network issue with wired router and 2 XP pro PCs

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MK

Hi
I have two PC's on a router. Both have access to the internet - that works.
I can successfully ping each PC from the other with the IP address. On PC A
I can see only A. On PC B I can see A&B (in Network Neighborhood). If I try
to access A on PC B I get "not accessible - network path not found". I
cannot ping with the PC name in either direction (could not find host). I
have Norton AV 2008 which has the "Network Map" Both PC's show up with
correct IP address. PC A has has built in hardware firewall (nvidia) and XP
firewall off. PC B has XP firewall on. Before getting the router, I had PC A
connected to the internet with ICS and PC B connected to A. Everything
worked fine then.
Any insights greatly apreciated.
Michael
 
If you can ping each by IP but name, it could be name resolution issue. Have
you enabled NetBIOS over TCP/IP? These search results may help.

a.. NetBIOS and WINS
If you can ping a remote computer IP but not the name, and you have
WINS or enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP, this may be an outdated NetBIOS name
resolution in ...
www.chicagotech.net/netbios&wins.htm

a.. Which name resolution should be usedfor home or workgroup network
MS provides many options for NetBIOS name resolution such as local
cache ... It is also recommended to enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP for the
computer browsing. ...
www.howtonetworking.com/Networking/nameresolutionforhome.htm


--
Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com
 
Thanks. I had enabled NetBIOS over TCP/IP. I tried NBTSTAT -r , nbtstat -R
and ipconfig /registerdns . I can now ping B from A with the computer name,
but still not the other way around. I can still not see B on A's
neighborhood network.
I noticed that under Network Connections the icon for Internet Connection
Gateway appears on B but on A. Is there still something installed from ICS
that's interfering?
Also, if I do nbtstat -A IP address, I get all names coming up on both PC's
from A:
ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : MKAKZ
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter internet:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking
Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-01-29-D3-B1-1D
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.111
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 207.164.234.129
207.164.234.193
192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : October 22, 2008 16:29:25
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : October 29, 2008 16:29:25
C:\Documents and Settings\Main>nbtstat -A 192.168.0.111

internet:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.0.111] Scope Id: []

NetBIOS Remote Machine Name Table

Name Type Status
---------------------------------------------
MKAKZ <00> UNIQUE Registered
NORTHCLIFFE <00> GROUP Registered
MKAKZ <20> UNIQUE Registered
NORTHCLIFFE <1E> GROUP Registered
NORTHCLIFFE <1D> UNIQUE Registered
..__MSBROWSE__.<01> GROUP Registered

MAC Address = 00-01-29-D3-B1-1D


C:\Documents and Settings\Main>nbtstat -A 192.168.0.191

internet:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.0.111] Scope Id: []

NetBIOS Remote Machine Name Table

Name Type Status
---------------------------------------------
BCANDR <00> UNIQUE Registered
NORTHCLIFFE <00> GROUP Registered
BCANDR <20> UNIQUE Registered
NORTHCLIFFE <1E> GROUP Registered

MAC Address = 00-E0-18-7F-72-E9


C:\Documents and Settings\Main>ping bcandr

Pinging bcandr [192.168.0.191] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.0.191: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.0.191: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.0.191: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.0.191: bytes=32 time=3ms TTL=128

Ping statistics for 192.168.0.191:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 3ms, Average = 1ms

from B:
E:\Documents and Settings\Benjamin>nbtstat -A 192.168.0.191

Local Area Connection:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.0.191] Scope Id: []

NetBIOS Remote Machine Name Table

Name Type Status
---------------------------------------------
BCANDR <00> UNIQUE Registered
NORTHCLIFFE <00> GROUP Registered
BCANDR <20> UNIQUE Registered
NORTHCLIFFE <1E> GROUP Registered

MAC Address = 00-E0-18-7F-72-E9


E:\Documents and Settings\Benjamin>nbtstat -A 192.168.0.111

Local Area Connection:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.0.191] Scope Id: []

NetBIOS Remote Machine Name Table

Name Type Status
---------------------------------------------
MKAKZ <00> UNIQUE Registered
NORTHCLIFFE <00> GROUP Registered
MKAKZ <20> UNIQUE Registered
NORTHCLIFFE <1E> GROUP Registered
NORTHCLIFFE <1D> UNIQUE Registered
..__MSBROWSE__.<01> GROUP Registered

MAC Address = 00-01-29-D3-B1-1D


E:\Documents and Settings\Benjamin>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : BCandR
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network
Connecti
on
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-E0-18-7F-72-E9
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.191
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 207.164.234.129
207.164.234.193
192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : October 22, 2008 20:17:02
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : October 29, 2008 20:17:02

Michael
 
1. I don't see NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled from the ipconfig /all.

2. I would remove these two DNS IP addresses 207.164.234.129,
207.164.234.193 from the computers and keep
192.168.0.1 as only DNS server. Please post back with the result.

--
Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com
MK said:
Thanks. I had enabled NetBIOS over TCP/IP. I tried NBTSTAT -r , nbtstat -R
and ipconfig /registerdns . I can now ping B from A with the computer
name,
but still not the other way around. I can still not see B on A's
neighborhood network.
I noticed that under Network Connections the icon for Internet Connection
Gateway appears on B but on A. Is there still something installed from
ICS
that's interfering?
Also, if I do nbtstat -A IP address, I get all names coming up on both
PC's
from A:
ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : MKAKZ
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter internet:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking
Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-01-29-D3-B1-1D
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.111
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 207.164.234.129
207.164.234.193
192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : October 22, 2008 16:29:25
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : October 29, 2008 16:29:25
C:\Documents and Settings\Main>nbtstat -A 192.168.0.111

internet:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.0.111] Scope Id: []

NetBIOS Remote Machine Name Table

Name Type Status
---------------------------------------------
MKAKZ <00> UNIQUE Registered
NORTHCLIFFE <00> GROUP Registered
MKAKZ <20> UNIQUE Registered
NORTHCLIFFE <1E> GROUP Registered
NORTHCLIFFE <1D> UNIQUE Registered
..__MSBROWSE__.<01> GROUP Registered

MAC Address = 00-01-29-D3-B1-1D


C:\Documents and Settings\Main>nbtstat -A 192.168.0.191

internet:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.0.111] Scope Id: []

NetBIOS Remote Machine Name Table

Name Type Status
---------------------------------------------
BCANDR <00> UNIQUE Registered
NORTHCLIFFE <00> GROUP Registered
BCANDR <20> UNIQUE Registered
NORTHCLIFFE <1E> GROUP Registered

MAC Address = 00-E0-18-7F-72-E9


C:\Documents and Settings\Main>ping bcandr

Pinging bcandr [192.168.0.191] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.0.191: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.0.191: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.0.191: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.0.191: bytes=32 time=3ms TTL=128

Ping statistics for 192.168.0.191:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 3ms, Average = 1ms

from B:
E:\Documents and Settings\Benjamin>nbtstat -A 192.168.0.191

Local Area Connection:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.0.191] Scope Id: []

NetBIOS Remote Machine Name Table

Name Type Status
---------------------------------------------
BCANDR <00> UNIQUE Registered
NORTHCLIFFE <00> GROUP Registered
BCANDR <20> UNIQUE Registered
NORTHCLIFFE <1E> GROUP Registered

MAC Address = 00-E0-18-7F-72-E9


E:\Documents and Settings\Benjamin>nbtstat -A 192.168.0.111

Local Area Connection:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.0.191] Scope Id: []

NetBIOS Remote Machine Name Table

Name Type Status
---------------------------------------------
MKAKZ <00> UNIQUE Registered
NORTHCLIFFE <00> GROUP Registered
MKAKZ <20> UNIQUE Registered
NORTHCLIFFE <1E> GROUP Registered
NORTHCLIFFE <1D> UNIQUE Registered
..__MSBROWSE__.<01> GROUP Registered

MAC Address = 00-01-29-D3-B1-1D


E:\Documents and Settings\Benjamin>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : BCandR
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network
Connecti
on
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-E0-18-7F-72-E9
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.191
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 207.164.234.129
207.164.234.193
192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : October 22, 2008 20:17:02
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : October 29, 2008 20:17:02

Michael

Robert L. (MS-MVP) said:
If you can ping each by IP but name, it could be name resolution issue.
Have you enabled NetBIOS over TCP/IP? These search results may help.

a.. NetBIOS and WINS
If you can ping a remote computer IP but not the name, and you have
WINS or enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP, this may be an outdated NetBIOS name
resolution in ...
www.chicagotech.net/netbios&wins.htm

a.. Which name resolution should be usedfor home or workgroup network
MS provides many options for NetBIOS name resolution such as local
cache ... It is also recommended to enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP for the
computer browsing. ...
www.howtonetworking.com/Networking/nameresolutionforhome.htm


--
Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com
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