PING

Why is it I can Ping the other machines on my wireless network but cannot
view them in explorer - even though I've set the sharing up correctly on
each. Wierder still why do the connections sometimes work and others not??

"Gargamil" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:br0o1r$1mqe$(E-Mail Removed):

> Why is it I can Ping the other machines on my wireless network but
> cannot view them in explorer - even though I've set the sharing up
> correctly on each. Wierder still why do the connections sometimes
> work and others not??
>
>
>

It would help if the NIC's on the machines were using Netbeui or Netbios
and not a mixture of the protocols.

Duane

Gargamil wrote:
> Why is it I can Ping the other machines on my wireless network but cannot
> view them in explorer - even though I've set the sharing up correctly on
> each. Wierder still why do the connections sometimes work and others not??
>
>
1) If you are running a firewall, disable it while you establish your
'network neighborhood'.
2) Insure you have 'File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks'
attached to the NIC.
3) Enable NetBios over TCP/IP

If that doesn't establish the network, check the NodeType. If it is 2 or
the DHCPNodeType is 2 and there is no NodeType, in the absence of a WINS
server, the systems cannot find each other.

To set the NodeType, run regedit.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE|SYSTEM|CurrentControlSet|Servic es|NerBT|Parameters

Change it to 4 or 8 or create it with a value of 4 or 8.

Jerry Park wrote:

> Gargamil wrote:
>
>> Why is it I can Ping the other machines on my wireless network but cannot
>> view them in explorer - even though I've set the sharing up correctly on
>> each. Wierder still why do the connections sometimes work and others
>> not??
>>
>>
> 1) If you are running a firewall, disable it while you establish your
> 'network neighborhood'.
> 2) Insure you have 'File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks'
> attached to the NIC.
> 3) Enable NetBios over TCP/IP
>
> If that doesn't establish the network, check the NodeType. If it is 2 or
> the DHCPNodeType is 2 and there is no NodeType, in the absence of a WINS
> server, the systems cannot find each other.
>
> To set the NodeType, run regedit.
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE|SYSTEM|CurrentControlSet|Servic es|NerBT|Parameters
Typo, NerBT should be NetBT
>
> Change it to 4 or 8 or create it with a value of 4 or 8.

How do you create the node with Regedit ?

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Andy M Moore