I have 3 computers on a private home network. Here is my current setup:



XPS-710

- Vista Ultimate

- McAfee Security Center



SERVER

- Vista Home Premium

- Zone Alarm



LAPTOP-PC

- Vista Business

- Norton AV 2009

- Zone Alarm



This information is common for all systems:

- Private Network

- Same Workgroup

- Network Discovery: ON

- File Sharing: ON

- Public Folder Sharing: ON

- Password protected sharing: OFF



I am able to connect to all systems from all other systems without a
problem.



Occasionally, a problem occurs and I am not able to access SERVER from
XPS-710. When this problem occurs, I am able to ping SERVER from a CMD
prompt both by name and IP address, but I am not able to access any files.



This time, I tried a NET VIEW from XPS-710 and received the following:



C:\Users\Johnnet view

System error 6118 has occurred.



The list of servers for this workgroup is not currently available



C:\Users\Johnipconfig /all



Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : XPS-710

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : hsd1.nj.comcast.net.



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.nj.comcast.net.

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit
Controller

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-19-B9-3F-10-5A

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::c0c2:a31d:7ad:a33a%9(Preferred)

IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.105(Preferred)

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, February 06, 2009 6:15:10 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, February 10, 2009 6:15:09 AM

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.87.64.146

68.87.75.194

68.87.71.226

NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled



Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:



Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes



Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:



Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.nj.comcast.net.

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.hsd1.nj.comcast.net.

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes









Five minutes later, I was able to access SERVER from XPS-71- without a
problem.



C:\Users\Johnnet view

Server Name Remark



-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

\\LAPTOP-PC

\\SERVER

\\XPS-710

The command completed successfully.







The only thing I did was to re-boot LAPTOP-PC. I am not sure why that would
have had an effect.



Any suggestions on what I should try the next time the problem occurs?



Thanks,

John

Any errors in the event viewer? Or this search result may help.
System Errors
2) If you use the net view command, you may receive "System error 6118
has occurred. The list of servers for this workgroup is not currently
available. ...
www.chicagotech.net/systemerrors.htm


--
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
"John" wrote in message
...
I have 3 computers on a private home network. Here is my current setup:



XPS-710

- Vista Ultimate

- McAfee Security Center



SERVER

- Vista Home Premium

- Zone Alarm



LAPTOP-PC

- Vista Business

- Norton AV 2009

- Zone Alarm



This information is common for all systems:

- Private Network

- Same Workgroup

- Network Discovery: ON

- File Sharing: ON

- Public Folder Sharing: ON

- Password protected sharing: OFF



I am able to connect to all systems from all other systems without a
problem.



Occasionally, a problem occurs and I am not able to access SERVER from
XPS-710. When this problem occurs, I am able to ping SERVER from a CMD
prompt both by name and IP address, but I am not able to access any files.



This time, I tried a NET VIEW from XPS-710 and received the following:



C:\Users\Johnnet view

System error 6118 has occurred.



The list of servers for this workgroup is not currently available



C:\Users\Johnipconfig /all



Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : XPS-710

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : hsd1.nj.comcast.net.



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.nj.comcast.net.

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit
Controller

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-19-B9-3F-10-5A

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . :
fe80::c0c2:a31d:7ad:a33a%9(Preferred)

IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.105(Preferred)

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, February 06, 2009 6:15:10 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, February 10, 2009 6:15:09
AM

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.87.64.146

68.87.75.194

68.87.71.226

NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled



Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:



Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes



Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:



Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.nj.comcast.net.

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.hsd1.nj.comcast.net.

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes









Five minutes later, I was able to access SERVER from XPS-71- without a
problem.



C:\Users\Johnnet view

Server Name Remark



-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

\\LAPTOP-PC

\\SERVER

\\XPS-710

The command completed successfully.







The only thing I did was to re-boot LAPTOP-PC. I am not sure why that
would have had an effect.



Any suggestions on what I should try the next time the problem occurs?



Thanks,

John

Bob,

Definately not ICS/ICF, the Workgroups names are the same and there are no
XP computers on the network.

I looked in the Event Log and found a few of these events around the time of
the problem:

Log Name: System
Source: netbt
Event ID: 4321

The name "XXX :1d" could not be registered on the interface with
IP address 192.168.1.105. The computer with the IP address 192.168.1.111 did
not allow the name to be claimed by this computer.

XXX is my Group Name
192.168.1.105 is XPS-710
192.168.1.111 is Laptop-PC


Anything else I should look for?

Thanks,
John



"Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote in message
...
Any errors in the event viewer? Or this search result may help.
System Errors
2) If you use the net view command, you may receive "System error
6118 has occurred. The list of servers for this workgroup is not currently
available. ...
www.chicagotech.net/systemerrors.htm


--
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
"John" wrote in message
...
I have 3 computers on a private home network. Here is my current setup:



XPS-710

- Vista Ultimate

- McAfee Security Center



SERVER

- Vista Home Premium

- Zone Alarm



LAPTOP-PC

- Vista Business

- Norton AV 2009

- Zone Alarm



This information is common for all systems:

- Private Network

- Same Workgroup

- Network Discovery: ON

- File Sharing: ON

- Public Folder Sharing: ON

- Password protected sharing: OFF



I am able to connect to all systems from all other systems without a
problem.



Occasionally, a problem occurs and I am not able to access SERVER from
XPS-710. When this problem occurs, I am able to ping SERVER from a CMD
prompt both by name and IP address, but I am not able to access any
files.



This time, I tried a NET VIEW from XPS-710 and received the following:



C:\Users\Johnnet view

System error 6118 has occurred.



The list of servers for this workgroup is not currently available



C:\Users\Johnipconfig /all



Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : XPS-710

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : hsd1.nj.comcast.net.



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.nj.comcast.net.

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit
Controller

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-19-B9-3F-10-5A

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . :
fe80::c0c2:a31d:7ad:a33a%9(Preferred)

IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.105(Preferred)

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, February 06, 2009 6:15:10
PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, February 10, 2009 6:15:09
AM

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.87.64.146

68.87.75.194

68.87.71.226

NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled



Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:



Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes



Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:



Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.nj.comcast.net.

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.hsd1.nj.comcast.net.

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes









Five minutes later, I was able to access SERVER from XPS-71- without a
problem.



C:\Users\Johnnet view

Server Name Remark



-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

\\LAPTOP-PC

\\SERVER

\\XPS-710

The command completed successfully.







The only thing I did was to re-boot LAPTOP-PC. I am not sure why that
would have had an effect.



Any suggestions on what I should try the next time the problem occurs?



Thanks,

John

The article also mentioned other two possible causes:

2) This may occur if the workgroup name and the domain name are the
different.
3) No master browser. Starting Computer Browser Service on one of w2k/xp
computers should fix the problem.

Any error if using browstat.exe?

--
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
"John" wrote in message
m...
Bob,

Definately not ICS/ICF, the Workgroups names are the same and there are no
XP computers on the network.

I looked in the Event Log and found a few of these events around the time
of the problem:

Log Name: System
Source: netbt
Event ID: 4321

The name "XXX :1d" could not be registered on the interface
with IP address 192.168.1.105. The computer with the IP address
192.168.1.111 did not allow the name to be claimed by this computer.

XXX is my Group Name
192.168.1.105 is XPS-710
192.168.1.111 is Laptop-PC


Anything else I should look for?

Thanks,
John



"Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote in message
...
Any errors in the event viewer? Or this search result may help.
System Errors
2) If you use the net view command, you may receive "System error
6118 has occurred. The list of servers for this workgroup is not
currently available. ...
www.chicagotech.net/systemerrors.htm


--
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
"John" wrote in message
...
I have 3 computers on a private home network. Here is my current setup:



XPS-710

- Vista Ultimate

- McAfee Security Center



SERVER

- Vista Home Premium

- Zone Alarm



LAPTOP-PC

- Vista Business

- Norton AV 2009

- Zone Alarm



This information is common for all systems:

- Private Network

- Same Workgroup

- Network Discovery: ON

- File Sharing: ON

- Public Folder Sharing: ON

- Password protected sharing: OFF



I am able to connect to all systems from all other systems without a
problem.



Occasionally, a problem occurs and I am not able to access SERVER from
XPS-710. When this problem occurs, I am able to ping SERVER from a CMD
prompt both by name and IP address, but I am not able to access any
files.



This time, I tried a NET VIEW from XPS-710 and received the following:



C:\Users\Johnnet view

System error 6118 has occurred.



The list of servers for this workgroup is not currently available



C:\Users\Johnipconfig /all



Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : XPS-710

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : hsd1.nj.comcast.net.



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.nj.comcast.net.

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit
Controller

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-19-B9-3F-10-5A

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . :
fe80::c0c2:a31d:7ad:a33a%9(Preferred)

IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.105(Preferred)

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, February 06, 2009 6:15:10
PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, February 10, 2009 6:15:09
AM

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.87.64.146

68.87.75.194

68.87.71.226

NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled



Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:



Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes



Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:



Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.nj.comcast.net.

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.hsd1.nj.comcast.net.

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes









Five minutes later, I was able to access SERVER from XPS-71- without a
problem.



C:\Users\Johnnet view

Server Name Remark



-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

\\LAPTOP-PC

\\SERVER

\\XPS-710

The command completed successfully.







The only thing I did was to re-boot LAPTOP-PC. I am not sure why that
would have had an effect.



Any suggestions on what I should try the next time the problem occurs?



Thanks,

John

Robert,

As I said:

the Workgroups names are the same and there are no XP computers on the
network

browstat.exe is an XP utility and I did not have it when the problem
occurred. I downloaded a copy and ran it with this result.

Status for domain XXX on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{B01C84FD-B7EC-4E5E-8B54-B5BB6F64CE7C}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: SERVER
Could not connect to registry, error = 53 Unable to determine build
of browser master: 53
\\\\SERVER . Version:06.00 Flags: 51003 NT POTENTIAL MASTER
1 backup servers retrieved from master SERVER
\\SERVER
There are 3 servers in domain XXX on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{B01C84FD-B7EC-4E5E-8B54-B5BB6F64CE7C}
There are 1 domains in domain XXX on transport
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{B01C84FD-B7EC-4E5E-8B54-B5BB6F64CE7C}




"Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote in message
...
The article also mentioned other two possible causes:

2) This may occur if the workgroup name and the domain name are the
different.
3) No master browser. Starting Computer Browser Service on one of w2k/xp
computers should fix the problem.

Any error if using browstat.exe?

--
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
"John" wrote in message
m...
Bob,

Definately not ICS/ICF, the Workgroups names are the same and there are
no XP computers on the network.

I looked in the Event Log and found a few of these events around the time
of the problem:

Log Name: System
Source: netbt
Event ID: 4321

The name "XXX :1d" could not be registered on the interface
with IP address 192.168.1.105. The computer with the IP address
192.168.1.111 did not allow the name to be claimed by this computer.

XXX is my Group Name
192.168.1.105 is XPS-710
192.168.1.111 is Laptop-PC


Anything else I should look for?

Thanks,
John



"Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote in message
...
Any errors in the event viewer? Or this search result may help.
System Errors
2) If you use the net view command, you may receive "System error
6118 has occurred. The list of servers for this workgroup is not
currently available. ...
www.chicagotech.net/systemerrors.htm


--
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
"John" wrote in message
...
I have 3 computers on a private home network. Here is my current setup:



XPS-710

- Vista Ultimate

- McAfee Security Center



SERVER

- Vista Home Premium

- Zone Alarm



LAPTOP-PC

- Vista Business

- Norton AV 2009

- Zone Alarm



This information is common for all systems:

- Private Network

- Same Workgroup

- Network Discovery: ON

- File Sharing: ON

- Public Folder Sharing: ON

- Password protected sharing: OFF



I am able to connect to all systems from all other systems without a
problem.



Occasionally, a problem occurs and I am not able to access SERVER from
XPS-710. When this problem occurs, I am able to ping SERVER from a CMD
prompt both by name and IP address, but I am not able to access any
files.



This time, I tried a NET VIEW from XPS-710 and received the following:



C:\Users\Johnnet view

System error 6118 has occurred.



The list of servers for this workgroup is not currently available



C:\Users\Johnipconfig /all



Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : XPS-710

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : hsd1.nj.comcast.net.



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.nj.comcast.net.

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit
Controller

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-19-B9-3F-10-5A

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . :
fe80::c0c2:a31d:7ad:a33a%9(Preferred)

IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.105(Preferred)

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, February 06, 2009 6:15:10
PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, February 10, 2009
6:15:09 AM

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.87.64.146

68.87.75.194

68.87.71.226

NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled



Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:



Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes



Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:



Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.nj.comcast.net.

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.hsd1.nj.comcast.net.

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes









Five minutes later, I was able to access SERVER from XPS-71- without a
problem.



C:\Users\Johnnet view

Server Name Remark



-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

\\LAPTOP-PC

\\SERVER

\\XPS-710

The command completed successfully.







The only thing I did was to re-boot LAPTOP-PC. I am not sure why that
would have had an effect.



Any suggestions on what I should try the next time the problem occurs?



Thanks,

John