Weird Issue
Hi Guys, this is the scenario: 4 workstations running Win98 SE, and another workstation acting as a file server running Win2k Professional. When I go to Network Places in any of the Win98 workstations, there are no visible PC's, and if I double click Entire Network it gives the error could not access network.
Hi Guys, this is the scenario: 4 workstations running Win98 SE, and another workstation acting as a file "server" running Win2k Professional. When I go to "Network Places" in any of the Win98 workstations, there are no visible PC's, and if I double click "Entire Network" it gives the error "could not access network...bla,bla". But that's not all. When I go to "Network Places" in the WIn2k WS, I can see all of the workstations including itself (it is named "apps")and I can access all of the PC's without any problem. Other issue is: in the "Run" dialog box I type "\\apps" (without the quotes), inmediately says that cannot find the network address (or resource, dont remember very well), and the same happens if I type its IP address. But I type the name (or IP address) of the others workstations (those running Win98), it access them just well. And finally it gets a little weirder, each one of the Win98 Workstations have a mapped network drive, which is reconnected every time you login; that network drive is located in "Apps" and it connects very fine, so I dont understand why I cant access "Apps" from either Run or Netowrk Places.
Hope I gave information enough, I need a hand here guys, thax in advanced.
PS: Today they've (customers) called me and said that these problems seem to happen only when the Win2k Pc is turned on :x . guess it may help.
Hope I gave information enough, I need a hand here guys, thax in advanced.
PS: Today they've (customers) called me and said that these problems seem to happen only when the Win2k Pc is turned on :x . guess it may help.
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Sounds like a NetBIOS/master browser issue. Check to ensure that NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on the Windows 2000 Professional PC.
Let us know if that helps. Also, are you running any firewall software on the 2k machine?
Let us know if that helps. Also, are you running any firewall software on the 2k machine?
Strange Problem never saw that type of problem. may i say that can you ping the ip of the file server from Win98sec. sorry if I am slow b coz i am new to computers and still learning.
I'm not an expert about NetBIOS/master browser service, but it would seem like you want to forcefully set one of the Windows 98 PCs as the master browser.
Here's a few artices on the KB which may help.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;188001
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;818092
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;102878
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;285035
Anyway, good luck, post if you need more info.
Here's a few artices on the KB which may help.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;188001
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;818092
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;102878
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;285035
Anyway, good luck, post if you need more info.
Ok, thnx for your advices; this is the veredict: A DAMN VIRUS!. The Win2k machine got infected with 2 different virus, the W32.Spybot.Worm and Trojan.Adclicker. Actually the first one was the one that caused the disaster. Note, I had to set the "Computer Browser" service to start manually, I dunno why but this service seemed to cause all the Win98 machines not to show under Network Places, then I had to make some changes to registry to share again the IPC$ resource.
A good read to this Issue is located http://www.experts-exchange.com/Networking/Q_21010475.html
To Re-share the IPC$ resource you have to open Regedit and go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanserver\parameters
In the left Panel change the values of the AutoShareServer and AutoShareWks to "1". If They're not listed, create'em as DWORD Values.
See you next time and thx again.
A good read to this Issue is located http://www.experts-exchange.com/Networking/Q_21010475.html
To Re-share the IPC$ resource you have to open Regedit and go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanserver\parameters
In the left Panel change the values of the AutoShareServer and AutoShareWks to "1". If They're not listed, create'em as DWORD Values.
See you next time and thx again.