I have a laptop running Windows XP Home Edition that connects to two separate wireless networks. The wireless PC card installed is a Linksys Instant Network Adapter v.3. The problem I am having is as follows:
Cannot connect to network resources (computers or printers) via netbios names through the PC Card (wireless) connection on either wireless network. Wired connectivity (integrated NIC on same laptop) works fine. During troubleshooting I ran IPCONFIG /ALL and discovered that NetBIOS Over TCP/IP was disabled (for the PC Card adapter). I was (and still am) positive that this is why I cannot access NetBIOS network resources.....so I thought the solution would be as simple as enabling NetBIOS over TCP/IP in the adapter's properties (via the WINS tab, of course)....but, to my surprise it was already enabled, yet running the IPCONFIG /ALL command I am informed that it is disabled. I can get to the Internet fine via this wireless card, can ping other PCs on the network via IP address, but cannot get any info running the NBTSTAT command (either to get info on the laptop or other computers...the command does not work). My thoughts were to try another wireless PC card or to run the NETSH command in XP to reset TCP/IP (but again, NetBIOS over TCP/IP is working fine for the non-wireless [integrated NIC]connection). Any ideas on how to get NetBIOS ove TCP/IP up and running for the wireless PC Card connection?
Thanks
Cannot connect to network resources (computers or printers) via netbios names through the PC Card (wireless) connection on either wireless network. Wired connectivity (integrated NIC on same laptop) works fine. During troubleshooting I ran IPCONFIG /ALL and discovered that NetBIOS Over TCP/IP was disabled (for the PC Card adapter). I was (and still am) positive that this is why I cannot access NetBIOS network resources.....so I thought the solution would be as simple as enabling NetBIOS over TCP/IP in the adapter's properties (via the WINS tab, of course)....but, to my surprise it was already enabled, yet running the IPCONFIG /ALL command I am informed that it is disabled. I can get to the Internet fine via this wireless card, can ping other PCs on the network via IP address, but cannot get any info running the NBTSTAT command (either to get info on the laptop or other computers...the command does not work). My thoughts were to try another wireless PC card or to run the NETSH command in XP to reset TCP/IP (but again, NetBIOS over TCP/IP is working fine for the non-wireless [integrated NIC]connection). Any ideas on how to get NetBIOS ove TCP/IP up and running for the wireless PC Card connection?
Thanks
