macros
07-23-2007, 05:06 PM
Firstly, thanks to anyone able to help me on this problem. I have a PC (XP Pro SP2) and a Laptop (XP Media Centre). My network was all working ok until 2 weeks ago, when - i upgraded my laptop to vista (didn't like it and did a complete system restore to original setitngs of xp) and a hdd died in my main PC and did a full re-install of xp. Now, both are on internet ok, but i cannot file share or printer share between the two. I have looked on here, and many many searches on google and tried everything i could find to get the network working, but to no avail. Below is a list of all system info, and things i have tried.
Basically, my printer is on my office PC and i want to print to it from the laptop, and secondly i want to have certain folders shared on PC & laptop between each other.
All work was done before installing zone alarm on laptop & pc, but as i have been unable to get it working for over a week i have installed za suite until i can get some more ideas to try. Will uninstall on both if required to do any work needed.
I am on sky broadband with netgear wireless router. IP's are assigned via dhcp (but i have reserved ip address's in router for each device, as i have 2 xbox's running xbmc connecting to server pc as well)
Main PC :
XP Pro SP2 New install
All windows updates applied, no firewall installed
ipconfig /all gives the following info ....
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\Matt>ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : OFFICE
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Marvell Yukon 88E8001/8003/8010 PCI
Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-D8-5C-41-78
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 18 July 2007 16:42:42
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 21 July 2007 16:42:42
C:\Documents and Settings\Matt>
Latop is running XP Media Centre edition
Fresh install (to factory spec)
All windows updates applied, no firewall installed.
ipconfig /all gives the following info ....
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\Matt>ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : SUSAN
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Networ
k Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-18-DE-7E-B4-AC
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.3
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 18 July 2007 19:30:02
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 21 July 2007 19:30:02
C:\Documents and Settings\Matt>
On both PC and laptop user account is Matt as administrator, with no password. I have seen sites saying to use password - so i set same password on both PC's - but still no working.
I have used the network setup wizard on both machines, set different machines names with no spaces or charectors, same workgroup same as detailed by most sites. I have also assigned names & workgroups manually to both but still no luck.
- Both machines can ping each others, as well as the gateway
- Both machines are on internet with no problems
- Both machines show shared documents folder in My Computer\My Network Places - but only the shared docs folder for that particular PC.
- Have tried with simple file sharing on and off on both PC's
- Both network connections have the fllowing installed
Client for MS Network
File & Printer sharing
Qos Packet Scheduler
Tcp / ip protocols
- I have tried changing node types to hybrid as described in certain websites - made no difference
- Have manually enabled netbios over dhcp in both machines - still comes up as disbaled.
- Have manually turned off windows firewall in both - still no luck.
SO, hopefully you can see that i have tried a lot of options (including pulling out any remaining hair on my head - but that didn't work either), so any help anyone can offer me would be very welcome.
Regards
Matt
Basically, my printer is on my office PC and i want to print to it from the laptop, and secondly i want to have certain folders shared on PC & laptop between each other.
All work was done before installing zone alarm on laptop & pc, but as i have been unable to get it working for over a week i have installed za suite until i can get some more ideas to try. Will uninstall on both if required to do any work needed.
I am on sky broadband with netgear wireless router. IP's are assigned via dhcp (but i have reserved ip address's in router for each device, as i have 2 xbox's running xbmc connecting to server pc as well)
Main PC :
XP Pro SP2 New install
All windows updates applied, no firewall installed
ipconfig /all gives the following info ....
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\Matt>ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : OFFICE
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Marvell Yukon 88E8001/8003/8010 PCI
Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-D8-5C-41-78
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 18 July 2007 16:42:42
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 21 July 2007 16:42:42
C:\Documents and Settings\Matt>
Latop is running XP Media Centre edition
Fresh install (to factory spec)
All windows updates applied, no firewall installed.
ipconfig /all gives the following info ....
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\Matt>ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : SUSAN
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Networ
k Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-18-DE-7E-B4-AC
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.3
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 18 July 2007 19:30:02
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 21 July 2007 19:30:02
C:\Documents and Settings\Matt>
On both PC and laptop user account is Matt as administrator, with no password. I have seen sites saying to use password - so i set same password on both PC's - but still no working.
I have used the network setup wizard on both machines, set different machines names with no spaces or charectors, same workgroup same as detailed by most sites. I have also assigned names & workgroups manually to both but still no luck.
- Both machines can ping each others, as well as the gateway
- Both machines are on internet with no problems
- Both machines show shared documents folder in My Computer\My Network Places - but only the shared docs folder for that particular PC.
- Have tried with simple file sharing on and off on both PC's
- Both network connections have the fllowing installed
Client for MS Network
File & Printer sharing
Qos Packet Scheduler
Tcp / ip protocols
- I have tried changing node types to hybrid as described in certain websites - made no difference
- Have manually enabled netbios over dhcp in both machines - still comes up as disbaled.
- Have manually turned off windows firewall in both - still no luck.
SO, hopefully you can see that i have tried a lot of options (including pulling out any remaining hair on my head - but that didn't work either), so any help anyone can offer me would be very welcome.
Regards
Matt