Vista/XP networking problems

OK. It's fixed!

My Acer laptop came installed with a trial version of Norton security
system. I failed to recognize that Norton had it's own firewall turned on.
Pretty embarrassing I didn't think of this sooner.

Thanks for taking the time to make your posts.

"Chuck [MVP]" wrote:

> On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 05:48:01 -0800, Jason <Jason@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Here are my XP settings:
> >
> >
> >Windows IP Configuration
> >
> >
> >
> > Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : OFFICE
> >
> > Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
> >
> > Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
> >
> > IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> >
> > WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> >
> >
> >
> >Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
> >
> >
> >
> > Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
> >
> > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast
> >Ethernet NIC
> >
> > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0E-A6-4B-8C-C5
> >
> >
> >
> >Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 7:
> >
> >
> >
> > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> >
> > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NETGEAR WG111v2 54Mbps Wireless
> >USB 2.0 Adapter
> >
> > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-18-4D-FD-F1-C2
> >
> > Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> >
> > Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> >
> > IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
> >
> > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> >
> > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
> >
> > DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
> >
> > DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.87.64.146
> >
> > 68.87.75.194
> >
> > Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, December 26, 2007
> >8:32:36 AM
> >
> > Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, December 27, 2007
> >8:32:36 AM
> >
> >
> >
> >Status for domain DAVIS on transport
> >\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{1241E8B3-8382-42D6-A808-FC2C840389A1}
> > Browsing is NOT active on domain.
> > Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus.
> >
> >
> >Server Name \\OFFICE
> >Server Comment Davis Family Computer
> >
> >Software version Windows 2002
> >Server is active on
> > NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
> > NetBT_Tcpip_{1241E8B3-8382-42D6-A808-FC2C840389A1} (00184dfdf1c2)
> >
> >
> >Server hidden No
> >Maximum Logged On Users 5
> >Maximum open files per session 16384
> >
> >Idle session time (min) 15
> >The command completed successfully.
>
> OK, Jason,
>
> Let's start with the browstat logs.
> > Browsing is NOT active on domain.
>
> That's not the problem, but that's a good descriptive symptom. That's why you
> can't see one computer from the other.
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/04/nt-browser-or-why-cant-i-always-see.html>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...lways-see.html
>
> The browser requires NetBT. I don't see any indication that it's not active, on
> both computers. For instance,
> >Server is active on
> > NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
> > NetBT_Tcpip_{1241E8B3-8382-42D6-A808-FC2C840389A1} (00184dfdf1c2)
>
> The most usual problem in this case would be a misconfigured or overlooked
> personal firewall of anti-worm component, blocking SMBs. What anti-virus do you
> use?
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/07/advanced-windows-networking-using.html>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/0...ing-using.html
>
> Other possibilities. Davis-Laptop has a nVidia network controller.
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/02/hidden-personal-firewall-nvidia-nforce.html>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/0...ia-nforce.html
>
> And IPV6. We still find situations where disabling IPV6 is the only solution.
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/fix-network-problems-but-clean-up.html>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...-clean-up.html
>
> And compound problems are always a possibility. If you make any changes, make
> one at a time, and test after each change. Be slow and methodical, please.
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/08/solving-network-problems-tutorial.html>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...-tutorial.html
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2007 [Windows - Networking]
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
> Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
> My email is AT DOT
> actual address pchuck mvps org.
>

On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 17:55:00 -0800, Jason <Jason@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

>"Chuck [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 05:48:01 -0800, Jason <Jason@discussions.microsoft.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Here are my XP settings:
>> >
>> >
>> >Windows IP Configuration
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : OFFICE
>> >
>> > Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
>> >
>> > Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
>> >
>> > IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>> >
>> > WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
>> >
>> > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast
>> >Ethernet NIC
>> >
>> > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0E-A6-4B-8C-C5
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 7:
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
>> >
>> > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NETGEAR WG111v2 54Mbps Wireless
>> >USB 2.0 Adapter
>> >
>> > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-18-4D-FD-F1-C2
>> >
>> > Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
>> >
>> > Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>> >
>> > IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
>> >
>> > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
>> >
>> > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
>> >
>> > DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
>> >
>> > DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.87.64.146
>> >
>> > 68.87.75.194
>> >
>> > Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, December 26, 2007
>> >8:32:36 AM
>> >
>> > Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, December 27, 2007
>> >8:32:36 AM
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >Status for domain DAVIS on transport
>> >\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{1241E8B3-8382-42D6-A808-FC2C840389A1}
>> > Browsing is NOT active on domain.
>> > Master name cannot be determined from GetAdapterStatus.
>> >
>> >
>> >Server Name \\OFFICE
>> >Server Comment Davis Family Computer
>> >
>> >Software version Windows 2002
>> >Server is active on
>> > NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
>> > NetBT_Tcpip_{1241E8B3-8382-42D6-A808-FC2C840389A1} (00184dfdf1c2)
>> >
>> >
>> >Server hidden No
>> >Maximum Logged On Users 5
>> >Maximum open files per session 16384
>> >
>> >Idle session time (min) 15
>> >The command completed successfully.
>>
>> OK, Jason,
>>
>> Let's start with the browstat logs.
>> > Browsing is NOT active on domain.
>>
>> That's not the problem, but that's a good descriptive symptom. That's why you
>> can't see one computer from the other.
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/04/nt-browser-or-why-cant-i-always-see.html>
>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...lways-see.html
>>
>> The browser requires NetBT. I don't see any indication that it's not active, on
>> both computers. For instance,
>> >Server is active on
>> > NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
>> > NetBT_Tcpip_{1241E8B3-8382-42D6-A808-FC2C840389A1} (00184dfdf1c2)
>>
>> The most usual problem in this case would be a misconfigured or overlooked
>> personal firewall of anti-worm component, blocking SMBs. What anti-virus do you
>> use?
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/07/advanced-windows-networking-using.html>
>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/0...ing-using.html
>>
>> Other possibilities. Davis-Laptop has a nVidia network controller.
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/02/hidden-personal-firewall-nvidia-nforce.html>
>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/0...ia-nforce.html
>>
>> And IPV6. We still find situations where disabling IPV6 is the only solution.
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/fix-network-problems-but-clean-up.html>
>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...-clean-up.html
>>
>> And compound problems are always a possibility. If you make any changes, make
>> one at a time, and test after each change. Be slow and methodical, please.
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/08/solving-network-problems-tutorial.html>
>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...-tutorial.html

>OK. It's fixed!
>
>My Acer laptop came installed with a trial version of Norton security
>system. I failed to recognize that Norton had it's own firewall turned on.
>Pretty embarrassing I didn't think of this sooner.
>
>Thanks for taking the time to make your posts.

Kewl. Thanks for letting us know. Glad that we were able to help. B-)

--
Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2007 [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck mvps org.