no help yet, provide "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all" from each > computer, so we can diagnose the problem. Read this article, and linked > articles, and follow instructions precisely: > <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. > |