printer and file sharing ???

[westsrbest]

hi iv been trying to set up our home network for a while so that both computers can see each other and access each others files and access the printer. ok so the hardware is a d-link dsl-g604t modem router with 1 computer connected to it via ethernet and one connected with wireless. there are also a few other laptops that come and go and so i do not wish to include those in this. both computers can connect to the internet perfectly fine and can also ping each other so i know the issue isnt in connectivity. i have run the network setup wizard and wireless equivalent with no success. any help is appreciated greatly

[johnwill]

Can they ping each other by computer name?


Let's see this from each computer.


Hold the Windows key and press R, then type CMD to open a command prompt:

In the command prompt window that opens, type type the following commands, one at a time, followed by the Enter key:

Note that there is a space before the -n or the /ALL, but there is NOT a space after the - or / in the following commands.

NBTSTAT -n

IPCONFIG /ALL

Right click in the command window and choose Select All, then hit Enter to copy the contents to the clipboard.
Paste the results in a message here.

If you are on a machine with no network connection, use a floppy, USB disk, or a CD-RW disk to transfer a text file with the information to allow pasting it here.

[westsrbest]

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Ben>nbtstat -n

Local Area Connection 2:
Node IpAddress: [0.0.0.0] Scope Id: []

No names in cache

Wireless Network Connection:
Node IpAddress: [10.1.1.4] Scope Id: []

NetBIOS Local Name Table

Name Type Status
---------------------------------------------
BEN-4D40BBCEC4D<00> UNIQUE Registered
BEN-4D40BBCEC4D<20> UNIQUE Registered
HAYES NETWORK <00> GROUP Registered
HAYES NETWORK <1E> GROUP Registered
HAYES NETWORK <1D> UNIQUE Registered
..__MSBROWSE__.<01> GROUP Registered

C:\Documents and Settings\Ben>

[westsrbest]

C:\Documents and Settings\Ben>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : ben-4d40bbcec4d
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethe
rnet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-10-DC-6F-A2-E0

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NETGEAR WG311v3 802.11g Wireless PCI
Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-14-6C-2F-97-B6
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.1.1.4
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.0.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.1.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.1.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.1.1.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, April 24, 2009 4:49:20 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, April 24, 2009 5:49:20 PM

C:\Documents and Settings\Ben>

[johnwill]

And the other computer's results?

[westsrbest]

Microsoft(R) Windows DOS
(C)Copyright Microsoft Corp 1990-2001.

C:\DOCUME~1\BEN>nbtstat -n
Failed to access NetBT driver -- NetBT may not be loaded

C:\DOCUME~1\BEN>

[westsrbest]

Microsoft(R) Windows DOS
(C)Copyright Microsoft Corp 1990-2001.

C:\DOCUME~1\BEN>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : hayes
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter LAN:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 S Desktop Adapter #
2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-02-B3-41-B4-B0
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.1.1.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.0.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.1.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.1.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.1.1.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, 21 June 2009 4:08:25 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, 21 June 2009 5:08:25 PM

C:\DOCUME~1\BEN>

[johnwill]

For the second computer, do this, then post the same results I asked for previously.


Select Start > Settings > Network Connections.

• Double-click the Connection icon of the connection you wish to modify to open the Local Area Connection Status window.
• Click the Properties button to open the Local Area Connection Properties window.
• Click to highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
• Click the Properties button to open the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window.
• TCP/IP Properties window, IP Address tab
• Select Obtain an IP address automatically.
• Select Obtain DNS server address automatically.
• Click OK to return to the Local Area Connection Properties window.
• Click OK to return to the Network Connections window.

[westsrbest]

Microsoft(R) Windows DOS
(C)Copyright Microsoft Corp 1990-2001.

C:\DOCUME~1\BEN>nbtstat -n
Failed to access NetBT driver -- NetBT may not be loaded

C:\DOCUME~1\BEN>

[westsrbest]

Microsoft(R) Windows DOS
(C)Copyright Microsoft Corp 1990-2001.

C:\DOCUME~1\BEN>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : hayes
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter LAN:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 S Desktop Adapter #
2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-02-B3-41-B4-B0
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.1.1.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.0.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.1.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.1.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.1.1.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, 22 June 2009 7:38:25 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, 22 June 2009 8:38:25 PM

C:\DOCUME~1\BEN>

[johnwill]

The failure of NETBIOS is the issue here. Let's make sure it's enabled in the registry.


Start, Run, REGEDIT

Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetBT\Start, and set the value to "2"

Close REGEDIT and reboot.