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Software / Networking 2 windows xp
« on: June 20, 2005, 12:47:37 AM »
HI! I've had a 3-computer network (2 desktops, cabled to Linksys WRT54GS router & 1 laptop, wireless to same router) running fine for months. All 3 systems are running WinXP Pro. One desktop and that laptop have SP2, the other desktop still has SP1 (just discovered that I'd not upgraded it yet). The network is peer-to-peer and I've enabled Classic File Sharing on all three systems (all 3 have NTFS file systems).
Today, suddenly, one of the desktops (my daughter's system) stopped communicating with the shared printer on the other desktop. I found that I could not see the printer and when I tried viewing "Workgroup computers" or clicking on the Workgroup name under "My Network Places/Entire Network/Microsoft Windows Network" I got the error message "<Workgroupname> not accessible..." Now I can see my daughter's system from the other desktop just fine and I can even see the shared folders and files on her system as well as the shared printer on her system. I just can't see the rest of the network from hers! I can ping the other desktop's IP address from the command line of my daughter's system just fine, also.
I did notice that the Node Type on my daughter's system is UNKNOWN and the Node Type on my desktop is PEER-PEER. I remember changing the setting on one of my systems months ago to HYBRID. I just can't remember which one it was.
It's late here now and I'm just not up to turning her system back on to try the registry change to HYBRID. I'll do it in the morning. But I just can't understand why it was working one minute and not the next. I know for a fact that she hasn't mucked around with her system or added any software to it recently.
If anyone else has had this type of problem (WinXP Pro Peer-to-Peer network working fine for long time then suddenly just one system can't see rest of network but others can see it), I'd love to know what you found caused it and what you did to fix it!
Thanks and sorry for the novella!!!
Clem Patafio
Today, suddenly, one of the desktops (my daughter's system) stopped communicating with the shared printer on the other desktop. I found that I could not see the printer and when I tried viewing "Workgroup computers" or clicking on the Workgroup name under "My Network Places/Entire Network/Microsoft Windows Network" I got the error message "<Workgroupname> not accessible..." Now I can see my daughter's system from the other desktop just fine and I can even see the shared folders and files on her system as well as the shared printer on her system. I just can't see the rest of the network from hers! I can ping the other desktop's IP address from the command line of my daughter's system just fine, also.
I did notice that the Node Type on my daughter's system is UNKNOWN and the Node Type on my desktop is PEER-PEER. I remember changing the setting on one of my systems months ago to HYBRID. I just can't remember which one it was.
It's late here now and I'm just not up to turning her system back on to try the registry change to HYBRID. I'll do it in the morning. But I just can't understand why it was working one minute and not the next. I know for a fact that she hasn't mucked around with her system or added any software to it recently.
If anyone else has had this type of problem (WinXP Pro Peer-to-Peer network working fine for long time then suddenly just one system can't see rest of network but others can see it), I'd love to know what you found caused it and what you did to fix it!
Thanks and sorry for the novella!!!
Clem Patafio