I have installed dd wrt v23 firmware on my linksys router, and connected 2 computers by wire to the router.
I have then preceeded to install a network on both computers, making sure the workgroup is the same. One pc is an xp pro( host), and one is a client. The problem is that the computers are unable to find each other in their respective workgroup browsers. I can ping the computers by ip, one from the other, but I can not see them in the local network.
I have tries A LOT, and I mean A LOT, and I just can not get them to find one another.
Here's a list of some of the things I have done
- pinging
- network installation wizard
- Manual network station detection
- Simple file sharing on/off
- Static ip / dns - dhcp settings on router
- Automatic /static ip's in windows
- Port forwarding/ static client router
- All kinds of settings in computer management
- Installation/ uninstalling of optional networking components
- registry deletion of dhcpnode( and then restoring them)
- firewall on/off on both machines
- user acount editing
- Computer name change
- SP2/SP3 installation/uninstalling/reinstalling
- Computer restart
- Router reboot
- cable/ connection check
- diagnostics
I will also list my ipconfig/all for 1 of the computers( It's partly edited from norwegian, but you get the picture):
Microsoft(R) Windows DOS
(C)Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1990-2001.
C:\DOCUME~1\MARIAN~1>ipconfig/all
Windows IP-konfigurasjon
Vertsnavn . . . . . . . . . . . : MARIANNE2
Primær DNS-suffiks . . . . . . . :
Nodetype . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP-ruting aktivert . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy aktivert. . . . . . . : No
Søkeliste for DNS-suffiks. . . . : alfanett.no
Ethernet-kort Lokal tilkobling:
Tilkoblingsspesifikt DNS-suffiks : alfanett.no
Beskrivelse . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Contr
oller
Physical adress . . . . . . . . . : 00-11-11-EC-B0-7F
DHCP aktivert. . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Automatisk konfigurasjon aktivert: Yes
IP-adresse . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.139
Nettverksmaske . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
IP-adresse . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::211:11ff:feec:b07f%4
Standard gateway . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP-server. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS-servere. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
NetBIOS over TCP/IP. . . . . . . : Deactivated
Leasingavtale mottatt. . . . . . : 21. november 2008 06:29:02
Leasingavtale utgår. . . . . . . : 22. november 2008 06:29:02
Tunnelkort Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:
Tilkoblingsspesifikt DNS-suffiks :
Beskrivelse . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Fysisk adresse . . . . . . . . . : 00-00-F9-EB-AB-35-87-84
DHCP aktivert. . . . . . . . . . : No
IP-adresse . . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:d5c7:a2ca:0:f9eb:ab35:8784
IP-adresse . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::ffff:ffff:fffd%5
Standard gateway . . . . . . . . : ::
NetBIOS over TCP/IP. . . . . . . : Deactivated
Tunnelkort Automatic Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:
Tilkoblingsspesifikt DNS-suffiks : alfanett.no
Beskrivelse . . . . . . . . . . : Automatic Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Fysisk adresse . . . . . . . . . : C0-A8-01-8B
DHCP aktivert. . . . . . . . . . : No
IP-adresse . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.1.139%2
Standard gateway . . . . . . . . :
DNS-servere. . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
NetBIOS over TCP/IP. . . . . . . : Deactivated
C:\DOCUME~1\MARIAN~1>
The two computers list very similar lists, only slightly different ip's and physical addresses.
I can't list everything, because I really don't remember anymore, but really I don't understand why this is a problem? It should not be this hard setting up a home network?
Please can someone help me? I have tried a LOT, so please not the usual 'turn off firewall' comments....
Thanx!
