I have several PCs connected in an XP Pro home network (with a Linux
file server) through a Linksys (wireless) router. They are all in a
workgroup. Yet some of the machines don't seem to be communicating
easily. They can all access the file server and wired network machines,
but for some reason some of the wirless machines can't communicate with
each other.
The only difference I can see on one difficult laptop machine (with
ipconfig /all) is that IP routing enabled is set to "yes" while on the
rest it is set to "no". Not that I would know how to change this
setting (can't find instructions anywhere under help).
Does anyone have a great miraculous answer to this silly problem?
Rgds
Martin

On 24 Dec 2005 07:36:22 -0800, "Martin Cleaver" <martin.cleaver@gmail.com>
wrote:

>I have several PCs connected in an XP Pro home network (with a Linux
>file server) through a Linksys (wireless) router. They are all in a
>workgroup. Yet some of the machines don't seem to be communicating
>easily. They can all access the file server and wired network machines,
>but for some reason some of the wirless machines can't communicate with
>each other.
>The only difference I can see on one difficult laptop machine (with
>ipconfig /all) is that IP routing enabled is set to "yes" while on the
>rest it is set to "no". Not that I would know how to change this
>setting (can't find instructions anywhere under help).
>Does anyone have a great miraculous answer to this silly problem?
>Rgds
>Martin

Martin,

One of my XP computers has IP routing enabled, and the others don't. No problem
in my workgroup.

I'd bet your problem is more basic than that. Asymmetrical access / visibility
is a common problem with workgroups. It's usually caused by a misconfigured /
overlooked personal firewall, but there are other possibilities too.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/1...isibility.html

If no help, provide "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all" from each computer,
and 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/2005/0...#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.

I tried Browstat and think I have found something:

V:\Windows\Netsoftware\Network\browstat>browstat status


Status for domain CLEAVER on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{8651141D-C43C-4242-8
DFD-791BD0E90037}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: ALTO
Could not open key in registry, error = 2 Unable to determine
build of br
owser master: 2
\\\\ALTO . Version:04.09 Flags: 9a0b NT CONTROLLER
SERVER
1 backup servers retrieved from master ALTO
\\ALTO
There are 8 servers in domain CLEAVER on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{8651
141D-C43C-4242-8DFD-791BD0E90037}
There are 1 domains in domain CLEAVER on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{8651
141D-C43C-4242-8DFD-791BD0E90037}

One domain and eight servers... ?

Rgds

Martin

On 24 Dec 2005 13:31:40 -0800, "Martin Cleaver" <martin.cleaver@gmail.com>
wrote:

>I tried Browstat and think I have found something:
>
>V:\Windows\Netsoftware\Network\browstat>browsta t status
>
>
>Status for domain CLEAVER on transport
>\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{8651141D-C43C-4242-8
>DFD-791BD0E90037}
> Browsing is active on domain.
> Master browser name is: ALTO
>Could not open key in registry, error = 2 Unable to determine
>build of br
>owser master: 2
> \\\\ALTO . Version:04.09 Flags: 9a0b NT CONTROLLER
>SERVER
> 1 backup servers retrieved from master ALTO
> \\ALTO
> There are 8 servers in domain CLEAVER on transport
>\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{8651
>141D-C43C-4242-8DFD-791BD0E90037}
> There are 1 domains in domain CLEAVER on transport
>\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{8651
>141D-C43C-4242-8DFD-791BD0E90037}
>
>One domain and eight servers... ?
>
>Rgds
>
>Martin

Martin,

A server is any computer running the Server service, ie File and Printer Sharing
for Microsoft Networks. Generally, every computer will show up as a server.

Browstat is most useful when run on each computer. Minimally, if you have 3 or
more computers, run it (and "ipconfig /all") from the problem computer(s), and
from 2 properly working computers.

Now, what's the "error = 2"? Well, you said that you have a Linux server in the
workgroup. Linux servers work fine when there's no problems. Unfortunately,
the error codes that they create, when there's a problem, leave no resemblance
to Microsoft documented codes, that I have found. I bet we're going to have to
look at the distro (name and version) of the server.

--
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.

The Linux Machine is running Suse 8.3...
The problem machines are SpotAcer (my laptop) and FayIan (my kids).
Shuttle is wired and has no problems.

CDiag says:

CDiagnosis V1.33
Start diagnosis for FAYIAN

Enumerate Shares


Share name Resource Remark

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D$ D:\ Default share

C$ C:\ Default share

ADMIN$ C:\WINDOWS Remote Admin

IPC$ Remote IPC

FayIanC C:\
FayIanD D:\
SharedDocs C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\ALL USERS\DOCUMENTS

The command completed successfully.


Adhoc Browser View

Server Name Remark

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\\ALTO Samba 3.0.12-5-SUSE

\\FAYIAN Fay and Ian's PC

\\FUJITSU Ian's Fujitsu

\\NAS Linksys server

\\SHUTTLE Shuttle

\\SPOTACER Spot Acer Notebook

\\SPOTVIDEO Spot Video test machnie

\\VAIODESK Desktop Vaio

The command completed successfully.


Full Targets 127.0.0.1

Target 127.0.0.1

"FAYIAN ping 127.0.0.1"



Pinging 127.0.0.1 with 32 bytes of data:



Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128



Ping statistics for 127.0.0.1:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms


"FAYIAN net view 127.0.0.1"

Shared resources at 127.0.0.1

Fay and Ian's PC

Share name Type Used as Comment

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FayIanC Disk
FayIanD Disk
SharedDocs Disk
The command completed successfully.


Ping Targets www.yahoo.com 66.94.230.32

Target www.yahoo.com

"FAYIAN ping www.yahoo.com"



Pinging www.yahoo.akadns.net [216.109.117.206] with 32 bytes of data:



Reply from 216.109.117.206: bytes=32 time=249ms TTL=52

Reply from 216.109.117.206: bytes=32 time=381ms TTL=52

Reply from 216.109.117.206: bytes=32 time=288ms TTL=52

Reply from 216.109.117.206: bytes=32 time=539ms TTL=52



Ping statistics for 216.109.117.206:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

Minimum = 249ms, Maximum = 539ms, Average = 364ms


Target 66.94.230.32

"FAYIAN ping 66.94.230.32"



Pinging 66.94.230.32 with 32 bytes of data:



Reply from 66.94.230.32: bytes=32 time=415ms TTL=52

Reply from 66.94.230.32: bytes=32 time=418ms TTL=51

Reply from 66.94.230.32: bytes=32 time=298ms TTL=51

Reply from 66.94.230.32: bytes=32 time=640ms TTL=51



Ping statistics for 66.94.230.32:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

Minimum = 298ms, Maximum = 640ms, Average = 442ms


End diagnosis for FAYIAN


CDiagnosis V1.33
Start diagnosis for SPOTACER

Enumerate Shares


Share name Resource Remark

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
IPC$ Remote IPC

print$ C:\WINDOWS\System32\SPOOL\drivers
Printer Drivers

ADMIN$ C:\WINDOWS Remote Admin

C$ C:\ Default share

ACERC C:\
Acerdocs C:\Documents and Settings\Martin\My Documents

Files C:\Files

SharedDocs C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents

Video C:\Video
The command completed successfully.


Adhoc Browser View

Server Name Remark

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\\ALTO Samba 3.0.12-5-SUSE

\\FAYIAN Fay and Ian's PC

\\FUJITSU Ian's Fujitsu

\\NAS Linksys server

\\SHUTTLE Shuttle

\\SPOTACER Spot Acer Notebook

\\SPOTVIDEO Spot Video test machnie

\\VAIODESK Desktop Vaio

The command completed successfully.


Full Targets 127.0.0.1

Target 127.0.0.1

"SPOTACER ping 127.0.0.1"



Pinging 127.0.0.1 with 32 bytes of data:



Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128



Ping statistics for 127.0.0.1:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms


"SPOTACER net view 127.0.0.1"

Shared resources at 127.0.0.1

Spot Acer Notebook

Share name Type Used as Comment

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ACERC Disk
Acerdocs Disk
CleaveM Disk
Files Disk
PB-DB Disk
SharedDocs Disk
Video Disk
The command completed successfully.


Ping Targets www.yahoo.com 66.94.230.32

Target www.yahoo.com

"SPOTACER ping www.yahoo.com"



Pinging www.yahoo.akadns.net [216.109.118.70] with 32 bytes of data:



Reply from 216.109.118.70: bytes=32 time=102ms TTL=52

Reply from 216.109.118.70: bytes=32 time=103ms TTL=52

Reply from 216.109.118.70: bytes=32 time=102ms TTL=52

Reply from 216.109.118.70: bytes=32 time=113ms TTL=52



Ping statistics for 216.109.118.70:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

Minimum = 102ms, Maximum = 113ms, Average = 105ms


Target 66.94.230.32

"SPOTACER ping 66.94.230.32"



Pinging 66.94.230.32 with 32 bytes of data:



Reply from 66.94.230.32: bytes=32 time=185ms TTL=52

Reply from 66.94.230.32: bytes=32 time=200ms TTL=52

Reply from 66.94.230.32: bytes=32 time=182ms TTL=51

Reply from 66.94.230.32: bytes=32 time=183ms TTL=51



Ping statistics for 66.94.230.32:

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

Minimum = 182ms, Maximum = 200ms, Average = 187ms


End diagnosis for SPOTACER

Browstat FayIan:


Status for domain CLEAVER on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{DBF361A9-D9C0-411A-B620-8CB8F32D409C}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: ALTO
Could not open key in registry, error = 2 Unable to determine
build of browser master: 2
\\\\ALTO . Version:04.09 Flags: 9a0b NT CONTROLLER
SERVER
1 backup servers retrieved from master ALTO
\\ALTO
There are 8 servers in domain CLEAVER on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{DBF361A9-D9C0-411A-B620-8CB8F32D409C}
There are 1 domains in domain CLEAVER on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{DBF361A9-D9C0-411A-B620-8CB8F32D409C}

Browstat Shuttle:


Status for domain CLEAVER on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{8651141D-C43C-4242-8DFD-791BD0E90037}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: ALTO
Could not open key in registry, error = 2 Unable to determine
build of browser master: 2
\\\\ALTO . Version:04.09 Flags: 9a0b NT CONTROLLER
SERVER
1 backup servers retrieved from master ALTO
\\ALTO
There are 8 servers in domain CLEAVER on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{8651141D-C43C-4242-8DFD-791BD0E90037}
There are 1 domains in domain CLEAVER on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{8651141D-C43C-4242-8DFD-791BD0E90037}

Browstat SpotAcer:



Status for domain CLEAVER on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{93ADD945-8549-422F-8E39-D4F1EF825BC8}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: ALTO
Could not open key in registry, error = 2 Unable to determine
build of browser master: 2
\\\\ALTO . Version:04.09 Flags: 9a0b NT CONTROLLER
SERVER
1 backup servers retrieved from master ALTO
\\ALTO
There are 8 servers in domain CLEAVER on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{93ADD945-8549-422F-8E39-D4F1EF825BC8}
There are 1 domains in domain CLEAVER on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{93ADD945-8549-422F-8E39-D4F1EF825BC8}

Does that help?

BTW: Happy Xmas!

Greetings

Martin

On 25 Dec 2005 00:07:59 -0800, "Martin Cleaver" <martin.cleaver@gmail.com>
wrote:

>The Linux Machine is running Suse 8.3...
>The problem machines are SpotAcer (my laptop) and FayIan (my kids).
>Shuttle is wired and has no problems.
>
>CDiag says:
>
>CDiagnosis V1.33
>Start diagnosis for FAYIAN
>
>Enumerate Shares
>
>
>Share name Resource Remark
>
>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>D$ D:\ Default share
>
>C$ C:\ Default share
>
>ADMIN$ C:\WINDOWS Remote Admin
>
>IPC$ Remote IPC
>
>FayIanC C:\
>FayIanD D:\
>SharedDocs C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\ALL USERS\DOCUMENTS
>
>The command completed successfully.
>
>
>Adhoc Browser View
>
>Server Name Remark
>
>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>\\ALTO Samba 3.0.12-5-SUSE
>
>\\FAYIAN Fay and Ian's PC
>
>\\FUJITSU Ian's Fujitsu
>
>\\NAS Linksys server
>
>\\SHUTTLE Shuttle
>
>\\SPOTACER Spot Acer Notebook
>
>\\SPOTVIDEO Spot Video test machnie
>
>\\VAIODESK Desktop Vaio
>
>The command completed successfully.
>
>
>Full Targets 127.0.0.1
>
>Target 127.0.0.1
>
>"FAYIAN ping 127.0.0.1"
>
>
>
>Pinging 127.0.0.1 with 32 bytes of data:
>
>
>
>Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
>
>Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
>
>Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
>
>Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
>
>
>
>Ping statistics for 127.0.0.1:
>
> Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
>
>Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
>
> Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
>
>
>"FAYIAN net view 127.0.0.1"
>
>Shared resources at 127.0.0.1
>
>Fay and Ian's PC
>
>Share name Type Used as Comment
>
>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>FayIanC Disk
>FayIanD Disk
>SharedDocs Disk
>The command completed successfully.
>
>
>Ping Targets www.yahoo.com 66.94.230.32
>
>Target www.yahoo.com
>
>"FAYIAN ping www.yahoo.com"
>
>
>
>Pinging www.yahoo.akadns.net [216.109.117.206] with 32 bytes of data:
>
>
>
>Reply from 216.109.117.206: bytes=32 time=249ms TTL=52
>
>Reply from 216.109.117.206: bytes=32 time=381ms TTL=52
>
>Reply from 216.109.117.206: bytes=32 time=288ms TTL=52
>
>Reply from 216.109.117.206: bytes=32 time=539ms TTL=52
>
>
>
>Ping statistics for 216.109.117.206:
>
> Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
>
>Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
>
> Minimum = 249ms, Maximum = 539ms, Average = 364ms
>
>
>Target 66.94.230.32
>
>"FAYIAN ping 66.94.230.32"
>
>
>
>Pinging 66.94.230.32 with 32 bytes of data:
>
>
>
>Reply from 66.94.230.32: bytes=32 time=415ms TTL=52
>
>Reply from 66.94.230.32: bytes=32 time=418ms TTL=51
>
>Reply from 66.94.230.32: bytes=32 time=298ms TTL=51
>
>Reply from 66.94.230.32: bytes=32 time=640ms TTL=51
>
>
>
>Ping statistics for 66.94.230.32:
>
> Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
>
>Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
>
> Minimum = 298ms, Maximum = 640ms, Average = 442ms
>
>
>End diagnosis for FAYIAN
>
>
>CDiagnosis V1.33
>Start diagnosis for SPOTACER
>
>Enumerate Shares
>
>
>Share name Resource Remark
>
>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>IPC$ Remote IPC
>
>print$ C:\WINDOWS\System32\SPOOL\drivers
> Printer Drivers
>
>ADMIN$ C:\WINDOWS Remote Admin
>
>C$ C:\ Default share
>
>ACERC C:\
>Acerdocs C:\Documents and Settings\Martin\My Documents
>
>Files C:\Files
>
>SharedDocs C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents
>
>Video C:\Video
>The command completed successfully.
>
>
>Adhoc Browser View
>
>Server Name Remark
>
>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>\\ALTO Samba 3.0.12-5-SUSE
>
>\\FAYIAN Fay and Ian's PC
>
>\\FUJITSU Ian's Fujitsu
>
>\\NAS Linksys server
>
>\\SHUTTLE Shuttle
>
>\\SPOTACER Spot Acer Notebook
>
>\\SPOTVIDEO Spot Video test machnie
>
>\\VAIODESK Desktop Vaio
>
>The command completed successfully.
>
>
>Full Targets 127.0.0.1
>
>Target 127.0.0.1
>
>"SPOTACER ping 127.0.0.1"
>
>
>
>Pinging 127.0.0.1 with 32 bytes of data:
>
>
>
>Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
>
>Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
>
>Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
>
>Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
>
>
>
>Ping statistics for 127.0.0.1:
>
> Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
>
>Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
>
> Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
>
>
>"SPOTACER net view 127.0.0.1"
>
>Shared resources at 127.0.0.1
>
>Spot Acer Notebook
>
>Share name Type Used as Comment
>
>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>ACERC Disk
>Acerdocs Disk
>CleaveM Disk
>Files Disk
>PB-DB Disk
>SharedDocs Disk
>Video Disk
>The command completed successfully.
>
>
>Ping Targets www.yahoo.com 66.94.230.32
>
>Target www.yahoo.com
>
>"SPOTACER ping www.yahoo.com"
>
>
>
>Pinging www.yahoo.akadns.net [216.109.118.70] with 32 bytes of data:
>
>
>
>Reply from 216.109.118.70: bytes=32 time=102ms TTL=52
>
>Reply from 216.109.118.70: bytes=32 time=103ms TTL=52
>
>Reply from 216.109.118.70: bytes=32 time=102ms TTL=52
>
>Reply from 216.109.118.70: bytes=32 time=113ms TTL=52
>
>
>
>Ping statistics for 216.109.118.70:
>
> Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
>
>Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
>
> Minimum = 102ms, Maximum = 113ms, Average = 105ms
>
>
>Target 66.94.230.32
>
>"SPOTACER ping 66.94.230.32"
>
>
>
>Pinging 66.94.230.32 with 32 bytes of data:
>
>
>
>Reply from 66.94.230.32: bytes=32 time=185ms TTL=52
>
>Reply from 66.94.230.32: bytes=32 time=200ms TTL=52
>
>Reply from 66.94.230.32: bytes=32 time=182ms TTL=51
>
>Reply from 66.94.230.32: bytes=32 time=183ms TTL=51
>
>
>
>Ping statistics for 66.94.230.32:
>
> Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
>
>Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
>
> Minimum = 182ms, Maximum = 200ms, Average = 187ms
>
>
>End diagnosis for SPOTACER
>
>Browstat FayIan:
>
>
>Status for domain CLEAVER on transport
>\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{DBF361A9-D9C0-411A-B620-8CB8F32D409C}
> Browsing is active on domain.
> Master browser name is: ALTO
>Could not open key in registry, error = 2 Unable to determine
>build of browser master: 2
> \\\\ALTO . Version:04.09 Flags: 9a0b NT CONTROLLER
>SERVER
> 1 backup servers retrieved from master ALTO
> \\ALTO
> There are 8 servers in domain CLEAVER on transport
>\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{DBF361A9-D9C0-411A-B620-8CB8F32D409C}
> There are 1 domains in domain CLEAVER on transport
>\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{DBF361A9-D9C0-411A-B620-8CB8F32D409C}
>
>Browstat Shuttle:
>
>
>Status for domain CLEAVER on transport
>\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{8651141D-C43C-4242-8DFD-791BD0E90037}
> Browsing is active on domain.
> Master browser name is: ALTO
>Could not open key in registry, error = 2 Unable to determine
>build of browser master: 2
> \\\\ALTO . Version:04.09 Flags: 9a0b NT CONTROLLER
>SERVER
> 1 backup servers retrieved from master ALTO
> \\ALTO
> There are 8 servers in domain CLEAVER on transport
>\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{8651141D-C43C-4242-8DFD-791BD0E90037}
> There are 1 domains in domain CLEAVER on transport
>\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{8651141D-C43C-4242-8DFD-791BD0E90037}
>
>Browstat SpotAcer:
>
>
>
>Status for domain CLEAVER on transport
>\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{93ADD945-8549-422F-8E39-D4F1EF825BC8}
> Browsing is active on domain.
> Master browser name is: ALTO
>Could not open key in registry, error = 2 Unable to determine
>build of browser master: 2
> \\\\ALTO . Version:04.09 Flags: 9a0b NT CONTROLLER
>SERVER
> 1 backup servers retrieved from master ALTO
> \\ALTO
> There are 8 servers in domain CLEAVER on transport
>\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{93ADD945-8549-422F-8E39-D4F1EF825BC8}
> There are 1 domains in domain CLEAVER on transport
>\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{93ADD945-8549-422F-8E39-D4F1EF825BC8}
>
>Does that help?
>
>BTW: Happy Xmas!
>
>Greetings
>
>Martin

Happy Xmas, Martin!

OK, as I feared the Linux (SUSE) box is the master browser. All 3 example
computers (FayIan, Shuttle, and SpotAcer) acknowledge the same master browser,
Alto, and get the same results. So you don't have a master browser conflict.

Now then your CDiag logs leave a lot of detail out. Please take a look at my
CDiag documentation, to see what the log should look like.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/interpreting-cdiag-output-and-solving.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...d-solving.html

Are SpotAcer and FayIan both connecting wirelessly? Are they the only wireless
computers? I don't see any clues in "browstat status" - how about "ipconfig
/all"?

--
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.

How can my CDiag leave out a lot of detail? I thought I had made the
necessary changes to the batch file to make it run?
Or did I do something wrong?
Rgds
Martin

On 26 Dec 2005 05:33:23 -0800, "Martin Cleaver" <martin.cleaver@gmail.com>
wrote:

>How can my CDiag leave out a lot of detail? I thought I had made the
>necessary changes to the batch file to make it run?
>Or did I do something wrong?
>Rgds
>Martin

Martin,

I'm not sure. Let's make sure there were no typos, and start over with
"ipconfig /all" from each computer.

--
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.

Okay... here we go:

Shuttle (wired - no problem):



Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Shuttle

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : cleaver.nl

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

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

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

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : cleaver.nl

domain_not_set.invalid



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : domain_not_set.invalid

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce MCP
Networking Controller

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-30-1B-AF-6C-16

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.65

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

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.138

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.138

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 194.109.6.66

194.109.9.99

194.109.104.104

10.0.0.138

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 27 December 2005 12:44:39

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 28 December 2005 12:44:39



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft TV/Video
Connection

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 0.1.0.4

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255

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


FayIan (Spotacer can't connect):



Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : fayian

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : cleaver.nl

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

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

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

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : cleaver.nl

domain_not_set.invalid



Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 3:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : domain_not_set.invalid

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 802.11b+g USB Wireless LAN
Adapter

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-FC-8C-A8-95

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.64

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

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.138

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.138

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 194.109.6.66

194.109.9.99

194.109.104.104

10.0.0.138

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 27 December 2005 12:46:13

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 28 December 2005 12:46:13

SpotAcer (Can't connect with FayIan):



Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : SpotAcer

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : cleaver.nl

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

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes

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

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : cleaver.nl

domain_not_set.invalid



Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : domain_not_set.invalid

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless
2200BG Network Connection

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0E-35-4B-11-83

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.70

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

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.138

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.138

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 194.109.6.66

194.109.9.99

194.109.104.104

10.0.0.138

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 27 December 2005 14:59:37

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 28 December 2005 14:59:37

Fujitsi (no problems, wireless):



Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : FUJITSU

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : cleaver.nl

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

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

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

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : cleaver.nl

domain_not_set.invalid



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI
Fast Ethernet NIC

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-E0-00-C1-B4-06



Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : domain_not_set.invalid

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intersil PRISM Wireless LAN
PCI Card

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-E0-00-8D-C5-13

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.69

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

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.138

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.138

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 194.109.6.66

194.109.9.99

194.109.104.104

10.0.0.138

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, December 27, 2005
4:55:19 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, December 28,
2005 4:55:19 PM



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft TV/Video
Connection

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 0.1.0.5

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255

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


Xmas Greetings

Martin

On 27 Dec 2005 08:37:05 -0800, "Martin Cleaver" <martin.cleaver@gmail.com>
wrote:

>Okay... here we go:

<SNIP>

>Xmas Greetings
>
>Martin

Christmas Greetings, and Happy Flu Season to you, Martin! This is what a CDiag
should contain.

Take the following code (everything inside the "#####"). (Please verify computer
names and ip addresses) (accuracy here is crucial!).

1. Open Notepad. Ensure that Format - Word Wrap is not checked. Highlight
then Copy the code (Ctrl-C), precisely as it is presented, and Paste (Ctrl-V)
into Notepad. Verify, and correct, names and addresses if necessary.
2. Save the Notepad file as "cdiag.cmd", as type "All Files", into the root
folder "C:\".
3. Run it by Start - Run - "c:\cdiag".
4. Wait patiently.
5. When Notepad opens up displaying c:\cdiag.txt, first check Format and
ensure that Word Wrap is NOT checked! Then, copy the entire contents (Ctrl-A
Ctrl-C) and paste (Ctrl-V) into your next post.

Do this from all computers, please, with all computers powered up and online.

##### Start CDiag Assembled Code

@echo off
set FullTarget1=Shuttle 10.0.0.65
set FullTarget2=fayian 10.0.0.64
set FullTarget3=SpotAcer 10.0.0.70
set FullTarget4=FUJITSU 10.0.0.69
set FullTargets=%FullTarget1% %FullTarget2% %FullTarget3% %FullTarget4%
set FullTargets=%FullTargets% 127.0.0.1
set PingTargets=www.yahoo.com 66.94.230.32 10.0.0.138
Set Version=V1.33
@echo CDiagnosis %Version% >c:\cdiag.txt
@echo Start diagnosis for %computername% >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo Enumerate Shares >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
net share >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo Adhoc Browser View >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
net view >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo Full Targets %FullTargets% >>c:\cdiag.txt
for %%a in (%FullTargets%) do (
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo Target %%a >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo "%computername% ping %%a" >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
ping %%a >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo "%computername% net view %%a" >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
net view %%a >>c:\cdiag.txt
)
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo Ping Targets %PingTargets% >>c:\cdiag.txt
for %%a in (%PingTargets%) do (
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo Target %%a >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo "%computername% ping %%a" >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
ping %%a >>c:\cdiag.txt
)
@echo. >>c:\cdiag.txt
@echo End diagnosis for %computername% >>c:\cdiag.txt
notepad c:\cdiag.txt
:EOF

##### End CDiag Assembled Code

--
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.