What is going on with your Desktop computer name? One minute it's
Desktop, the next it's Desktop1?
Sorry about that I explained that in the later post, it was a typo (paste thing)
Also, while on the subject of names make sure that both machines are in the same workgroup.
Oh yes has been always been such
Look at the *System* log.
Ok I found how to view this
1- Make sure that NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled (on the network adapter) on both machines:
Go to Network Connections:
- Right click the local area network connection and click Properties.
- Double click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
- Click Advanced.
- Click WINS.
- Click the Enable NetBIOS Over TCP/IP button.
Well I did this as instructed last night on both machines and checked it again this
morning and it is still enabled just as above
2- Make sure that the TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper service is running on both machines.
Scroll down the list to TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper and make sure that the service is running. In the "Startup type" drop down box set
the service to "Automatic" start, do this on both computers.
But I do not see any TCP/IP NetBIOS in any of the event viewer system list ?
I do see TCPIP only a few times and a bunch of ServiceControlManager listings..
I will try to get you a copy later, I have got to get to work
right now and the export of the event viewer is not spaced to be readable.
3- Make sure that the Browser service is running on at least one machine.
In the Services Management console, (services.msc), look for Computer Browser.
Well in the ComputerManagement->ServicesAndApplications->Services
there is a list of a bunch of things, and while I cannot see anything that says
Browser, I do see a TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper in this listing and it's Status is Started
and it's type is Automatic, and it's path (under properties) is
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService
Also I see several listings for PeerNetworking items and the status for all of them
is blank, i.e. not started, and the type for all of them is set to manual.
Should I try to set these to automatic ?
An almost surefire way of determining if the problem is NetBIOS or Browser related is to try to connect to the network resource by
its IP address instead of its NetBIOS name. Try connecting to the resource in the Start Menu Run box, example:
\\192.168.x.x\ShareName\FolderName
No, the command is not right. Don't put the computer name along with the IP address, use one or the other but not both. Try:
\\192.168.1.1\DesktopShared
Tried this again on \\192.168.1.2\DesktopShared and (3) and (4)
last night the dhcp had the desktop on 192.168.1.3 but none of them work.
Gives msg that
The Network path was not found.
And just to be clear, the \DesktopShared is the folder name of the shared folder
on the Desktop, I suspect whatever is keeping me from being able to type my password
is also keeping me from viewing this.
The ping command can also reveal certain things:
Ping desktop
Ok I can ping it, I have gotten this before, ping is something I have used in the past.
here is what I get.
First just to get it's current dhcp I run
arp -a
Interface: 192.168.1.2 --- 0x2
Internet Address Physical Address Type
192.168.1.1 00-12-17-c9-96-31 dynamic
192.168.1.3 00-22-68-52-52-c9 dynamic
So I know the router is 1.1 and that leaves the Desktop as 1.3
so then I
ping 192.168.1.3
Pinging 192.168.1.3 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.1.3: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.3: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.3: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.3: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128
Ping statistics for 192.168.1.3:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 1ms, Maximum = 1ms, Average = 1ms
----------ugh you must have a lot of patience going thru all of this
with me. I do appreciate it but I am starting to wonder if my laptop
is just screwed up beyond all foobar. There is one thing, My
Laptop is running XP Media Edition which for the most part
acts like XP Pro but just wondering if that is an issue.
Later. (Have a good life in between my nightmare posts)
I have got to get to work, I am late