VISTA Can't See Printer 'Host Unreachable'

We have a small network with 3 PCs and 1 printer with wired connections
to a router.

All of the PCs can see each other on the network. One of the PCs cannot
see or print to the network printer, though the other two can.

The printer is shown as installed, but PING shows 4 packets sent, 4
packets received - 'Host Unreachable'.

Is there some file or driver that might be corrupted on the one PC
causing this... ?

We have checked the IPs and Subnets - all good.

Thanks for help... :-)


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if the TCP/IP settings are good and you can see each other, it could be a
firewall issue. Do you have 3rd party security software on the computer? If
try safe mode with network, can you see the printer? This how to may help.
How to Run Windows safe Mode with Networking
Select a Topic, VPN How To, Network How To, Remote Access How To,
Windows How To ... 4. Confirm whether the problem also happened in Safe
Mode. ...
www.howtonetworking.com/Windows/runsafemode.htm


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"bitsailor" <bitsailor.3ql23i@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message
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> We have a small network with 3 PCs and 1 printer with wired connections
> to a router.
>
> All of the PCs can see each other on the network. One of the PCs cannot
> see or print to the network printer, though the other two can.
>
> The printer is shown as installed, but PING shows 4 packets sent, 4
> packets received - 'Host Unreachable'.
>
> Is there some file or driver that might be corrupted on the one PC
> causing this... ?
>
> We have checked the IPs and Subnets - all good.
>
> Thanks for help... :-)
>
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Thank you for help!

The printer cannot be seen in Safe Mode with Network either...


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Also - no Firewall problems, turning off windows firewall and NOD32 does
not make any difference - sorry, forgot to add that to the above post...
:-)

This computer can print to a printer that is wired to one of the other
computers on the network - but not to the network printer. The other 2
computers on the network can print to the network printer...

Some specific problem between this computer and the network printer -
what could it be... ?


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On Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:35:31 +0530, bitsailor <bitsailor.3ql23i@DoNotSpam.com>
wrote:

>
>We have a small network with 3 PCs and 1 printer with wired connections
>to a router.
>
>All of the PCs can see each other on the network. One of the PCs cannot
>see or print to the network printer, though the other two can.
>
>The printer is shown as installed, but PING shows 4 packets sent, 4
>packets received - 'Host Unreachable'.
>
>Is there some file or driver that might be corrupted on the one PC
>causing this... ?
>
>We have checked the IPs and Subnets - all good.
>
>Thanks for help... :-)

Let's look at logs from "browstat status", "ipconfig /all", "net config server",
and "net config workstation", from each computer, so we can diagnose the
problem. Read this article, and linked articles, and follow instructions
precisely (download browstat!):
<http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2005...#AskingForHelp


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Thank you for the links - there is a lot there... :-)

Will report back in a few days after going through the process... :-)


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Hello Again - Finally have some info... :-)

As mentioned before:

Computers 1, 2 & 3 can ping each other, as well as the network printer,
SatTVs and Computer 4.

Computers 1, 2 & 3 can print to the Network Printer, as well as the
printer USB/wired to Computer 1.

Computer 4 cannot ping the Network Printer or Computer 2 - which are
both on a D-Link DGS-2205 Switch that is wired to the D-Link DGL-4500
Router.

Computer 4 also cannot ping the SatTVs.

Computer 4 cannot print to the Network Printer 'Host Unreachable' - but
CAN print to the printer USB/wired to Computer 1.

Computer 4 also regularly 'loses' it's Network Icon from the Task Bar,
for some reason... ?

The logs from "browstat status", "ipconfig /all", "net config server",
and "net config workstation" from Computers 1, 2 & 3 show identical
settings (except for individual name/addresses, of course).

We have all device addresses set as 'reserved' in the router.

After reading your notes about the hidden firewall with some nVidia
nForce Network Controllers, was wondering if this may be the problem
with COMPUTER 4...? If so, what to do... ?

Help with fixing this problem will be very much appreciated...! :-)

Here is the Network Layout:

ROUTER
|
-----------------------------------------------
(Modem) (Switch 1) (PC 1) (Switch 2) (PC 4)
| |
--------------------- ---------------------
(PC 2) (Netwk Prntr) (Switch 3) (Switch 4)
| |
--------------- -------
(SatTV) (PC 3) (SatTV)

Attached are logs for Computer 1 (able to ping all) and Computer 4
(problem computer, which is also listed as Master Browser in all
Computers Logs):

Logs For COMPUTER 1:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6001]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Windows\system32>cd c:\utility

c:\Utility>browstat status


Status for domain SMALL on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{BF241E67-5D2F-407A-A
A6F-272782B02D70}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: COMPUTER 4
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 COMPUTER 4
\\COMPUTER 4
There are 4 servers in domain SMALL on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{BF24
1E67-5D2F-407A-AA6F-272782B02D70}
There are 1 domains in domain SMALL on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{BF24
1E67-5D2F-407A-AA6F-272782B02D70}

c:\Utility>cd c:\windows\system32

c:\Windows\System32>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : COMPUTER 1
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82566DC Gigabit Network
Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-19-D1-56-66-87
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . :
fe80::404f:bfb2:cb8c:b5d7%8(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.196(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, May 20, 2009 7:57:07
AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, June 27, 2145 12:18:27
AM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.{BF241E67-5D2F-407A-AA6F-272782B02
D70}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling
Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

c:\Windows\System32>net config workstation
Computer name \\COMPUTER 1
Full Computer name COMPUTER 1

Workstation active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
NetBT_Tcpip_{BF241E67-5D2F-407A-AA6F-272782B02D70}
(0019D1566687)

Software version Windows Vista (TM) Ultimate

Workstation domain SMALL
Logon domain COMPUTER 1

COM Open Timeout (sec) 0
COM Send Count (byte) 16
COM Send Timeout (msec) 250
The command completed successfully.


c:\Windows\System32>net config server
Server Name \\COMPUTER 1
Server Comment COMPUTER 1

Software version Windows Vista (TM) Ultimate
Server is active on
NetbiosSmb (COMPUTER 1)
NetBT_Tcpip_{BF241E67-5D2F-407A-AA6F-272782B02D70} (COMPUTER
1)


Server hidden No
Maximum Logged On Users 10
Maximum open files per session 16384

Idle session time (min) 15
The command completed successfully.


Logs For COMPUTER 4:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6001]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Windows\system32>cd c:\utility

c:\Utility>browstat status


Status for domain SMALL on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{87164D02-D29A-4E60-9
A60-65ED489400FD}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: COMPUTER 4
Master browser is running build 6001
1 backup servers retrieved from master COMPUTER 4
\\COMPUTER 4
Unable to retrieve server list from COMPUTER 4: 1130

c:\Utility>cd c:\windows\system32

c:\Windows\System32>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : COMPUTER 4
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : ip3networks.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1A-73-73-E1-4F
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking
Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1B-24-4E-25-A0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . :
fe80::ec80:a8cd:a086:b021%8(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.193(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, May 20, 2009 7:52:30
AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, June 27, 2145 2:21:42
AM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.cust.hotspot.t-mobile.com
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling
Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 10:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.{87164D02-D29A-4E60-9A60-65ED48940
0FD}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

c:\Windows\System32>net config workstation
Computer name \\COMPUTER 4
Full Computer name COMPUTER 4
User name Flo

Workstation active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
NetBT_Tcpip_{87164D02-D29A-4E60-9A60-65ED489400FD}
(001B244E25A0)

Software version Windows Vista (TM) Home Premium

Workstation domain SMALL
Logon domain COMPUTER 4

COM Open Timeout (sec) 0
COM Send Count (byte) 16
COM Send Timeout (msec) 250
The command completed successfully.


c:\Windows\System32>net config server
Server Name \\COMPUTER 4
Server Comment Flo

Software version Windows Vista (TM) Home Premium
Server is active on
NetbiosSmb (COMPUTER 4)
NetBT_Tcpip_{87164D02-D29A-4E60-9A60-65ED489400FD} (COMPUTER
4)


Server hidden No
Maximum Logged On Users 10
Maximum open files per session 16384

Idle session time (min) 15
The command completed successfully.


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OK - Working through this and got the printer problem solved by
following the instructions:

http://networking.nitecruzr.net/search?q=nvidia

We actually had the NVidia nForce Network Controller on two of the
computers, and so uninstalled and then reinstalled the drivers with out
the NAM stuff. Also had to go into Advanced Properties and change
Priority & VLAN to disabled...

Now we are getting error "Unable to retrieve server list from "BROWSER
MASTER": 1130" on whichever computer happens to be the current Browser
Master...

...and this: "Could not connect to registry, error = 53
Unable to determine build of browser master: 53
Unable to determine server information for browser master: 53" on all
the other computers...

All the computers have "Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP" checked
specifically.

All have Network Discovery and File Sharing enabled.

All have Private Network and same Workgroup Name.

All computers can see and ping each other and the network printer.

Any suggestions for clearing the errors in Browstat Status... ?

Thanks for help!


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