Kenneth,
Let's look at logs from "browstat status", "ipconfig /all", "net config server",
and "net config workstation", from the problem computer. Read this article, and
linked articles, and follow instructions precisely (download browstat!):
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http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp
And at the same time, look at "browstat status" logs from the other computers.
We also might see a clue from comparing "browstat status" for the problem
computer, when the problem is observed and when it isn't.
Hi Chuck,
Here we go...
So that we can communicate about all this in a reasonable
way, let's do this:
We have 6 systems on our office lan. Some of these are
Win2000 Pro, and some XP SP2. They are Peer-to-peer, that
is, we do NOT have a Windows Server. All but one have
Computer Browser Service set to OFF-DISABLED. One has that
service set to ON-AUTOMATIC.
For the sake of our discussion, let's call that system
BROWSERBOX. Any other system will be called REMOTE1,
REMOTE2, etc.
Here is the IPCONFIG result run on BROWSERBOX: (XP SP2)
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : K06
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom
NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . :
00-18-8B-01-03-7F
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.107
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
Ethernet adapter Hamachi:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Hamachi Network
Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . :
7A-79-05-77-7D-66
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 5.119.125.102
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.0.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 5.0.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday,
September 15, 2007 2:33:31 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday,
September 15, 2007 2:37:46 PM
Next, this is from BROWSERBOX:
Server Name \\K06
Server Comment
Software version Windows 2002
Server is active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
NetBT_Tcpip_{470370FF-66C9-442F-BD65-2AA1004FFD21}
(00188b01037f)
NetBT_Tcpip_{9B15E68E-A7F9-42C9-B037-F120964CDB1E}
(7a7905777d66)
Server hidden No
Maximum Logged On Users 10
Maximum open files per session 16384
Idle session time (min) 15
The command completed successfully.
Computer name \\K06
Full Computer name K06
User name Kenneth
Workstation active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
NetBT_Tcpip_{9B15E68E-A7F9-42C9-B037-F120964CDB1E}
(7A7905777D66)
NetBT_Tcpip_{470370FF-66C9-442F-BD65-2AA1004FFD21}
(00188B01037F)
Software version Windows 2002
Workstation domain OFFICE
Workstation Domain DNS Name (null)
Logon domain K06
COM Open Timeout (sec) 0
COM Send Count (byte) 16
COM Send Timeout (msec) 250
The command completed successfully.
and this from REMOTE1:
Server Name \\NOTE05
Server Comment
Software version Windows 2002
Server is active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
NetBT_Tcpip_{DD99A45D-B267-4B3D-8AD6-039FCE4E885B}
(001422d2da35)
Server hidden No
Maximum Logged On Users 10
Maximum open files per session 16384
Idle session time (min) 15
The command completed successfully.
Computer name \\NOTE05
Full Computer name note05
User name Kenneth
Workstation active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
NetBT_Tcpip_{DD99A45D-B267-4B3D-8AD6-039FCE4E885B}
(001422D2DA35)
Software version Windows 2002
Workstation domain OFFICE
Workstation Domain DNS Name (null)
Logon domain NOTE05
COM Open Timeout (sec) 0
COM Send Count (byte) 16
COM Send Timeout (msec) 250
The command completed successfully.
This is from BROWSERBOX:
Status for domain OFFICE on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{470370FF-66C9-442F-BD65-2AA1004FFD21}
Browsing is NOT active on domain.
Master browser name is held by: K06
Master browser is running build 2600
Status for domain OFFICE on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{9B15E68E-A7F9-42C9-B037-F120964CDB1E}
Browsing is NOT active on domain.
Master browser name is held by: K06
Master browser is running build 2600
and this from REMOTE1:
Status for domain OFFICE on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{DD99A45D-B267-4B3D-8AD6-039FCE4E885B}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: K06
Master browser is running build 2600
1 backup servers retrieved from master K06
\\K06
There are 6 servers in domain OFFICE on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{DD99A45D-B267-4B3D-8AD6-039FCE4E885B}
There are 0 domains in domain OFFICE on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{DD99A45D-B267-4B3D-8AD6-039FCE4E885B}
Well, if I have properly interpreted your site, those logs
should be what you asked for.
Of course, if I have neglected to send something (or if I
generated any of these improperly) please just let me know.
As before, please accept my sincere thanks,
