simple network file sharing? xp

[eivindt]

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!

[johnwill]

For each of the computers I'd like to see the following.


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.

[eivindt]

Here's what U asked for:

Xp home machine first:

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

C:\DOCUME~1\MARIAN~1>nbtstat -n
Ingen tilgang til NetBT-driver - NetBT er kanskje ikke lastet inn
(This says that there is no access to NetBT - driver . It may not be loaded/installed)
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
Fysisk adresse . . . . . . . . . : 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. . . . . . : 22. november 2008 05:32:52
Leasingavtale utgår. . . . . . . : 23. november 2008 05:32:52

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. . . . . . . : Deaktivert

C:\DOCUME~1\MARIAN~1>

Xp pro machine:

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

C:\DOCUME~1\EIVIND~1>nbtstat -n

Local Area Connection:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.1.118] Scope Id: []

NetBIOS Local Name Table

Name Type Status
---------------------------------------------
EIVIND <00> UNIQUE Registered
WORKGROUP <00> GROUP Registered
EIVIND <20> UNIQUE Registered
WORKGROUP <1E> GROUP Registered
WORKGROUP <1D> UNIQUE Registered
..__MSBROWSE__.<01> GROUP Registered

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

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : eivind
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : localnet

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : alfanett.no
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connecti
on
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0C-F1-8E-53-C6
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.118
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::20c:f1ff:fe8e:53c6%4
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 22. november 2008 05:41:41
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 23. november 2008 05:41:41

Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::ffff:ffff:fffd%5
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Automatic Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : alfanett.no
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Automatic Tunneling Pseudo-Interface

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : C0-A8-01-76
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.1.118%2
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

C:\DOCUME~1\EIVIND~1>

Ok, that should be what you asked for!? Hope there is some solution. While waiting for a reply I will try finding that netbt driver! By the way, I have had Netbios turned on and off lots of times. It was ON when prompted the list you required for the xp home machine. Thanx!

[eivindt]

Solution?
Ok - I was a little restless, so I sought out a solution :

In command prompt, I ran these( Found them on this forum):
netsh int ip reset reset.log
netsh winsock reset catalog

, and then rebooted. After that everything was fine - Ica share files, folders, drives, printers.

Now what I am wondering, as a fan of logic is what the f... was going on? No one has tampered with this machine or its OS, so what is this?

I would be forever grateful if you had any idea! Thanx for respons, and I will certainly both use and donate to your service in the future:-)

[johnwill]

It's not uncommon for things to get corrupted, and the stack reset you stumbled across is my usual fix.

[eivindt]

What does this mean? what kind of files have been corrupted? I just think it is so frustrating not understanding why things happen....

[johnwill]

There is no simple answer to your question, or I'd tell you. Many applications and processes can corrupt the LSP stack, which is typically this reset is required.