Steve Bertrand wrote:
What is the "correct" procedure for recovering from
this mishap? TIA! :-)
- download FreeBSD disk-1 from freebsd.org
- insert CD into drive, and install :)
Seriously..
It's been a while since I've actually managed a Windows network per-se,
but from what I recall, you can change the workgroup to something else
(then reboot), then re-assign the PC to the proper workgroup (then
reboot again), it may fix it. AFAIR, you can do this by right-clicking
on My Computer, and changing the computers identity or name.
If that doesn't work, then ensure that Norton or some other so called
'firewall' or 'security suite' isn't blocking outbound traffic via the
NetBIOS protocol ports:
# grep -i netbios /etc/services
netbios-ns 137/tcp #NETBIOS Name Service
netbios-ns 137/udp #NETBIOS Name Service
netbios-dgm 138/tcp #NETBIOS Datagram Service
netbios-dgm 138/udp #NETBIOS Datagram Service
netbios-ssn 139/tcp #NETBIOS Session Service
netbios-ssn 139/udp #NETBIOS Session Service
Also, port 445 TCP and UDP may come into play here.
Interesting though that inbound is allowed/working but outbound is fudged.
Is this PC on a win2k Domain? Is there anything in the 'logs' (stated
very loosely) in the Event Viewer on the remote/local hosts?
Steve
He hosed something with the network configuration.
*digs out old Windows tech support knowledge*
1. Executing: 'netsh int ip reset log' from Start->Run will clean reset
the TCP/IP stack (it helps, on occasion).
2. Uninstalling / reinstalling 'Client for Microsoft Networks' and 'File
and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks' may be a good bet if
something's corrupted.
3. Adjusting 3rd party firewall rules to not block ports 137-139 and 445
(both TCP/UDP connection types) should eliminate the problem, if any do
exist.
And when all else fails.. backup and reinstall (typically this is
less time consuming than root-cause debugging the problem). With an OS
that age, your client really should be using XP anyhow if he/she can
help it, because of the fact that it's not supported by M$ anymore.
Cheers,
-Garrett
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