Re: home network

[luggsie]

Here's a FAQ tip copied from Targa computers' web page - worked for me on a Targa and a Compaq

Q A computer with Windows XP cannot be seen in the My Network places using a peer to peer network with Win95/Win98/WinMe computers

A; Windows XP uses DNS as name resolution. This doesn't work in a peer to peer network without DNS.
In the registry create at
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\NetBT\Parameters a value named NodeType by type REG_DWORD. As value, set 1.
Now all computers can be seen in the peer to peer network.

Targa add: Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

Hi,



Just about getting to grips with this networking thing. I have two PC's, one
with XP pro other with 98SE. Is it recommended to have both PC's run XP Pro
or doesn't it matter? Are there any advantages to having both PC's run same
OS? If both PC's do run XP Pro does that mean I can remotely connect to the
other PC's desktop and manipulate it? I'm using simple CAT5 crossover & 2
NIC's setup.

Cheers

Rob

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

In article >,
"luggsie" > wrote:
>Here's a FAQ tip copied from Targa computers' web page - worked for me
>on a Targa and a Compaq
>
>Q A computer with Windows XP cannot be seen in the My Network places
>using a peer to peer network with Win95/Win98/WinMe computers
>
>A; Windows XP uses DNS as name resolution. This doesn't work in a peer
>to peer network without DNS.
>In the registry create at
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\NetBT\Parameters
>a value named NodeType by type REG_DWORD. As value, set 1.
>Now all computers can be seen in the peer to peer network.
>
>Targa add: Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

That's a good tip that can solve some XP networking problems.
However, the explanation that Targa gives is wrong.

XP doesn't use DNS for name resolution in a peer-to-peer network. All
versions of Windows use NetBIOS over TCP/IP for name resolution in a
peer-to-peer network.

The registry key that they list specifies the NetBIOS node type for an
XP computer. The value of 1 sets the node type to "Broadcast", which
is the right value for a peer-to-peer network. I've seen a few cases
where the node type is incorrectly set to 2 (Point-to-Point), which
prevents name resolution because it requires a WINS server (not a DNS
server) on the network.

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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[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

In article >,
"luggsie" > wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Just about getting to grips with this networking thing. I have two PC's, one
>with XP pro other with 98SE. Is it recommended to have both PC's run XP Pro
>or doesn't it matter? Are there any advantages to having both PC's run same
>OS? If both PC's do run XP Pro does that mean I can remotely connect to the
>other PC's desktop and manipulate it? I'm using simple CAT5 crossover & 2
>NIC's setup.
>
>Cheers
>
>Rob

There's no reason to use the same version of Windows on both
computers. All versions of Windows can network with each other to
share files and printers.

Windows XP Pro allows another computer to connect to it using Remote
Desktop. The other computer can run any version of Windows. If the
other computer doesn't run XP (Home or Pro), you need to install the
Remote Desktop Connection software on it, which is available on the
Windows XP CD-ROM and from this web page:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/rdclientdl.asp

All versions of Windows can remotely connect to each other using the
free VNC software from these sites:

http://www.realvnc.com
http://www.tightvnc.com
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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
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Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
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