XP File Sharing Fails

[StuNicholson]

We run 4 XP machines and one Vista machine on our LAN connected through a Netgear wireless router. One of the XP machines, a new Panasonic Toughbook, shared files for a month then abruptly stopped sharing. Other facts:
- Toughbook still appears in the workgroup when viewed from another machine, however it does not share files.
- When the workgroup is opened on the Toughbook, it shows no other machines.
- The Toughbook sees the internet
- Pinging the Toughbook fails from any machine, and it cannot ping other machines on the LAN.
- Windows Firewall is disabled
- Antivirus software removed, using windows add/remove programs
- File and printer sharing enabled
- Workgroup name = WORKGROUP

Please help! PS. Johnwill I see you're interested in flying, live near DYL by any chance?

[johnwill]

Doylestown? I'm not really that far from it.


Have you connected with a wired connection, booted in Safe Mode with Networking, and seen if you can ping both ways that way?

When booting in normal mode, please post this for that machine.


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.

[StuNicholson]

Yes, Doylestown. Free ride in a Yak-52 for a solution to this one...

Hardwired in safe-mode with networking, pinging works both ways. Here's the output requested:

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

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

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

No names in cache

Wireless Network Connection:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.1.3] Scope Id: []

NetBIOS Local Name Table

Name Type Status
---------------------------------------------
FIELDBOOK <00> UNIQUE Registered
FIELDBOOK <20> UNIQUE Registered
WORKGROUP <00> GROUP Registered
WORKGROUP <1E> GROUP Registered

Network Connect Adapter:
Node IpAddress: [0.0.0.0] Scope Id: []

No names in cache

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

No names in cache

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

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : FIELDBOOK
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Peer-Peer
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Marvell Yukon 88E8055 PCI-E Gigabit
Ethernet Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1B-D3-1B-7F-30

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 4965AG
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-21-5C-96-B0-1F
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.3
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, June 17, 2009 4:02:26 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, June 18, 2009 4:02:26 PM

Ethernet adapter Network Connect Adapter:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Juniper Network Connect Virtual Adap
ter - Deterministic Network Enhancer Miniport
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-FF-08-50-4D-89

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Bluetooth Personal Area Network
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-21-4F-62-05-DA

[johnwill]

The problem is the node type. I suspect if we fix that, you'll be networking.



Create a file in notepad named NODETYPE.REG with the following contents:

You should have 3 boxes on the bottom in NOTEPAD.
1)Filename : NODETYPE.REG
2)Save as type: all files
3)Encoding: ANSI
If you do not change it from txt type to All files type, then the file will actually be NODETYPE.REG.txt, this won't accomplish the desired result.

------------------- Use text after this line -------------------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetBT\Parameters]
"NodeType"=-
"DhcpNodeType"=-
------------------- Use text before this line -----------------

Double click on the file and say Yes to the merge into registry question.

Reboot the computer.

[StuNicholson]

Thanks for your help. We were able to resolve this problem by going back to an earlier restore point. If it happens again we will take a look at the node type and make changes as recommended.

[johnwill]

I guess I don't get that ride.