NetBIOS name resolution

> Have you enabled NetBIOS over TCP/IP? Or post the result of ipconfig /all
> here may help.
>
> --
> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
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> "TimBo" <TimBo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C5A31BF0-66AA-4627-BCEE-7CE30A489187@microsoft.com...

> > Vista Home Edition 32 bit SP1 Laptop, Windows XP SP2 or 3, Home Media
> > Server,
> >
> > I have had home media server running for several months, with three XP
> > clients, and this has been working fine. These systems are all in the same
> > workgroup, and on the same hub, and in the same subnet.
> >
> > I tried to add the Home Server Console application to a new Vista Laptop
> > and
> > found the following problem.
> >
> > The software install fails saying the server didn't respond. Basic ping
> > fails as did http://<myServerName>
> >
> > The server name was resolving to that of an external web site (that sold
> > server products). I could see the server in the networks map window on
> > Vista,
> > I could share the disks on it, so this was a surprise. The UNC name was
> > not
> > returned in an NBTSTAT command.
> >
> > To work around this I added an entry to the lmhost file. I also noted that
> > the network interface did not show the DNS suffix of my ISP, yet my XP
> > clients did. So I added this manually.
> >
> > After this, name resolution worked OK and the software install worked
> > fine.
> >
> > Is there something different about the way Vista Home Edition resolves
> > names? I was very surprised to see it resolve the name MyServer to a FQDN
> > that was only similar not even the same.
> >
> > I disabled Norton Internet Security Centre to eliminate any odd behaviour
> > there, but made no difference.
> >
> > If this problem is a new one, my work around may save someone hours of
> > troubleshooting.
> > --
> > Cheers
> >
> > Tim Banks

>
>

> yes, 1st thing I checked (should have said) but without that the file
> share
> wouldn't work would it?
> --
> Cheers
>
> Tim Banks
>
>
> "Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>

>> Have you enabled NetBIOS over TCP/IP? Or post the result of ipconfig /all
>> here may help.
>>
>> --
>> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
>> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
>> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
>> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
>> http://www.HowToNetworking.com
>> "TimBo" <TimBo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:C5A31BF0-66AA-4627-BCEE-7CE30A489187@microsoft.com...

>> > Vista Home Edition 32 bit SP1 Laptop, Windows XP SP2 or 3, Home Media
>> > Server,
>> >
>> > I have had home media server running for several months, with three XP
>> > clients, and this has been working fine. These systems are all in the
>> > same
>> > workgroup, and on the same hub, and in the same subnet.
>> >
>> > I tried to add the Home Server Console application to a new Vista
>> > Laptop
>> > and
>> > found the following problem.
>> >
>> > The software install fails saying the server didn't respond. Basic ping
>> > fails as did http://<myServerName>
>> >
>> > The server name was resolving to that of an external web site (that
>> > sold
>> > server products). I could see the server in the networks map window on
>> > Vista,
>> > I could share the disks on it, so this was a surprise. The UNC name was
>> > not
>> > returned in an NBTSTAT command.
>> >
>> > To work around this I added an entry to the lmhost file. I also noted
>> > that
>> > the network interface did not show the DNS suffix of my ISP, yet my XP
>> > clients did. So I added this manually.
>> >
>> > After this, name resolution worked OK and the software install worked
>> > fine.
>> >
>> > Is there something different about the way Vista Home Edition resolves
>> > names? I was very surprised to see it resolve the name MyServer to a
>> > FQDN
>> > that was only similar not even the same.
>> >
>> > I disabled Norton Internet Security Centre to eliminate any odd
>> > behaviour
>> > there, but made no difference.
>> >
>> > If this problem is a new one, my work around may save someone hours of
>> > troubleshooting.
>> > --
>> > Cheers
>> >
>> > Tim Banks

>>
>>