LAN connection, but not shared internet connection

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Hello,

I'm running 2 W2K machines connected via a 3COM LAN. Up until recently I
operated successfully on the LAN and was able to share the internet
connection. Something has changed and I can no longer access the internet
from the client - ideas ?

I have tried de-installing and re-installing the Firewalls - no luck !
I have used static and automatic IP addresses - no luck !
I have installed the latest updates to check if the master browser was
hijacked - no luck !

The message I get from the client "event viewer" is "The master browser has
received a server announcement from the computer COMPUTER that believes that
it is the master browser for the domain on transport
NetBT_Tcpip_{D6E66943-33BE-4255-. The master browser is stopping or an
election is being forced. "
From the host I get "The browser was unable to retrieve a list of servers
from the browser master \\SECOND on the network
\Device\Nbf_{7FC06299-8B4B-48CF-8FDA-5A583C12AA4E}. The data is the error
code."

Grateful for any ideas.

Nik
 
master browser has no thing to do with the internet access. can you ping a public IP like 4.2.2.1? if yes, can you ping yahoo.com?

this may help, how to troubleshoot internet access issues
How to troubleshoot the Internet Access issues. You just setup a network and all
networking computers can see each other. However, you have one of some ....
howtonetworking.com/Internet/internetaccess0.htm

Don't send e-mail or reply to me except you need consulting services. Posting on MS newsgroup will benefit all readers and you may get more help.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties.

Hello,

I'm running 2 W2K machines connected via a 3COM LAN. Up until recently I
operated successfully on the LAN and was able to share the internet
connection. Something has changed and I can no longer access the internet
from the client - ideas ?

I have tried de-installing and re-installing the Firewalls - no luck !
I have used static and automatic IP addresses - no luck !
I have installed the latest updates to check if the master browser was
hijacked - no luck !

The message I get from the client "event viewer" is "The master browser has
received a server announcement from the computer COMPUTER that believes that
it is the master browser for the domain on transport
NetBT_Tcpip_{D6E66943-33BE-4255-. The master browser is stopping or an
election is being forced. "
From the host I get "The browser was unable to retrieve a list of servers
from the browser master \\SECOND on the network
\Device\Nbf_{7FC06299-8B4B-48CF-8FDA-5A583C12AA4E}. The data is the error
code."

Grateful for any ideas.

Nik
 
Thanks for the assistance Robert.
Seems I might be having a problem with the host machine. Althought the 2
Pcs talk to each other, the host can't ping it's own IP/IP name - it can
however ping client. The client can ping everything.
I've swapped the slot position of the Network card and de-installed and
re-installed the driver, but this hasn't alleviated the problem. Are my IP
settings OK or am I on the wrong path altogether ?
I didn't have a problem until recently, so I tend to think I may have
installed an update that's upset the whole show or I'm the lucky recipient of
Spyware - ideas ?

Windows 2000 IP Configuration - CLIENT (Good Machine)
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : second
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection :
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com Etherlink 10/100 PCI TX NIC 10/100
(3C905B-TX)

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-DA-D2-53-DC
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.107
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . :


Windows 2000 IP Configuration - HOST (Bad Machine)
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : computer
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com Etherlink 10/100 PCI TX NIC 10/100
(3C905B-TX)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-BA-5D-C8-92
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.110
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . :
 
assuming both machine can't access the internet, the problem is they don't have default gateway and DNS.

Don't send e-mail or reply to me except you need consulting services. Posting on MS newsgroup will benefit all readers and you may get more help.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties.

Thanks for the assistance Robert.
Seems I might be having a problem with the host machine. Althought the 2
Pcs talk to each other, the host can't ping it's own IP/IP name - it can
however ping client. The client can ping everything.
I've swapped the slot position of the Network card and de-installed and
re-installed the driver, but this hasn't alleviated the problem. Are my IP
settings OK or am I on the wrong path altogether ?
I didn't have a problem until recently, so I tend to think I may have
installed an update that's upset the whole show or I'm the lucky recipient of
Spyware - ideas ?

Windows 2000 IP Configuration - CLIENT (Good Machine)
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : second
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection :
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com Etherlink 10/100 PCI TX NIC 10/100
(3C905B-TX)

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-DA-D2-53-DC
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.107
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . :


Windows 2000 IP Configuration - HOST (Bad Machine)
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : computer
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com Etherlink 10/100 PCI TX NIC 10/100
(3C905B-TX)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-BA-5D-C8-92
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.110
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . :
 
the Host accesses the internet without any problem. It's only the host that
doesn't.
Nik
 
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