NT and XP

[David B. Elson]

Hi,

I believe this to be a security issue for XP but can't be sure. I run 3 XP
machines in a NT 4 (SP6a) domain. Two of them have been on the domain since
just after XP was released and worked fine until SP 2. After XP 2, I
couldn't
get the machines to talk to each other. It was a while ago, but I think I
got an answer that worked here. I added a third machine a while ago and
just updated it to SP-2, and the problem is back. The third machine cannot
talk to any other machine, and though the rest of the machines play well
with each other, none of them can access the third. The third one did work
(before SP-2).

All machines except the Domain Server are XP Pro. All machines log into the
domain at startup, and the newer machine reports no logon problems and can
ping the DHcp and WinS. However it can only see itself in Network places
and no other machine can see it.

I'm also certain it isn't a hardware problem because I use this machine
mostly on the internet through the same switch as the LAN is on

Any help appreciated.

David

 

[Chuck]

Hi,

I believe this to be a security issue for XP but can't be sure. I run 3 XP
machines in a NT 4 (SP6a) domain. Two of them have been on the domain since
just after XP was released and worked fine until SP 2. After XP 2, I
couldn't
get the machines to talk to each other. It was a while ago, but I think I
got an answer that worked here. I added a third machine a while ago and
just updated it to SP-2, and the problem is back. The third machine cannot
talk to any other machine, and though the rest of the machines play well
with each other, none of them can access the third. The third one did work
(before SP-2).

All machines except the Domain Server are XP Pro. All machines log into the
domain at startup, and the newer machine reports no logon problems and can
ping the DHcp and WinS. However it can only see itself in Network places
and no other machine can see it.

I'm also certain it isn't a hardware problem because I use this machine
mostly on the internet through the same switch as the LAN is on

Any help appreciated.

David

David,

The most common cause for this problem, if you look in this forum, is a
misconfigured or overlooked firewall. But there are several other possibilities
too. If you have a domain involved, you need to be aware of domain specific
issues. Then look at general browser issues.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/windows-xp-on-nt-domain.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/windows-xp-on-nt-domain.html
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/04/nt-browser-or-why-cant-i-always-see.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/04/nt-browser-or-why-cant-i-always-see.html

If no help yet, provide "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all" from each
computer, so we can diagnose the problem objectively. 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/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp