need help establishing network with xp and linksys

I am new to the home networking and need some help

I am trying to set up a network to share files and printers between a desktop and laptop. Both are running xp the desktop has home and laptop has pro. I am using a linksys wrt54g router and the coresponding linksys network card on the laptop. I have tried to use the network setup wizard numerous times but each time i do it and go to network places neither machine can see the other. It says i am logged onto the network under network id on both machines. I can see the network in explorer but when i click on it i get an error message saying i dont have access to it. I have gone as far as to uninstall my zone alram thinking that might be the issue but still same problems. I have also turned off the xp built in firewall but still nothing. Both machines can access the internet though. Also I am logged on to both machines as administrator. Only other thing I can think of is i have norton system works running but their firewall is not part of it. Plz help !!!!

 

did you name a workgroup??
did you name each computer??
did you make the pc the host??
its dns number will be 192.168.0.1
laptop will get dns automatically.

www.practicallynetworked.com

excellent tutorials, photos,

 

yes to every question except naming pc as host not sure how to tell on that one. Reading the link u gave now ty looks like it might help. I've been everywhere google searching this.

Thanks again for the quick reply

 

also jus wanted to mention that the laptop had been running 98 and the network was working ok could share files and printers. When i upgraded to to xp about 2 weeks ago was when the probs started to occur. I thougt it would be easy to reestablish the network when i upgraded. I musta done something very wrong in the process.

 

I've been reading some more forum posts and thought this info might help
I ran ipconfig on both machines. Here's the list


For the Laptop

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.


Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : chvlva.adelphia.net
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.102
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

C:\>ipconfig /all


Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : LAPTOP
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : chvlva.adelphia.net
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Wireless-G Notebook Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0C-41-A9-59-FE
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.102
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.51.159.140
24.51.159.139
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, May 26, 2005 6:14:12 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, May 27, 2005 6:14:12 PM

__________________________________

For the PC

__________________________________
Microsoft(R) Windows DOS
(C)Copyright Microsoft Corp 1990-2001.

C:\DOCUME~1\OWNER>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : desktop
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : chvlva.adelphia.net

Ethernet adapter Network Bridge (Network Bridge) 6:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : chvlva.adelphia.net
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : MAC Bridge Miniport
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 22-C6-7C-96-C4-5D
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.101
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::20c6:7cff:fe96:c45d%6
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.51.159.140
24.51.159.139
fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, May 26, 2005 5:40:09 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, May 27, 2005 5:40:09 PM

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection (Internet):

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-E0-18-5E-C5-A9
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::2e0:18ff:fe5e:c5a9%9
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%2
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%2
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%2
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::5445:5245:444f%4
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Automatic Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : chvlva.adelphia.net
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Automatic Tunneling Pseudo-Interface

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : C0-A8-00-65
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.0.101%2
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

C:\DOCUME~1\OWNER>

 

ok i have gotten the 2 computers to see each other but now im getting an error message when i try to add the network printer to the laptop it says i do not have suffcient privelages to do it I uploaded a screenshot of it so u can see the message follow the link below. For some reason u have to copy and paste the address for it to work, i jus get a redirect when i preview it Thanks again for any help u can give me


http://www.gameroom.com/vinni/error.jpg

 

sry for the bad link in the previous post this is the error message i am receiving now.

http://www.angelfire.com/ab8/vinni/error.jpg​

 

This is the message I get when I try to click on the pc from the laptop ​

http://www.angelfire.com/ab8/vinni/laptoperrormsg.JPG ​

The weird thing is though I can drag files from my pc into the shared documents folder of my laptop and open them on my laptop and view them with no problem. Im really confused by this. It works the other way to i can put files into the shared docs on the laptop and view them from the dektop no problem

 

vinni:
I have the very same problem you have - in my case one winxp desktop and one winxp laptop connected through a linksys router. Sometimes the link is established for files and printers, then unexpectedly dropped. I turned off all windows firewalls. Confirmed router IP addressing, workgroup name, computer names, etc. Someone out there must have the answer.

 

Can the computers ping each other by name and IP?

Also, this could very possibly be your problem:

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid

The nodes must be the same. The Unknown Node may not actually be Hybrid.

 

I could ping IP addresses by not name. The desktop Note Type is Hybrid. The laptop note type is peer-to-peer. How do I change these and to what?

 

Both must be hybrid, or peer to peer.

Preferably hybrid.

You can change it in the registry.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314053

So for hybrid you would set the nodetype key to 8, and then reboot. If the value doesnt exist, you must create it.

The full path is:


HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetBT\Parameters

 

Adrynalyne:
Outstanding! It's fixed! After a week of hell. Your fix is definitely worth a double beer, if we were close by. Thanks, much.

 

Glad to help

Now just need to hear back if it fixes the OP's problem too

 

Sorry I took so long to reply jus got back from vacation. I went to the registry key and here is a shot of what it is reading. Now this is from the PC that is marked as hybrid in the ipconfig. Do I need to change something on the laptop ?

http://www.angelfire.com/ab8/vinni/registryimage.jpg


I assume the key your speaking of is the dhcp node type ? If that says 8 than does that mean it is the correct setting ? I am still haivng the same problem sighhhhh I can access the shared files folder on both computers but cannot access the pc from the laptop or add a printer to the laptop from the pc wahhhhhh Plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Helpppppppp , driving vinni nutso heehee

 

Here is a shot of the registry from the laptop. I dont see the key you are speaking of on this one . Do I need to create it ? If so how ?

http://www.angelfire.com/ab8/vinni/laptopregistry.JPG


Thanks again for the Help !!!!!!

Vinni