Laptop doesn't show in its own Net Neighborhood

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Just found this at the MSKB:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q197769

<q>
SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to connect a computer to itself using its Universal Naming
Convention (UNC) name, you may receive the following error message:

Windows 98:
\\<Computername> is not accessible. Unknown Error 2114.

<snip>

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if the Microsoft Client for Microsoft Networks is
installed without file and printer sharing.

</q>
It then goes on to tell how to enable sharing. However, I already had file
and printer sharing enabled. Dunno.
One last try.
Are you sure it wasn't error 1214 ?
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Yep.
 
The requests time out.
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You couldn't even *ping* Thurston?

<scratching head>

Even if he's not showing up in Maxie's NN, I can still ping him.

*File sharing's* a no-go, in that condition, but they're both pingable.
 
Did you already try to "search for Computers" using your laptops
hostname?
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I feel I was incomplete before:

When I do a search, it shows up in the listing as DW Mobile, with its
location as being the DIVWIND workgroup. When I double-click it, I get:

"\\DW Mobile is not accessible." and either "Unknown error 2114" or "Not
logged on."



When I right-click and ask for properties, I get the following message:

"The server \\DW Mobile does not accept remote requests."

When I click the Okay button on that error message, I get a Properties
window for DW Mobile. However, nothing is listed in any of the fields on
the General tab except

Comment: Presario 1930
Workgroup: DIVWIND
Type: (blank)

Under the Tools tab, System Monitor is the only thing available, and when I
click it I'm told that it can't connect.

I checked under CP/Network, and all my settings are intact.

As a check, I did a search on my desktop. The desktop shows up at DIVMAIN,
location in Network Neighborhood. When I look at properties, it lists

Comment: (blank)
Workgroup: DIVWIND
User logged in: (my name)
Logon domain DIVWIND
Type: Microsoft Networking file and print

Under the tools tab, nothing is available.

I hope this helps.
 
André Franke said:
Wow, now I learned something new.


And I assume you already tried to remove and reinstall it, without
changing the situation. :(
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Oh, yeah - I removed *everything* from the network settings, and reinstalled
them.
Sorry, I don't have any clue other than reinstalling the whole OS.

I hope you'll find a better way to solve this.
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Me, too!

Hey - that MSKB could be useful - I just found an article called "Only
Entire Network Icon Appears in Network Neighborhood". That's me!!! :)

It lists a number of suggestions:

-- Make sure that the NIC's settings are assigned automatically (already
exists)
-- Move the NIC to another slot (Done - no effect)
-- Verify that no resource conflicts exist (None exist)
-- Disable PCI bus IRQ steering. (Did nothing but disable my modem)
-- Change the BIOS settings for the IRQ tpo ISA (no effect)

Ah, well.
 
in said:
I feel I was incomplete before:

When I do a search, it shows up in the listing as DW Mobile, with its
location as being the DIVWIND workgroup. When I double-click it, I get:

"\\DW Mobile is not accessible." and either "Unknown error 2114" or "Not
logged on."
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Let's debug the file and printer sharing, although I think you already
checked that.(I'm still clueless.)

Open the properties of Network.
File and printer sharing is installed as a service, you said.
Click the file and printer sharing button an make sure both options
are enabled.
At the "primary logon" field should be found "Windows-logon".
When you open the "TCP/IP-->(your NIC)" properties and go to the
"Bindings"(or similar [*1])-tab file and printer sharing needs to be
checked.
Properties of file and printersharing should list
"search function"[*1] as automatically.

[*1] only have a german version here.

regards
André
 
André Franke said:
Let's debug the file and printer sharing, although I think you already
checked that.(I'm still clueless.)
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I did, but it certainly can't hurt to do it again.
Open the properties of Network.
File and printer sharing is installed as a service, you said.
Yes.

Click the file and printer sharing button an make sure both options
are enabled.
Yes.

At the "primary logon" field should be found "Windows-logon".
Yes.

When you open the "TCP/IP-->(your NIC)" properties and go to the
"Bindings"(or similar [*1])-tab file and printer sharing needs to be
checked.
Yes.

Properties of file and printersharing should list
"search function"[*1] as automatically.

[*1] only have a german version here.
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I don't have that, but I have "Browse Master" (currently disabled) and "LM
Announce" (currently set to "No").

<checking my desktop config>

Ahhh....my desktop Browse Master is set to "Automatic"....

<changing>

Still nothing. :/


AA
 
Barry OGrady said:
In that case it seems like a problem with the connection between the
two computers.
Each would seem to be talking to itself but not the other.
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No, if you look, you'll see that the problem is that one machine only has
"Entire Network" in NN, and nothing else. That network is unbrowsable.
 
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