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ME can't find W2K machine
Having recently acquired some older computers I am now setting up a P2P
network. I am trying to determine why my ME machince does not seem able to connect to my Win2K machine. All machines: -New installation of appropriate OS's -No apparent hardware issues -Using thin-net 10base2 -File and printer sharing enabled -Logging on with administrator account (same password and user) Machine A: -Win2K (NT5) -Modem for internet connection -requires (ctrl-alt-del) log-on -IP Addres set to 192.168.0.1/255.255.255.0 Machine B: -WinXP Home -requires log-on -IP Addres set to 192.168.0.25/255.255.255.0 Machine C: -WinME -requires log-on -IP Addres set to 192.168.0.50/255.255.255.0 Now; using the windows explorer... Machine A can see B & C and connect to and use their resources. Machine B can see A & C and connect to and use their resources. Machine C can see B and connect to and use its resources. But, Machine C can see A in the 'my network places' but cannot make a connection. I have already tried reinstallation of the network software on Machine C. I have also replaced the network card in C with the card from both other machines. The problem continues as above. Any ideas? |
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Pat Glenn wrote:
Having recently acquired some older computers I am now setting up a P2P network. I am trying to determine why my ME machince does not seem able to connect to my Win2K machine. All machines: -New installation of appropriate OS's -No apparent hardware issues -Using thin-net 10base2 -File and printer sharing enabled -Logging on with administrator account (same password and user) Machine A: -Win2K (NT5) -Modem for internet connection -requires (ctrl-alt-del) log-on -IP Addres set to 192.168.0.1/255.255.255.0 Machine B: -WinXP Home -requires log-on -IP Addres set to 192.168.0.25/255.255.255.0 Machine C: -WinME -requires log-on -IP Addres set to 192.168.0.50/255.255.255.0 Now; using the windows explorer... Machine A can see B & C and connect to and use their resources. Machine B can see A & C and connect to and use their resources. Machine C can see B and connect to and use its resources. But, Machine C can see A in the 'my network places' but cannot make a connection. I have already tried reinstallation of the network software on Machine C. I have also replaced the network card in C with the card from both other machines. The problem continues as above. Any ideas? What happens when you try to make a connection? What error messages are you receiving? Does Windows 2000 record an event in the Event Log when you try to access it from the ME machine? John |
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ME can't find W2K machine
In article HLxsh.171729$hn.106101@edtnps82, "Pat Glenn"
wrote: Having recently acquired some older computers I am now setting up a P2P network. I am trying to determine why my ME machince does not seem able to connect to my Win2K machine. All machines: -New installation of appropriate OS's -No apparent hardware issues -Using thin-net 10base2 -File and printer sharing enabled -Logging on with administrator account (same password and user) Machine A: -Win2K (NT5) -Modem for internet connection -requires (ctrl-alt-del) log-on -IP Addres set to 192.168.0.1/255.255.255.0 Machine B: -WinXP Home -requires log-on -IP Addres set to 192.168.0.25/255.255.255.0 Machine C: -WinME -requires log-on -IP Addres set to 192.168.0.50/255.255.255.0 Now; using the windows explorer... Machine A can see B & C and connect to and use their resources. Machine B can see A & C and connect to and use their resources. Machine C can see B and connect to and use its resources. But, Machine C can see A in the 'my network places' but cannot make a connection. I have already tried reinstallation of the network software on Machine C. I have also replaced the network card in C with the card from both other machines. The problem continues as above. Any ideas? With a thin-net 10base2 network, make sure that there are proper terminators on the network cards of the computers at both ends of the cable. Make sure that any firewall programs are configured to allow access by other computers on the local area network. How are you trying to make a connection from Machine C to Machine A? What exactly happens when you do it? If there's an error message, what does it say? Can Machine C ping Machine A by IP address and by computer name? -- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm |
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With a thin-net 10base2 network, make sure that there are proper
terminators on the network cards of the computers at both ends of the cable. Yes Make sure that any firewall programs are configured to allow access by other computers on the local area network. A firewall is installed on A (NT machine) I believe it is set up properly. Again, default settings for a new installation. It does not seem to cause any problems for the XP machine. The XP machine (B) also has it's firewall up and running (deafult from installation) but again, it doesn't seem to cause any issues. with either machine accessing it. How are you trying to make a connection from Machine C to Machine A? What exactly happens when you do it? If there's an error message, what does it say? From explorer: MyNetworkPlaces/EntireNetwork/Network/Computer Computers A.B & C all show up on the list. C's own resources are accessable as well as B's. Attempting to access A (by clicking on icon in explorer window) produces a dialog box with the following error: "A" is not acessable. This device does not exist on the network. Can Machine C ping Machine A by IP address and by computer name? Yes and Yes One thing I have also noticed is that while the connection between the XP and ME machine is 'lightning fast', the connection from the NT machine to either the XP or ME machines seems to take a long time to resolve (the little flashlight icon searching). "Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote in message ... In article HLxsh.171729$hn.106101@edtnps82, "Pat Glenn" wrote: Having recently acquired some older computers I am now setting up a P2P network. I am trying to determine why my ME machince does not seem able to connect to my Win2K machine. All machines: -New installation of appropriate OS's -No apparent hardware issues -Using thin-net 10base2 -File and printer sharing enabled -Logging on with administrator account (same password and user) Machine A: -Win2K (NT5) -Modem for internet connection -requires (ctrl-alt-del) log-on -IP Addres set to 192.168.0.1/255.255.255.0 Machine B: -WinXP Home -requires log-on -IP Addres set to 192.168.0.25/255.255.255.0 Machine C: -WinME -requires log-on -IP Addres set to 192.168.0.50/255.255.255.0 Now; using the windows explorer... Machine A can see B & C and connect to and use their resources. Machine B can see A & C and connect to and use their resources. Machine C can see B and connect to and use its resources. But, Machine C can see A in the 'my network places' but cannot make a connection. I have already tried reinstallation of the network software on Machine C. I have also replaced the network card in C with the card from both other machines. The problem continues as above. Any ideas? With a thin-net 10base2 network, make sure that there are proper terminators on the network cards of the computers at both ends of the cable. Make sure that any firewall programs are configured to allow access by other computers on the local area network. How are you trying to make a connection from Machine C to Machine A? What exactly happens when you do it? If there's an error message, what does it say? Can Machine C ping Machine A by IP address and by computer name? -- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm |
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From explorer: MyNetworkPlaces/EntireNetwork/Network/Computer
Computers A.B & C all show up on the list. C's own resources are accessable as well as B's. Attempting to access A (by clicking on icon in explorer window) produces a dialog box with the following error: "A" is not acessable. This device does not exist on the network There was one event recorded but unfortunately, I did not record what I was doing at the time. The message was "The browser was unable to retrieve a list of servers from the browser master \\ NAME on the network \device\nwlnknb. The data is the error code. " It seems that with all my twiddling about I have managed to 'break' my internet sharing connection. I had it working quite well the other day. Oh bother... "John John" wrote in message ... Pat Glenn wrote: Having recently acquired some older computers I am now setting up a P2P network. I am trying to determine why my ME machince does not seem able to connect to my Win2K machine. All machines: -New installation of appropriate OS's -No apparent hardware issues -Using thin-net 10base2 -File and printer sharing enabled -Logging on with administrator account (same password and user) Machine A: -Win2K (NT5) -Modem for internet connection -requires (ctrl-alt-del) log-on -IP Addres set to 192.168.0.1/255.255.255.0 Machine B: -WinXP Home -requires log-on -IP Addres set to 192.168.0.25/255.255.255.0 Machine C: -WinME -requires log-on -IP Addres set to 192.168.0.50/255.255.255.0 Now; using the windows explorer... Machine A can see B & C and connect to and use their resources. Machine B can see A & C and connect to and use their resources. Machine C can see B and connect to and use its resources. But, Machine C can see A in the 'my network places' but cannot make a connection. I have already tried reinstallation of the network software on Machine C. I have also replaced the network card in C with the card from both other machines. The problem continues as above. Any ideas? What happens when you try to make a connection? What error messages are you receiving? Does Windows 2000 record an event in the Event Log when you try to access it from the ME machine? John |
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Double check your username and password make sure that the password on
the ME and Windows 2000 are identical, perhaps you mistyped the password or perhaps you have CAPS in one password and not the other. Windows XP Home wont make a fuss about that but Windows 2000 will. For troubleshooting purposed completely disable the firewalls on these two machines, firewalls are often at fault with these type of errors. Verify your protocols and bindings, it appears that you may have unecessary protocols on the machines. Unecessary protocols add extra layers of complexity and can cause excess ntwork traffic and collisions that slows down the network. You probably only need TCP/IP. John Pat Glenn wrote: From explorer: MyNetworkPlaces/EntireNetwork/Network/Computer Computers A.B & C all show up on the list. C's own resources are accessable as well as B's. Attempting to access A (by clicking on icon in explorer window) produces a dialog box with the following error: "A" is not acessable. This device does not exist on the network There was one event recorded but unfortunately, I did not record what I was doing at the time. The message was "The browser was unable to retrieve a list of servers from the browser master \\ NAME on the network \device\nwlnknb. The data is the error code. " It seems that with all my twiddling about I have managed to 'break' my internet sharing connection. I had it working quite well the other day. Oh bother... "John John" wrote in message ... Pat Glenn wrote: Having recently acquired some older computers I am now setting up a P2P network. I am trying to determine why my ME machince does not seem able to connect to my Win2K machine. All machines: -New installation of appropriate OS's -No apparent hardware issues -Using thin-net 10base2 -File and printer sharing enabled -Logging on with administrator account (same password and user) Machine A: -Win2K (NT5) -Modem for internet connection -requires (ctrl-alt-del) log-on -IP Addres set to 192.168.0.1/255.255.255.0 Machine B: -WinXP Home -requires log-on -IP Addres set to 192.168.0.25/255.255.255.0 Machine C: -WinME -requires log-on -IP Addres set to 192.168.0.50/255.255.255.0 Now; using the windows explorer... Machine A can see B & C and connect to and use their resources. Machine B can see A & C and connect to and use their resources. Machine C can see B and connect to and use its resources. But, Machine C can see A in the 'my network places' but cannot make a connection. I have already tried reinstallation of the network software on Machine C. I have also replaced the network card in C with the card from both other machines. The problem continues as above. Any ideas? What happens when you try to make a connection? What error messages are you receiving? Does Windows 2000 record an event in the Event Log when you try to access it from the ME machine? John |
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OK!! I've went over the settings with a fine tooth comb and I found a
problem with the IP setup. I specified the DNS and the gateway and now I have an active ICS between the NT and ME machines! With all my fiddling about I seem to have broken the ICS between the NT and XP machines, but I am pretty sure with some exploring I'll be able to resolve that on my own. It claims to be making a connection to the internet, but it take forever and ever and ever and ever... to download a page. Perhaps a closer look at those setting will resolve that problem. However, I still cannot connect from ME to NT for file and print sharing. The problem continues as in my previous post. IE as follows ************* Computers A.B & C all show up on the list. C's own resources are accessable as well as B's. Attempting to access A (by clicking on icon in explorer window) produces a dialog box with the following error: "A" is not acessable. This device does not exist on the network ************* "Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote in message ... In article HLxsh.171729$hn.106101@edtnps82, "Pat Glenn" wrote: Having recently acquired some older computers I am now setting up a P2P network. I am trying to determine why my ME machince does not seem able to connect to my Win2K machine. All machines: -New installation of appropriate OS's -No apparent hardware issues -Using thin-net 10base2 -File and printer sharing enabled -Logging on with administrator account (same password and user) Machine A: -Win2K (NT5) -Modem for internet connection -requires (ctrl-alt-del) log-on -IP Addres set to 192.168.0.1/255.255.255.0 Machine B: -WinXP Home -requires log-on -IP Addres set to 192.168.0.25/255.255.255.0 Machine C: -WinME -requires log-on -IP Addres set to 192.168.0.50/255.255.255.0 Now; using the windows explorer... Machine A can see B & C and connect to and use their resources. Machine B can see A & C and connect to and use their resources. Machine C can see B and connect to and use its resources. But, Machine C can see A in the 'my network places' but cannot make a connection. I have already tried reinstallation of the network software on Machine C. I have also replaced the network card in C with the card from both other machines. The problem continues as above. Any ideas? With a thin-net 10base2 network, make sure that there are proper terminators on the network cards of the computers at both ends of the cable. Make sure that any firewall programs are configured to allow access by other computers on the local area network. How are you trying to make a connection from Machine C to Machine A? What exactly happens when you do it? If there's an error message, what does it say? Can Machine C ping Machine A by IP address and by computer name? -- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm |
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