Networking in Windows ME

I have set up a peer-to-peer network with a crossover
cable between my Compaq laptop (XP) and my Dell desktop
(ME). On the Dell desktop, when selecting Entire Network
from My Network Places, I get the following
message: "Unable to browse the network." I also get a
blue screen, with File name: VSERVER(01), when running
the Home Networking Wizard, or when selecting the Remote
Administration tab in Control Panel: Passwords.

I have installed a Network Adapter, its driver, and
networking components, i.e. Client for MS Networks,
Adapter, TCP/IP and File and Printer Sharing. No errors
on installation, both computers have the same Workgroup,
are on the same subnet, and have different names. But the
OS Networking components in ME do not appear to recognize
the network. Also, File and Printer Sharing, although
installed, does not work, i.e. there is no Sharing tab on
drives or folders.

I have tried 2 different Network Adapters, and I get the
same result. The LEDs indicate that we have connectivity
@100Mbps. I can PING each computer from the other, which
suggests that TCP/IP is OK, and that the problem is at
the OS level. I have checked the support sites for the
NIC vendor and for Microsoft, and have installed all
relevant hotfixes. I have installed all the relevant
Communications components in Add/Remove Programs. Is it
possible that the ME Operating System was factory
installed by Dell without the components required for
Home Networking? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.


Steve Kelly

The solution to this problem is: apply Microsoft
Knowledge Base Article #272991.

>-----Original Message-----
>I have set up a peer-to-peer network with a crossover
>cable between my Compaq laptop (XP) and my Dell desktop
>(ME). On the Dell desktop, when selecting Entire Network
>from My Network Places, I get the following
>message: "Unable to browse the network." I also get a
>blue screen, with File name: VSERVER(01), when running
>the Home Networking Wizard, or when selecting the Remote
>Administration tab in Control Panel: Passwords.
>
>I have installed a Network Adapter, its driver, and
>networking components, i.e. Client for MS Networks,
>Adapter, TCP/IP and File and Printer Sharing. No errors
>on installation, both computers have the same Workgroup,
>are on the same subnet, and have different names. But
the
>OS Networking components in ME do not appear to
recognize
>the network. Also, File and Printer Sharing, although
>installed, does not work, i.e. there is no Sharing tab
on
>drives or folders.
>
>I have tried 2 different Network Adapters, and I get the
>same result. The LEDs indicate that we have connectivity
>@100Mbps. I can PING each computer from the other, which
>suggests that TCP/IP is OK, and that the problem is at
>the OS level. I have checked the support sites for the
>NIC vendor and for Microsoft, and have installed all
>relevant hotfixes. I have installed all the relevant
>Communications components in Add/Remove Programs. Is it
>possible that the ME Operating System was factory
>installed by Dell without the components required for
>Home Networking? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
>.
>

www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm

Carey

"Steve Kelly" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:002601c3ade7$592407d0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have set up a peer-to-peer network with a crossover
> cable between my Compaq laptop (XP) and my Dell desktop
> (ME). On the Dell desktop, when selecting Entire Network
> from My Network Places, I get the following
> message: "Unable to browse the network." I also get a
> blue screen, with File name: VSERVER(01), when running
> the Home Networking Wizard, or when selecting the Remote
> Administration tab in Control Panel: Passwords.
>
> I have installed a Network Adapter, its driver, and
> networking components, i.e. Client for MS Networks,
> Adapter, TCP/IP and File and Printer Sharing. No errors
> on installation, both computers have the same Workgroup,
> are on the same subnet, and have different names. But the
> OS Networking components in ME do not appear to recognize
> the network. Also, File and Printer Sharing, although
> installed, does not work, i.e. there is no Sharing tab on
> drives or folders.
>
> I have tried 2 different Network Adapters, and I get the
> same result. The LEDs indicate that we have connectivity
> @100Mbps. I can PING each computer from the other, which
> suggests that TCP/IP is OK, and that the problem is at
> the OS level. I have checked the support sites for the
> NIC vendor and for Microsoft, and have installed all
> relevant hotfixes. I have installed all the relevant
> Communications components in Add/Remove Programs. Is it
> possible that the ME Operating System was factory
> installed by Dell without the components required for
> Home Networking? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.

Hey Carey, cool web site. I will go home and try one of our solutions.
In the meantime I want to ask a few questions relating to my problem.
Here's the situation.

I have a laptop and a desktop. I used to connect the cable modem into
the uplink port on a Netgear RT314 router, which is also connected to
the desktop, an HP network printerand a CISCO wireless access point
(about 4 years old, when it's expensive for the consumer). I had to
relocate my cable modem recently, so the desktop got a D-Link PCI
802.11b (their turbo 22mbps version). The Ethernet NIC is an on-board,
so it's still there but no cable is hooked up. Now I can't connect my
desktop and laptop via My Network Connections. I've tried to
install/uninstall Netbeui, played with the bindings, checked the
workgroup. I tried ping last night, and the two computers can't ping
each other, but they both connect to the Internet fine, both can ping
the RT314 router, both can ping the CISCO access point. What gives?

I will go home and try some of your recommendations. I've tried
several things you mentioned but not exactly how you described it. I
guess I know just enough to be dangerous!
Andy



"Carey Holzman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed)>...
> www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm
>
> Carey
>
> "Steve Kelly" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:002601c3ade7$592407d0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I have set up a peer-to-peer network with a crossover
> > cable between my Compaq laptop (XP) and my Dell desktop
> > (ME). On the Dell desktop, when selecting Entire Network
> > from My Network Places, I get the following
> > message: "Unable to browse the network." I also get a
> > blue screen, with File name: VSERVER(01), when running
> > the Home Networking Wizard, or when selecting the Remote
> > Administration tab in Control Panel: Passwords.
> >
> > I have installed a Network Adapter, its driver, and
> > networking components, i.e. Client for MS Networks,
> > Adapter, TCP/IP and File and Printer Sharing. No errors
> > on installation, both computers have the same Workgroup,
> > are on the same subnet, and have different names. But the
> > OS Networking components in ME do not appear to recognize
> > the network. Also, File and Printer Sharing, although
> > installed, does not work, i.e. there is no Sharing tab on
> > drives or folders.
> >
> > I have tried 2 different Network Adapters, and I get the
> > same result. The LEDs indicate that we have connectivity
> > @100Mbps. I can PING each computer from the other, which
> > suggests that TCP/IP is OK, and that the problem is at
> > the OS level. I have checked the support sites for the
> > NIC vendor and for Microsoft, and have installed all
> > relevant hotfixes. I have installed all the relevant
> > Communications components in Add/Remove Programs. Is it
> > possible that the ME Operating System was factory
> > installed by Dell without the components required for
> > Home Networking? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.

Not sure I understand your configuration. Try the tips on my fixes page and
see if that gets you any further. If not, please try to be a bit more
descriptive of the way your connection is CURRENTLY hooked up... Explaining
how it WAS hooked up is unnecessary and irrelevant, and made your post
difficult for me to follow.

Thanks!

Carey

"Andy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) om...
> Hey Carey, cool web site. I will go home and try one of our solutions.
> In the meantime I want to ask a few questions relating to my problem.
> Here's the situation.
>
> I have a laptop and a desktop. I used to connect the cable modem into
> the uplink port on a Netgear RT314 router, which is also connected to
> the desktop, an HP network printerand a CISCO wireless access point
> (about 4 years old, when it's expensive for the consumer). I had to
> relocate my cable modem recently, so the desktop got a D-Link PCI
> 802.11b (their turbo 22mbps version). The Ethernet NIC is an on-board,
> so it's still there but no cable is hooked up. Now I can't connect my
> desktop and laptop via My Network Connections. I've tried to
> install/uninstall Netbeui, played with the bindings, checked the
> workgroup. I tried ping last night, and the two computers can't ping
> each other, but they both connect to the Internet fine, both can ping
> the RT314 router, both can ping the CISCO access point. What gives?
>
> I will go home and try some of your recommendations. I've tried
> several things you mentioned but not exactly how you described it. I
> guess I know just enough to be dangerous!
> Andy
>
>
>
> "Carey Holzman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:<(E-Mail Removed)>...
> > www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm
> >
> > Carey
> >
> > "Steve Kelly" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:002601c3ade7$592407d0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > I have set up a peer-to-peer network with a crossover
> > > cable between my Compaq laptop (XP) and my Dell desktop
> > > (ME). On the Dell desktop, when selecting Entire Network
> > > from My Network Places, I get the following
> > > message: "Unable to browse the network." I also get a
> > > blue screen, with File name: VSERVER(01), when running
> > > the Home Networking Wizard, or when selecting the Remote
> > > Administration tab in Control Panel: Passwords.
> > >
> > > I have installed a Network Adapter, its driver, and
> > > networking components, i.e. Client for MS Networks,
> > > Adapter, TCP/IP and File and Printer Sharing. No errors
> > > on installation, both computers have the same Workgroup,
> > > are on the same subnet, and have different names. But the
> > > OS Networking components in ME do not appear to recognize
> > > the network. Also, File and Printer Sharing, although
> > > installed, does not work, i.e. there is no Sharing tab on
> > > drives or folders.
> > >
> > > I have tried 2 different Network Adapters, and I get the
> > > same result. The LEDs indicate that we have connectivity
> > > @100Mbps. I can PING each computer from the other, which
> > > suggests that TCP/IP is OK, and that the problem is at
> > > the OS level. I have checked the support sites for the
> > > NIC vendor and for Microsoft, and have installed all
> > > relevant hotfixes. I have installed all the relevant
> > > Communications components in Add/Remove Programs. Is it
> > > possible that the ME Operating System was factory
> > > installed by Dell without the components required for
> > > Home Networking? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.

Sorry, I was trying to describe how it used to be hooked up in order
to show what has changed. I didn't want to be one of those "I didn't
change anything and it just stopped working" posts.

Anyway, the current desktop setup has D-link 802.11b, on-board Realtek
board disabled in BIOS, laptop with Aironet 4800, cable modem
connected to RT314 router, Cisco access point connected to the router.

Workgroup name in the registry and the Workgroup box match up, made
sure TCP/IP is bound to Client for MS Networking and NetBEUI is bound
to file sharing. TCP/IP is set as the default protocol, I don't have
IPX installed. What bothers me the most is that they can't ping each
other but work fine otherwise. I did notice that the laptop can browse
the network while the desktop gets the "cannot browse network" error
so I'll working on getting that working first. I'll work on it more
when I get home tonight.
Thanks.
andy


"Carey Holzman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed)>...
> Not sure I understand your configuration. Try the tips on my fixes page and
> see if that gets you any further. If not, please try to be a bit more
> descriptive of the way your connection is CURRENTLY hooked up... Explaining
> how it WAS hooked up is unnecessary and irrelevant, and made your post
> difficult for me to follow.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Carey
>

Really sounds like a firewall issue here...

Carey

"Andy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) om...
> Sorry, I was trying to describe how it used to be hooked up in order
> to show what has changed. I didn't want to be one of those "I didn't
> change anything and it just stopped working" posts.
>
> Anyway, the current desktop setup has D-link 802.11b, on-board Realtek
> board disabled in BIOS, laptop with Aironet 4800, cable modem
> connected to RT314 router, Cisco access point connected to the router.
>
> Workgroup name in the registry and the Workgroup box match up, made
> sure TCP/IP is bound to Client for MS Networking and NetBEUI is bound
> to file sharing. TCP/IP is set as the default protocol, I don't have
> IPX installed. What bothers me the most is that they can't ping each
> other but work fine otherwise. I did notice that the laptop can browse
> the network while the desktop gets the "cannot browse network" error
> so I'll working on getting that working first. I'll work on it more
> when I get home tonight.
> Thanks.
> andy
>
>
> "Carey Holzman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:<(E-Mail Removed)>...
> > Not sure I understand your configuration. Try the tips on my fixes page
and
> > see if that gets you any further. If not, please try to be a bit more
> > descriptive of the way your connection is CURRENTLY hooked up...
Explaining
> > how it WAS hooked up is unnecessary and irrelevant, and made your post
> > difficult for me to follow.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Carey
> >