Windows XP Pro WorkGroup Connection NOT WORKING!!

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I am trouble shooting an workgroup issue with two xp Pro systems.
One is a desktop the other a laptop.
They are connected via a router/switch for their internet connetion (linksys)
The laptop is on DHCP the desktop is static IP.
They are in the same workgroup and have alike usernames and passwords.
From the desktop I can see the laptop and connect to it, ping it, mapp drives and share resources, just like I'm supposed to be able to.
From the laptop I CAN ping the desktop... BUT I cannot connect to it in ANY other fashion. When I do a \\desktop from the laptop i get a "incorrect function" error. and when I do a \\desktop from explorer I get a machine cannot be found error.
i can ping it via name or ip address without issue.
 
Are there any error messages in the System event log (use Event Viewer)
after you make an attempt to connect? Look on both machines.


smlbusnet said:
I am trouble shooting an workgroup issue with two xp Pro systems.
One is a desktop the other a laptop.
They are connected via a router/switch for their internet connetion (linksys)
The laptop is on DHCP the desktop is static IP.
They are in the same workgroup and have alike usernames and passwords.
From the desktop I can see the laptop and connect to it, ping it, mapp
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drives and share resources, just like I'm supposed to be able to.
From the laptop I CAN ping the desktop... BUT I cannot connect to it in
Click to expand...
ANY other fashion. When I do a \\desktop from the laptop i get a "incorrect
function" error. and when I do a \\desktop from explorer I get a machine
cannot be found error.
 
There are no errors in the event log on the desktop machine.

----- CWatters wrote: -----

Are there any error messages in the System event log (use Event Viewer)
after you make an attempt to connect? Look on both machines.


smlbusnet said:
I am trouble shooting an workgroup issue with two xp Pro systems.
One is a desktop the other a laptop.
They are connected via a router/switch for their internet connetion (linksys)
The laptop is on DHCP the desktop is static IP.
They are in the same workgroup and have alike usernames and passwords.
From the desktop I can see the laptop and connect to it, ping it, mapp
Click to expand...
drives and share resources, just like I'm supposed to be able to.
From the laptop I CAN ping the desktop... BUT I cannot connect to it in
Click to expand...
ANY other fashion. When I do a \\desktop from the laptop i get a "incorrect
function" error. and when I do a \\desktop from explorer I get a machine
cannot be found error.
 
passwords.

Have the two usernames got the same access rights?
mapp
drives and share resources, just like I'm supposed to be able to. it in
ANY other fashion.
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Have you set up shares on the desktop that the laptop can see?
 
Yes and kind of
The laptop could see them if it could attach

----- Rifleman wrote: ----

passwords

Have the two usernames got the same access rights
map
drives and share resources, just like I'm supposed to be able to it i
ANY other fashion
Click to expand...

Have you set up shares on the desktop that the laptop can see
 
The laptop DOES have an entry every sec in it's system log. (ewe
here it is

Event Type: Erro
Event Source: Sr
Event Category: Non
Event ID: 200
Date: 1/18/200
Time: 12:48:45 P
User: N/
Computer: JIMSLAPTO
Description
The server's call to a system service failed unexpectedly

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp
Data
0000: 00 00 04 00 01 00 54 00 ......T
0008: 00 00 00 00 d0 07 00 c0 ....Ã..Ã
0010: 00 00 00 00 10 00 00 c0 .......Ã
0018: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 .......
0020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 .......
0028: 1a 03 bd 16 ..½

They are all the same

----- CWatters wrote: ----

Are there any error messages in the System event log (use Event Viewer
after you make an attempt to connect? Look on both machines


smlbusnet said:
I am trouble shooting an workgroup issue with two xp Pro systems
One is a desktop the other a laptop
They are connected via a router/switch for their internet connetio (linksys
The laptop is on DHCP the desktop is static IP
They are in the same workgroup and have alike usernames and passwords
From the desktop I can see the laptop and connect to it, ping it, map
Click to expand...
drives and share resources, just like I'm supposed to be able to
From the laptop I CAN ping the desktop... BUT I cannot connect to it i
Click to expand...
ANY other fashion. When I do a \\desktop from the laptop i get a "incorrec
function" error. and when I do a \\desktop from explorer I get a machin
cannot be found error
 
smlbuset said:
There are no errors in the event log on the desktop machine.
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Ok then the following probably won't help but it wouldn't hurt to check it
out. I had all sorts of access problems until I found this (but I did have
event messages).

Colin

If you are sure you have set up your accounts and shares correctly but you
still can't access a machine over your LAN and you get either access
permission errors or "Not enough server storage" (or perhaps other
messages?) then his might be worth checking.

Look in the event log on the "server". This might be an ordinary PC in the
case of a home LAN, either way it's the PC hosting the share you are trying
to contact. See if there is an entry telling you the irpstacksize is too
small.

I believe this problems may be due to Norton Antivirus S/W...

Norton have this advisory (long URL may wrap to new line and need repair)

http://service1.symantec.com/suppor...88256d03005eb145?OpenDocument&src=bar_sch_nam

and Microsoft have this one..

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;106167

HOWEVER the above only mention the error message being "Not enough server
storage...". I found it can also give access permission errors (something
like "Access denied" or "Insufficient acesss", I can't remember exactly).
These are really confusing to someone trying to set up a home LAN.

Here is what I found...

irpstacksize = 11 (dec) causes access permission errors.

irpstacksize = 13/14 the error changed to "Not enough server storage" or
similar.

irpstacksize = 15 and my network shares now work fine.
 
Wow thank you for your great investigative work. I would have never even thought to look there.
Unfortunately it doesn't solve MY issue at all, or did I miss somthing?
I'm dealing with two windows xp professional machines.
Here's some other things I've found in the event viewer on the laptop though.

Before the million Srv errors there is this error.

Event Type: Error
Event Source: BROWSER
Event Category: None
Event ID: 8032
Date: 1/17/2004
Time: 2:26:57 PM
User: N/A
Computer: JIMSLAPTOP
Description:
The browser service has failed to retrieve the backup list too many times on transport \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{9CF37A4B-8FDF-418E-8700-943F8625D676}. The backup browser is stopping.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 01 00 00 00 ....



----- CWatters wrote: -----

Looks exactly like this problem that MS say was fixed in NT....

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;108256&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH
 
A bit more detective work (actually a Google on "Event ID: 8032 +Windows
XP") reveals that it might be a "Browse Master" issue... I'm no expert on
this but these pages look like they might help...

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;254527&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314872&Product=winxp

See Event 8032 on
http://www25.brinkster.com/ChicagoTech/wineventid.htm#Event id: 8032

which leads to this rather technical page (which might take some work to
follow)
http://www25.brinkster.com/ChicagoTech/browser.htm

or perhaps these....
smlbusnet said:
Wow thank you for your great investigative work. I would have never even thought to look there.
Unfortunately it doesn't solve MY issue at all, or did I miss somthing?
I'm dealing with two windows xp professional machines.
Here's some other things I've found in the event viewer on the laptop though.

Before the million Srv errors there is this error.

Event Type: Error
Event Source: BROWSER
Event Category: None
Event ID: 8032
Date: 1/17/2004
Time: 2:26:57 PM
User: N/A
Computer: JIMSLAPTOP
Description:
The browser service has failed to retrieve the backup list too many times
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on transport \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{9CF37A4B-8FDF-418E-8700-943F8625D676}. The
backup browser is stopping.
 
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