Lost Shares / Name Resolution Problem

Hello, this problem has been plaguing me for over a year and I'm
determined to solve it. Please help!

After cycling the power strip containing my router, access point, and
cable modem, my Network Neighborhood Shares are there and working fine
between my wirelessly connected laptop (XP Pro) and my desktop (XP
Home). Sometimes the shares will be OK for a day, sometimes for a few
minutes, and then they are gone.

I can still ping the computers on the network by IP address, but not by
computer name any longer unless I cycle the router/AP/modem, and they
come right back.

My research suggests this is some problem with WINS, but I can't find a
solution that will work. NetBios is enabled on both machines. Node
type is Hybrid on the laptop and "Unknown" on the desktop.

Any help appreciated!

muchmoxie@sbcglobal.net

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> Hello, this problem has been plaguing me for over a year and I'm
> determined to solve it. Please help!
>
> After cycling the power strip containing my router, access point, and
> cable modem, my Network Neighborhood Shares are there and working fine
> between my wirelessly connected laptop (XP Pro) and my desktop (XP
> Home). Sometimes the shares will be OK for a day, sometimes for a few
> minutes, and then they are gone.
>
> I can still ping the computers on the network by IP address, but not by
> computer name any longer unless I cycle the router/AP/modem, and they
> come right back.
>
> My research suggests this is some problem with WINS, but I can't find a
> solution that will work. NetBios is enabled on both machines. Node
> type is Hybrid on the laptop and "Unknown" on the desktop.
>
> Any help appreciated!
>

My first two suggestions are:

1) Check Systems Properties under Control Panel and locate your NIC. Go to
it's power details and remove the tick to allow the system to power it down.

2) Depends which one but a firewall. Eg, Zone Alarm (free or Pro) have an
"Automatic Lock" that will disconnect the computer from all networking. Even
when turned off, it still has effect. If this is your problem, you need to
go into ZA and to Automatic Lock, turn it on, set it for 999 minutes and
turn it off again. It is the only workaround so far.

Diamontina Cocktail

Thanks for the reply. After talking to a few people at my office, I
was convinced that the problem had to be with my WAP, so I decided to
dump my Netgear HE102 802.11a WAP and replace it with a more up-to-date
model (got a Linksys 802.11g).

So far, my shares have been available for a few hours with the new WAP.
I have a feeling I just had a flaky WAP and it was causing the
problems. Tomorrow morning, after all my machines have been powered
down for the night, will be the true test.

muchmoxie@sbcglobal.net