Unable to connect to other computers in workgroup

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After I upgraded my laptop to XP, I was no longer able to
connect to the other computers on my network. At a dos
prompt I type in net view, and after it times out, I get
an error "system error 53, network path not found". I
researched in knowledgebase, and did all the usual
things, restarted the netbios helper, and all the things
that are in knowldegebase. I can ping the router with no
problems. But cannot ping the other computers. Now here
is a twist. The other computers can see and connect to
the laptop. I tried two different hardware solutions,
wired and wireless with no help. I can connect to the
internet, and email, just not to the other computers. Its
frustrating. Anyone have any suggestions???
 
"jtruitt" said:
After I upgraded my laptop to XP, I was no longer able to
connect to the other computers on my network. At a dos
prompt I type in net view, and after it times out, I get
an error "system error 53, network path not found". I
researched in knowledgebase, and did all the usual
things, restarted the netbios helper, and all the things
that are in knowldegebase. I can ping the router with no
problems. But cannot ping the other computers. Now here
is a twist. The other computers can see and connect to
the laptop. I tried two different hardware solutions,
wired and wireless with no help. I can connect to the
internet, and email, just not to the other computers. Its
frustrating. Anyone have any suggestions???
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Make sure that NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on all computers, as
shown here:

Enable NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (NetBT)
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/troubleshoot/netbt.htm

Run "ipconfig /all" and look at the "Node Type" at the beginning of
the output. If it says "Peer-to-Peer", that's probably the problem.
It means that the computer only uses a WINS server (which,
paradoxically, isn't available in a peer-to-peer network) for NetBIOS
name resolution.

If that's the case, run the registry editor, open this key:

HLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netbt\Parameters

and delete these values if they're present:

NodeType
DhcpNodeType

Reboot, then try network access again.

If that doesn't fix it, open that registry key again, create a DWORD
value called "NodeType", and set it to 1 for "Broadcast" or 4 for
"Mixed".

For details, see the section on "NodeType" in this Microsoft Knowledge
Base article:

TCP/IP and NBT Configuration Parameters for Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314053
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