SORRY! And THANKS for your response! I had posted a bit more detail in the
Vista networking discussion area, but figured maybe it was too much due to no
responses. Incidentally, right after I sent it (Subject: Lose XP access after
Vista reboot 8/23/2007 9:40 AM PST), I found your site and began reading,
and replied to the above post with your links. I posted to the XP discussion
(this thread) after not receiving responses on the Vista thread. I include
that info and more per your directions, below.
I've spent the past week reading info re Vista & XP Home (SP2) networking. I
have gotten file and printer sharing to work, yet have one remaining problem
(that I can tell, anyway). Thank you in advance for taking the time to read
my post, and certainly any responses are welcome.
Configuration Details: One (1) XP Home SP2 (Name: DDKQ0K91); One (1) Vista
Business (Name: PWI); Netgear WGU624 firewall router; all 100MB Cat 5e
hardwired. Workgroup names are the same on both XP Home SP2 and Vista
Business (MSHOME), both fully updated. LLTD hot patch installed on XP, and
"restrictanonymous" key is "0".
Vista Networking and Sharing has:
- Network Discovery ON
- File Sharing ON
- Public Folder Sharing ON
- Password Protection OFF
- Printer sharing ON
- Media sharing OFF
- Network is set to “Private”
- IPV 6 unchecked / disabled, not deleted
PC-cillin Internet Security 2007 & firewall on both (security Medium;
TCP/UDPs as appropriate), ensuring no change when all firewalls disabled or
on. Windows firewall off on both.
Verified all 192.168.10.n adxs. Netgear WGU624, 100MB Cat 5e hardwired. Full
internet access on both at all times.
History: Ran flawlessly for 3+ years when both were XP Home SP2. Replaced
one XP PC (Dim 3000) with one new Vista PC (Dim 9200). And here my issues
began.
Been through the File & Printer Sharing in Vista
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/network/evaluate/vista_fp.mspx#E1C several
times. Looked through the content on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net and
www.HowToNetworking.com. NOW I've been through *some* content on your
(PChuck) site. Holy Toldeo that's a lot of stuff!
Symptom description:
When I reboot my Vista (Business), I lose the ability to access my XP
machine folders and files, although I can still print to the XP connected
printer. I can see the XP box on the extended/detailed map, but can't access
it from Vista's Network / Explorer (Dumb look?!). I can't see the printer
until I do a "Print" and then see it as the default in the printer selection
window. In order to access the XP's shared folders & files, I must reboot my
XP machine, and then it appears in Network / Explorer with all defined access
capability. I never lose access to the public folders and files on Vista at
any time from the XP machine (other than during reboots, of course).
IPConfig /all info from each while not working and when working (XP boot
after Vista):
XP ipconfig /all while BROKE:
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : DDKQ0K91
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network
Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-13-20-C4-2E-24
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.4
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, August 30, 2007
2:39:36 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, August 31, 2007 2:39:36 PM
XP ipconfig /all while WORKING:
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : DDKQ0K91
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network
Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-13-20-C4-2E-24
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.4
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, August 30, 2007
4:33:25 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, August 31, 2007 4:33:25 PM
Vista ipconfig /all while BROKE:
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : PWI
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82566DC Gigabit Platform LAN
Connect
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-19-D1-5F-C0-7E
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.2(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, August 30, 2007 3:12:53 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, August 31, 2007 3:12:53 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . :
2001:0:4136:e388:3c5f:2cfb:3f57:f5fd(Preferred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::3c5f:2cfb:3f57:f5fd%8(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.{9715B2A5-1640-4CB3-A102-432DDB7A92E3}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.10.2%13(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
Vista ipconfig /all while WORKING:
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : PWI
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82566DC Gigabit Platform LAN
Connect
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-19-D1-5F-C0-7E
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.2(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, August 30, 2007 3:12:53 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, August 31, 2007 3:12:53 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . :
2001:0:4136:e388:3c5f:2cfb:3f57:f5fd(Preferred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::3c5f:2cfb:3f57:f5fd%8(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.{9715B2A5-1640-4CB3-A102-432DDB7A92E3}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.10.2%13(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
BROWSTAT Status info from each while not working and when working (XP boot
after Vista):
XP BROWSTAT STATUS BROKEN:
Status for domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{B9A99EB7-ADAD-4892-A6F1-966B0C7EE782}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: DDKQ0K91
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master DDKQ0K91
\\DDKQ0K91
There are 2 servers in domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{B9A99EB7-ADAD-4892-A6F1-966B0C7EE782}
There are 1 domains in domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{B9A99EB7-ADAD-4892-A6F1-966B0C7EE782}
XP BROWSTAT STATUS WORKING:
Status for domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{B9A99EB7-ADAD-4892-A6F1-966B0C7EE782}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: PWI
Could not connect to registry, error = 53 Unable to determine build
of browser master: 53
\\\\PWI . Version:06.00 Flags: 41203 NT MASTER
1 backup servers retrieved from master PWI
\\PWI
There are 2 servers in domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{B9A99EB7-ADAD-4892-A6F1-966B0C7EE782}
There are 1 domains in domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{B9A99EB7-ADAD-4892-A6F1-966B0C7EE782}
VISTA PC BROKE:
Status for domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{9715B2A5-1640-4CB3-A102-432DDB7A92E3}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: DDKQ0K91
Could not open key in registry, error = 5 Unable to determine build
of browser master: 5
\\\\DDKQ0K91 . Version:05.01 Flags: 71203 NT POTENTIAL BACKUP
MASTER
1 backup servers retrieved from master DDKQ0K91
\\DDKQ0K91
Unable to retrieve server list from DDKQ0K91: 53
VISTA PC WORKING:
Status for domain MSHOME on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{9715B2A5-1640-4CB3-A102-432DDB7A92E3}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: PWI
Master browser is running build 6000
1 backup servers retrieved from master PWI
\\PWI
Unable to retrieve server list from PWI: 1130
Going out on a limb, I'm guessing I have a Master Browser issue possibly
caused by my Vista not assuming the Master Browser status when I reboot it,
then when I reboot the XP box afterwards, the Vista assumes Master Browser
status. But what the heck do I know... it just works!
Any help is greatly appreciated. Must say this experience is similar to what
I imagine male berthing to be. You are right... paranoia IS a natural
response to experience. I was feeling kind of good I got it to work as well
as I have. Now, I figure I must've been just lucky.
/
Thank you. Cheers!
- Chuck