djhill8262
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I bought an E3000 last weekend to replace the combo I'd had of a BEFSR41 router and WAP54G access point (the latter had failed).
The current config is as follows:
* DCHP at 192.168.168.65, scope is 66-115; both bands use WPA2-personal/AES with the same 40-bit passphrase.
* Guest access is enabled but I plan to remove that via Cisco Connect (should be in the GUI!)
* The firmware has been updated to the most current version (1.0.03).
* There is no storage attached, but on the Storage Administration page, I can see that the router has filled in "Workgroup"
The wired connections are:
1. Dell desktop (XP Pro SP3), via 3-com Etherlink XL 10/100 PCI (3C905C-TX)
2. D-Link DPR1260 print server
3. Slingbox classic (with reservation at 115)
4. Linksys 8-port 10/100 switch (on the switch, the only connected device is an X-Box).
Wireless connections:
1. Dell M90 (Vista Business SP2), via Intel PRO wireless 3945ABG.
2. Dell Inspiron (Win 7), (need kid's password to check adapter type)
3. Sony PS3
4. Acer netbook (XP Home SP3), via Atheros AR5007EG
Windows Firewall, and the NIS firewall on the M90, are disabled.
The TCP/IP config is the same across all (DHCP). Note that ipconfig shows node type for the Desktop is Unknown, but the rest are Hybrid.
The credentials on each machine are as follows (passwords are the same wherever accounts exist):
M90: dad (admin; current logged in user), mom
Inspiron: dad (admin), kid (current logged in user)
Desktop: dad (admin), mom (current logged in user)
Netbook: dad (admin), mom (current logged in user)
My problems are with viewing the network (all computers are members of Workgroup), and accessing shares. These are no doubt related.
When viewing the network:
* The M90 and Inspiron can see each other, the router, and the print server. They do not see the Desktop or the Netbook
* The Desktop can only see itself.
* The netbook cannot even expand Workgroup ("... not accessible. You may not have permission ...")
File shares:
The Desktop has four shared folders. Previously, all computers had accessed these at one time or another so they showed up under Network. Now, they no longer appear on either laptop, but do appear and are accessible on the netbook (mom is logged in on both). The netbook can access these shares with no problem.
The M90 had two shared folders. Initially they showed up on the Desktop but could not be accessed, then disappeared. From the netbook, they still appeared and I was able to access them, but only using dad's credentials (even thogh mom's account exists on the M90).
Other items of note:
* Initially, I could only ping by IP address. After a while, I was able to ping by name, too.
* nbtstat -a appears to be resolving all names wherever issued.
* initially, from the M90 I could map a drive to one of the Desktop's shares, but only by IP address. Now that's working by name, too, but I'd prefer not to have to set up mapped drives all over the place.
* The Desktop started life under Win95, migrated to Win98 then to XP. The IPX/SPX services are still configured on the connection.
At first I thought the E3000 wasn't performing as a local DNS, but ipconfig shows that it has inserted itself as dns3.
Now I'm thinking that "Workgroup" is the problem, as if it isn't being recognized as being the same group (except on the M90 and Inspiron). Any ideas?
The current config is as follows:
* DCHP at 192.168.168.65, scope is 66-115; both bands use WPA2-personal/AES with the same 40-bit passphrase.
* Guest access is enabled but I plan to remove that via Cisco Connect (should be in the GUI!)
* The firmware has been updated to the most current version (1.0.03).
* There is no storage attached, but on the Storage Administration page, I can see that the router has filled in "Workgroup"
The wired connections are:
1. Dell desktop (XP Pro SP3), via 3-com Etherlink XL 10/100 PCI (3C905C-TX)
2. D-Link DPR1260 print server
3. Slingbox classic (with reservation at 115)
4. Linksys 8-port 10/100 switch (on the switch, the only connected device is an X-Box).
Wireless connections:
1. Dell M90 (Vista Business SP2), via Intel PRO wireless 3945ABG.
2. Dell Inspiron (Win 7), (need kid's password to check adapter type)
3. Sony PS3
4. Acer netbook (XP Home SP3), via Atheros AR5007EG
Windows Firewall, and the NIS firewall on the M90, are disabled.
The TCP/IP config is the same across all (DHCP). Note that ipconfig shows node type for the Desktop is Unknown, but the rest are Hybrid.
The credentials on each machine are as follows (passwords are the same wherever accounts exist):
M90: dad (admin; current logged in user), mom
Inspiron: dad (admin), kid (current logged in user)
Desktop: dad (admin), mom (current logged in user)
Netbook: dad (admin), mom (current logged in user)
My problems are with viewing the network (all computers are members of Workgroup), and accessing shares. These are no doubt related.
When viewing the network:
* The M90 and Inspiron can see each other, the router, and the print server. They do not see the Desktop or the Netbook
* The Desktop can only see itself.
* The netbook cannot even expand Workgroup ("... not accessible. You may not have permission ...")
File shares:
The Desktop has four shared folders. Previously, all computers had accessed these at one time or another so they showed up under Network. Now, they no longer appear on either laptop, but do appear and are accessible on the netbook (mom is logged in on both). The netbook can access these shares with no problem.
The M90 had two shared folders. Initially they showed up on the Desktop but could not be accessed, then disappeared. From the netbook, they still appeared and I was able to access them, but only using dad's credentials (even thogh mom's account exists on the M90).
Other items of note:
* Initially, I could only ping by IP address. After a while, I was able to ping by name, too.
* nbtstat -a appears to be resolving all names wherever issued.
* initially, from the M90 I could map a drive to one of the Desktop's shares, but only by IP address. Now that's working by name, too, but I'd prefer not to have to set up mapped drives all over the place.
* The Desktop started life under Win95, migrated to Win98 then to XP. The IPX/SPX services are still configured on the connection.
At first I thought the E3000 wasn't performing as a local DNS, but ipconfig shows that it has inserted itself as dns3.
Now I'm thinking that "Workgroup" is the problem, as if it isn't being recognized as being the same group (except on the M90 and Inspiron). Any ideas?
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