ME & XP Problems

[Rick O]

I have a home network with 4 computers. 2 of them are running 98, 1 is
using ME and the new one is using XP. The problem is that all the computers
can see each other except the XP machine can not see the ME machines. The
ME machine can see XP and they can each ping one another but the XP machine
can only see the 2 98machines and itself.

Please help.
Thanks
Rick
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[Carey Holzman]

www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm

Tip #1 on all PCs

Carey

"Rick O" > wrote in message
...
>I have a home network with 4 computers. 2 of them are running 98, 1 is
> using ME and the new one is using XP. The problem is that all the
> computers
> can see each other except the XP machine can not see the ME machines. The
> ME machine can see XP and they can each ping one another but the XP
> machine
> can only see the 2 98machines and itself.
>
> Please help.
> Thanks
> Rick
> --
> "If your nose runs and your feet smell, you were built upside down"
>
>
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[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

In article >, "Carey Holzman"
> wrote:
>"Rick O" > wrote in message
...
>>I have a home network with 4 computers. 2 of them are running 98, 1 is
>> using ME and the new one is using XP. The problem is that all the
>> computers
>> can see each other except the XP machine can not see the ME machines. The
>> ME machine can see XP and they can each ping one another but the XP
>> machine
>> can only see the 2 98machines and itself.
>>
>> Please help.
>> Thanks
>> Rick
>
>www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm
>
>Tip #1 on all PCs
>
>Carey

Rick, If you look at the web site that Carey gave, don't be surprised
that you can't follow Tip #1. With a single exception, the settings
that it describes don't exist in Windows XP. For details:

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&newwindow=1&c2coff=1&selm=73o5l01semenl9k4q45h9iddagc0j6ubo2%404ax.com

These tips, which apply to 98, Me, and XP, should help you get
everything working:

1. If a computer runs the original or SP1 versions of Windows XP,
disable XP's built-in Internet Connection Firewall on local area
network connections -- it's for use only on a direct modem connection
to the Internet. If it runs SP2, enable the exception for file and
printer sharing in the Windows Firewall. Disable and un-install all
other firewall programs while troubleshooting. When un-installing a
firewall program, use the un-install procedure provided by the
manufacturer . Don't use Control Panel | Add or Remove Programs,
which might not completely un-install it.

For more information, see:

Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/ic_firewall.htm

2. Use only one protocol for File and Printer Sharing. If the network
needs more than one protocol, unbind File and Printer Sharing from all
but one of them. Details here:

Windows XP Network Protocols
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/network_protocols.htm

3. Make sure that NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on all computers.
Details here:

Enable NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (NetBT)
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/troubleshoot/netbt.htm

4. Run "ipconfig /all" on XP and look at the "Node Type" at the
beginning of the output. If it says "Peer-to-Peer" (which should
actually be "Point-to-Point") that's the problem. It means that the
computer only uses a WINS server, which isn't available on a
peer-to-peer network, for NetBIOS name resolution.

If that's the case, run the registry editor, open this key:

HLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netbt\Parame ters

and delete these values if they're present:

NodeType
DhcpNodeType

Reboot, then try network access again.

If that doesn't fix it, open that registry key again, create a DWORD
value called "NodeType", and set it to 1 for "Broadcast" or 4 for
"Mixed".

For details, see these Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:

Default Node Type for Microsoft Clients
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;160177

TCP/IP and NBT Configuration Parameters for Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314053
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm

[Carey Holzman]

Rick, don;'t be surprised if Steve is wrong. It won't be the first time. Let
us know what works for you.

Thanks,
Carey

"Steve Winograd [MVP]" > wrote in message
...
> In article >, "Carey Holzman"
> > wrote:
>>"Rick O" > wrote in message
...
>>>I have a home network with 4 computers. 2 of them are running 98, 1 is
>>> using ME and the new one is using XP. The problem is that all the
>>> computers
>>> can see each other except the XP machine can not see the ME machines.
>>> The
>>> ME machine can see XP and they can each ping one another but the XP
>>> machine
>>> can only see the 2 98machines and itself.
>>>
>>> Please help.
>>> Thanks
>>> Rick
>>
>>www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm
>>
>>Tip #1 on all PCs
>>
>>Carey
>
> Rick, If you look at the web site that Carey gave, don't be surprised
> that you can't follow Tip #1. With a single exception, the settings
> that it describes don't exist in Windows XP. For details:
>
> http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&newwindow=1&c2coff=1&selm=73o5l01semenl9k4q45h9iddagc0j6ubo2%404ax.com
>
> These tips, which apply to 98, Me, and XP, should help you get
> everything working:
>
> 1. If a computer runs the original or SP1 versions of Windows XP,
> disable XP's built-in Internet Connection Firewall on local area
> network connections -- it's for use only on a direct modem connection
> to the Internet. If it runs SP2, enable the exception for file and
> printer sharing in the Windows Firewall. Disable and un-install all
> other firewall programs while troubleshooting. When un-installing a
> firewall program, use the un-install procedure provided by the
> manufacturer . Don't use Control Panel | Add or Remove Programs,
> which might not completely un-install it.
>
> For more information, see:
>
> Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall
> http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/ic_firewall.htm
>
> 2. Use only one protocol for File and Printer Sharing. If the network
> needs more than one protocol, unbind File and Printer Sharing from all
> but one of them. Details here:
>
> Windows XP Network Protocols
> http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/network_protocols.htm
>
> 3. Make sure that NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on all computers.
> Details here:
>
> Enable NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (NetBT)
> http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/troubleshoot/netbt.htm
>
> 4. Run "ipconfig /all" on XP and look at the "Node Type" at the
> beginning of the output. If it says "Peer-to-Peer" (which should
> actually be "Point-to-Point") that's the problem. It means that the
> computer only uses a WINS server, which isn't available on a
> peer-to-peer network, for NetBIOS name resolution.
>
> If that's the case, run the registry editor, open this key:
>
> HLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netbt\Parame ters
>
> and delete these values if they're present:
>
> NodeType
> DhcpNodeType
>
> Reboot, then try network access again.
>
> If that doesn't fix it, open that registry key again, create a DWORD
> value called "NodeType", and set it to 1 for "Broadcast" or 4 for
> "Mixed".
>
> For details, see these Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:
>
> Default Node Type for Microsoft Clients
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;160177
>
> TCP/IP and NBT Configuration Parameters for Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314053
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
> Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
> http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm

[Mike Woolley]

I have had similar problems with NT and was told that I had to enable "file
and print sharing" on the NT machine. So, I suspect the same applies to
your problem. Refer to"help" or www.microsoft.com's support section.


"Rick O" > wrote in message
...
> I have a home network with 4 computers. 2 of them are running 98, 1 is
> using ME and the new one is using XP. The problem is that all the
computers
> can see each other except the XP machine can not see the ME machines. The
> ME machine can see XP and they can each ping one another but the XP
machine
> can only see the 2 98machines and itself.
>
> Please help.
> Thanks
> Rick
> --
> "If your nose runs and your feet smell, you were built upside down"
>
>
> ---
> Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> Version: 6.0.772 / Virus Database: 519 - Release Date: 01/10/2004
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>