workgroup can't see my laptop - worked till last month!

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Help!

I have a home LAN of 5 PCs running XP-Pro. This is attached to a
Linksys router (wireless, but the PCs are wired). They are all set up
for the same workgroup. Everything used to be fine (for many months).
Sharing worked. VNC worked for remote access. About a month ago
(maybe two?) things got weird:

PCs A, B, C, D, and E can all access the Internet via the router/cable
modem.

PCs A, B, C, and D all see each other and share fine.
They cannot access (sharing or VNC remote access) PC E.
PC E shows up under the workgroup from these PCs, but when selected it
gives the error:
\\PCE is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this
network resource. Contac the administrator to find out if you have
access permissions.
The network path was not found.

PC E can get to shares on PCs A-D.
PC E can also access VNC remote control of PCs A-D.
PC E sees everyone (including itself) in the workgroup, and can access
its own shares.

PC E had both wired and wireless NICs. Both worked fine. For fun I
removed the wireless and moved the wired to the other PCMCIA slot and
let Windows find it. No change.

PC A (for example) has Client for Microsoft Networks, File and Printer
Sharing for Microsoft Networks, QoS Packet Scheduler, and Internet
Protocol(TCP/IP) installed.

PC E (the troublemaker) has those plus Deterministic Network Enhancer.
What is that?

The Internet Connection Firewall is disabled on all PCs.


I searched deja.com and found people with similar problems, but didn't
see any real answers. I checked network & TCP/IP settings -
everything looks fine. The users and passwords on the PCs match.
I'm not a Windows expert, but I'm pretty good at it and have been
setting up LANs at home for years.

Any ideas? It's driving me crazy!

Many thanks in advance!!!

David
 
-----Original Message-----
Help!

I have a home LAN of 5 PCs running XP-Pro. This is attached to a
Linksys router (wireless, but the PCs are wired). They are all set up
for the same workgroup. Everything used to be fine (for many months).
Sharing worked. VNC worked for remote access. About a month ago
(maybe two?) things got weird:

PCs A, B, C, D, and E can all access the Internet via the router/cable
modem.

PCs A, B, C, and D all see each other and share fine.
They cannot access (sharing or VNC remote access) PC E.
PC E shows up under the workgroup from these PCs, but when selected it
gives the error:
\\PCE is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this
network resource. Contac the administrator to find out if you have
access permissions.
The network path was not found.

PC E can get to shares on PCs A-D.
PC E can also access VNC remote control of PCs A-D.
PC E sees everyone (including itself) in the workgroup, and can access
its own shares.

PC E had both wired and wireless NICs. Both worked fine. For fun I
removed the wireless and moved the wired to the other PCMCIA slot and
let Windows find it. No change.

PC A (for example) has Client for Microsoft Networks, File and Printer
Sharing for Microsoft Networks, QoS Packet Scheduler, and Internet
Protocol(TCP/IP) installed.

PC E (the troublemaker) has those plus Deterministic Network Enhancer.
What is that?

The Internet Connection Firewall is disabled on all PCs.


I searched deja.com and found people with similar problems, but didn't
see any real answers. I checked network & TCP/IP settings -
everything looks fine. The users and passwords on the PCs match.
I'm not a Windows expert, but I'm pretty good at it and have been
setting up LANs at home for years.

Any ideas? It's driving me crazy!

Many thanks in advance!!!

David
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Hi David, same problem here. I have to wait 3-5 minutes
Click to expand...
to be able to see all the PC's wired and wireless i have 2
Wireless laptops, 2pc's and 2 Play station LAN. If you
have disabled the Firewall for the LAN you should be able
to see and access lap tops and other pc's. Could you
please forward me the response you get.. Thanks a lot
 
I have a very similar problem. I have a mix of Pro and
Home. Even more interesting, my daughters laptop works
fine on the network and mine doesn't. When I check the
event log on one of my systems I get the following

EVENT_BROWSER_ELECTION_SENT_LANMAN_NT_STOPPED
Message: The browser has forced an election on network %1
because a master browser was stopped.

It only shows up when I try and connect my work laptop
(wirelessly) to the network, so I am pretty sure it is
related, but I can not find an answer anywhere. I could
sure use and answer if you find one. I am about out of
places to look for help
 
Out of curiosity, which Linksys wireless router do you have that can handle
5 computers?
Most are 4 port.
Are the files still shared in E and are permissions to access granted to
A,B,C and D?
Is E a laptop set up with VPN? Deterministic Network Enhancer deals with
VPN.

If so, then you need to disable the VPN Security profile (right click on
the SafeNet icon, and
click on "Disable Security Policy
If not, then make sure that you have "Other Connections" set
to "Non-secure", not "Secure" or "Block".
 
Re: workgroup can't see my laptop

I had the same issue. took me a week to resolve.
REMOVE QOS PACKET SCEDULER!
Fixed mine.
Hope this helps.
 
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