On Sun, 23 Sep 2007 14:43:15 -0700, "Chuck [MVP]" <none@xxxxxx>
wrote:
Quote:
>On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 19:58:21 -0700, Sam <retired@xxxxxx> wrote:
> Quote:
>>On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 17:16:25 -0700, "Chuck [MVP]" <none@xxxxxx>
>>wrote:
>> Quote:
>>>On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 17:02:17 -0700, Sam <retired@xxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>>I don't know what happened, but I just noticed that when I click on
>>>>"Network" that it shows nothing at all. It used to show 4-5 other
>>>>computers in my home network. We're all in the same Workgroup and I just
>>>>checked to verify that nothing has changed. Stopping Windows Firewall
>>>>makes no difference.
>>>>
>>>>I can access all the other computers in our network by manually typing
>>>>in their addresses. I've even created shortcuts to their locations, but
>>>>I shouldn't have to do this. Everything else on the network works
>>>>great... no problems accessing the Internet at all. I have Vista 32
>>>>Business.
>>>>
>>>>So why is my local network hiding? Thanks.
>>>>
>>>>Sam
>>>
>>>Probably a NetBT setting or personal firewall problem. Have you maybe changed
>>>antivirus protection?
>>><http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/07/advanced-windows-networking-using.html>
>>>http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/0...ing-using.html
>>>
>>>Take a look at logs from "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all", from each
>>>computer, and diagnose the problem. Read this article, and linked articles, and
>>>follow instructions precisely (download browstat!):
>>><http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
>>>http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...#AskingForHelp >>
>>Everything looks OK on the other computers. And, they can see me just
>>fine. NetBIOS is enabled on them.
>>
>>One thing odd on my machine is that the Service "Computer Browser"
>>starts and just stops immediately after. There are no dependency errors
>>and no related errors in my Event Log. Could this be the problem? >
>Could be a problem, or at least a very useful symptom. Run CPSServ on your
>computer, and a couple others.
><http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/cpsserv-comprehensive-psservice-source.html>
>http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/0...ce-source.html I've tried everything (including CPSServ)... no luck. I'm not a network
expert by any means... normally I just plug in the computers into a
switch which is connected to a router and everything seems to work.
We're all wired with as no more than 5-6 computers set up as
peer-to-peer.
I thought I'd include the reports, just in case that can shed some light
on what's going on. I don't know enough to properly interpret them.
Quote:
>C:\>browstat status
>
>Status for domain NEWCASTLE on transport
>\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{274FB336-87B7-4124-A98E-704DFE80CEA3}
> Browsing is active on domain.
> Master browser name is: TEE1
>Could not connect to registry, error = 5 Unable to determine
>build of browser master: 5
> Unable to determine server information for browser master: 5
> 1 backup servers retrieved from master TEE1
> \\TEE1
> There are 3 servers in domain NEWCASTLE on transport
>\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{274FB336-87B7-4124-A98E-704DFE80CEA3}
> Unable to retrieve server list from TEE1: 2127
Here's CPPServ. I don't understand what it means, so maybe someone can
explain it.
Quote:
>Find Computer Browser ("browser")
>
>Checking \\SAM1...
>Found browser on:
>
>\\SAM1
>
>Checking \\SAM2...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on \\\SAM2:
>
>Checking \\TEE2...
>
>Find DHCP Client ("dhcp")
>
>Checking \\SAM1...
>Found dhcp on:
>
>\\SAM1
>
>Checking \\SAM2...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on \\\SAM2:
>
>Checking \\TEE2...
>\\TEE2
>
>
>Find TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper ("lmhosts")
>
>Checking \\SAM1...
>Found lmhosts on:
>
>\\SAM1
>
>Checking \\SAM2...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on \\\SAM2:
>
>Checking \\TEE2...
>\\TEE2
>
>
>Find Remote Registry ("remoteregistry")
>
>Checking \\SAM1...
>Checking \\SAM2...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on \\\SAM2:
>
>Checking \\TEE2...
>Found remoteregistry on:
>
>\\TEE2
>
>Find Server ("server")
>
>Checking \\SAM1...
>Found server on:
>
>\\SAM1
>
>Checking \\SAM2...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on \\\SAM2:
>
>Checking \\TEE2...
>\\TEE2
>
>
>Find WF / ICS ("sharedaccess")
>
>Checking \\SAM1...
>Checking \\SAM2...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on \\\SAM2:
>
>Checking \\TEE2...
>Found sharedaccess on:
>
>\\TEE2
>
>
>Find Workstation ("workstation")
>
>Checking \\SAM1...
>Found workstation on:
>
>\\SAM1
>
>Checking \\SAM2...Unable to open Service Control Manager database on \\\SAM2:
>
>Checking \\TEE2...
>\\TEE2
There also should have been a \\TEE1, where apparently the master
browser is located. It's there and accessible... I've even mapped it as
drive Z with no problem at all.
Sam