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Brennon Bortz
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Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 4:37 am    Post subject: Clents can't see each other Reply with quote
I have one particular client on my SBS 2003 network that can see all other
computers on the network, but no one can see him/her/it. Every computer on
the network can see every other computer on the network except for this one
particular machine. The machine in question has no other networking problems
other than erroring out when trying to clear the DNS cache by trying to
repair it's network connection. Any ideas?

Also, my SBS machine errors every restart with a master browser conflict
error. Could this cause a problem?

Thanks,
Brennon
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Robert L [MS-MVP]
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Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 4:51 am    Post subject: Re: Clents can't see each other Reply with quote
can you ping the client by ip? if yes, you may have master browser issue and
then use browstat to troubleshoot it. If no, make sure not firewall block
the sharing.

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Networking Solutions, http://www.chicagotech.net/networksolutions.htm
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VPN Process and Error Analysis, http://www.chicagotech.net/VPN%20process.htm
VPN Troubleshooting, http://www.chicagotech.net/vpn.htm
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties.
"Brennon Bortz" <BrennonBortz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4D6018A1-2452-4F5D-976B-0E048E00DFFC@microsoft.com...
Quote:
I have one particular client on my SBS 2003 network that can see all other
computers on the network, but no one can see him/her/it. Every computer
on
the network can see every other computer on the network except for this
one
particular machine. The machine in question has no other networking
problems
other than erroring out when trying to clear the DNS cache by trying to
repair it's network connection. Any ideas?

Also, my SBS machine errors every restart with a master browser conflict
error. Could this cause a problem?

Thanks,
Brennon
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Scott Harding
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Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 4:53 am    Post subject: Re: Clents can't see each other Reply with quote
Is this a XP machine with the Firewall turned on? IE Service Pack 2? You
could try to disable the computer browser service on this machine and then
restart the SBS server and see if the error continues.

--
Scott Harding
MCSE, MCSA, A+, Network+
Microsoft MVP - Windows NT Server
"Brennon Bortz" <BrennonBortz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4D6018A1-2452-4F5D-976B-0E048E00DFFC@microsoft.com...
Quote:
I have one particular client on my SBS 2003 network that can see all other
computers on the network, but no one can see him/her/it. Every computer
on
the network can see every other computer on the network except for this
one
particular machine. The machine in question has no other networking
problems
other than erroring out when trying to clear the DNS cache by trying to
repair it's network connection. Any ideas?

Also, my SBS machine errors every restart with a master browser conflict
error. Could this cause a problem?

Thanks,
Brennon
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Brennon Bortz
Guest
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 1:11 am    Post subject: Re: Clents can't see each other Reply with quote
Robert,

Thanks for your reply. I can't ping the client by ip. When I attempt to
ping by machine name, it does resolve the name to the correct ip, but every
ping attempt times out.

I'm not sure what you mean by "make sure not firewall block the sharing."
Can you help me out here?

Since you brought up the firewall, I thought it might be important to note
that I have Norton Client Security installed on all clients (in addition to
the Windows Firewall.) I realize these may be conflicting. So, I have tried
to disable the Windows Firewall on each machine. I do not have the option to
do so and am told that the Firewall on each machine is using the domain
settings (yes, I am logged on as a domain admin.) I'm assuming I must change
this setting from the server, but can't seem to figure out how--no matter how
hard I search.

As you have probably noticed, I am new to the Windows Server environment--I
apologize for my naivete.

"Robert L [MS-MVP]" wrote:

Quote:
can you ping the client by ip? if yes, you may have master browser issue and
then use browstat to troubleshoot it. If no, make sure not firewall block
the sharing.

--
For more and other information, go to http://www.ChicagoTech.net

Don't send e-mail or reply to me except you need consulting services.
Posting on MS newsgroup will benefit all readers and you may get more help.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN, Anti-Virus, Tips & Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
Networking Solutions, http://www.chicagotech.net/networksolutions.htm
VPN Solutions, http://www.chicagotech.net/vpnsolutions.htm
VPN Process and Error Analysis, http://www.chicagotech.net/VPN%20process.htm
VPN Troubleshooting, http://www.chicagotech.net/vpn.htm
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties.
"Brennon Bortz" <BrennonBortz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4D6018A1-2452-4F5D-976B-0E048E00DFFC@microsoft.com...
I have one particular client on my SBS 2003 network that can see all other
computers on the network, but no one can see him/her/it. Every computer
on
the network can see every other computer on the network except for this
one
particular machine. The machine in question has no other networking
problems
other than erroring out when trying to clear the DNS cache by trying to
repair it's network connection. Any ideas?

Also, my SBS machine errors every restart with a master browser conflict
error. Could this cause a problem?

Thanks,
Brennon


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Brennon Bortz
Guest
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 1:13 am    Post subject: Re: Clents can't see each other Reply with quote
This is a Windows XP SP2 / IE SP2 machine with the Windows Firewall turned
OFF. Will disabling the computer browser service on this machine cause
problems when it is connected to other networks? If not, would it be
advisable to turn off the service on other clients in our network (there are
only 6)?

"Scott Harding" wrote:

Quote:
Is this a XP machine with the Firewall turned on? IE Service Pack 2? You
could try to disable the computer browser service on this machine and then
restart the SBS server and see if the error continues.

--
Scott Harding
MCSE, MCSA, A+, Network+
Microsoft MVP - Windows NT Server
"Brennon Bortz" <BrennonBortz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4D6018A1-2452-4F5D-976B-0E048E00DFFC@microsoft.com...
I have one particular client on my SBS 2003 network that can see all other
computers on the network, but no one can see him/her/it. Every computer
on
the network can see every other computer on the network except for this
one
particular machine. The machine in question has no other networking
problems
other than erroring out when trying to clear the DNS cache by trying to
repair it's network connection. Any ideas?

Also, my SBS machine errors every restart with a master browser conflict
error. Could this cause a problem?

Thanks,
Brennon


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Scott Harding
Guest
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 3:45 am    Post subject: Re: Clents can't see each other Reply with quote
It shouldn't affect anything but I wouldn't do it everywhere...yet. You want
the server to be the Master Browser but it is not necessary.

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Scott Harding
MCSE, MCSA, A+, Network+
Microsoft MVP - Windows NT Server
"Brennon Bortz" <BrennonBortz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B219B4CC-43EF-41D9-884E-454256615263@microsoft.com...
Quote:
This is a Windows XP SP2 / IE SP2 machine with the Windows Firewall turned
OFF. Will disabling the computer browser service on this machine cause
problems when it is connected to other networks? If not, would it be
advisable to turn off the service on other clients in our network (there
are
only 6)?

"Scott Harding" wrote:

Is this a XP machine with the Firewall turned on? IE Service Pack 2? You
could try to disable the computer browser service on this machine and
then
restart the SBS server and see if the error continues.

--
Scott Harding
MCSE, MCSA, A+, Network+
Microsoft MVP - Windows NT Server
"Brennon Bortz" <BrennonBortz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4D6018A1-2452-4F5D-976B-0E048E00DFFC@microsoft.com...
I have one particular client on my SBS 2003 network that can see all
other
computers on the network, but no one can see him/her/it. Every
computer
on
the network can see every other computer on the network except for this
one
particular machine. The machine in question has no other networking
problems
other than erroring out when trying to clear the DNS cache by trying to
repair it's network connection. Any ideas?

Also, my SBS machine errors every restart with a master browser
conflict
error. Could this cause a problem?

Thanks,
Brennon


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Phillip Windell
Guest
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 11:41 pm    Post subject: Re: Clents can't see each other Reply with quote
"Brennon Bortz" <BrennonBortz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:306C77B3-A5EE-4785-9C8D-586FD5EF6A33@microsoft.com...
Quote:
Since you brought up the firewall, I thought it might be important to note
that I have Norton Client Security installed on all clients (in addition
to
the Windows Firewall.) I realize these may be conflicting. So, I have
tried


No, they are not conflicting. Norton Client Security is perfectly capable
of screwing everything up all by itself without help,...and probably is.
I've seen it take down a whole LAN in a doctor's office before.

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Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
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