NetBIOS name resolution doesn't work

Greetings
I have 2 xp computers in a wireless home network. The router is D-LINK
di-614. I also have a PDA that can sync through the network ONLY if the
computers have a network name.
The problem: I have NETBIOS enabled in the wireless / tcip settings and YET
NONE of the computers recognizes the other by name. Both computers can ping
each other if an IP is used but it doesnt work if I use the name of the
computer to print.
If I type in cmd> ping agamnenon from the agamnenon computer
itself,,,, the computer will ping itself without problems.
thx in advance
Achille

In article <Obz#9ZmXEHA.3676@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl>, "Achille"
<achillez.puorgswen.sm@{nospamremoveemee]achille.org> wrote:
> Greetings
>I have 2 xp computers in a wireless home network. The router is D-LINK
>di-614. I also have a PDA that can sync through the network ONLY if the
>computers have a network name.
>The problem: I have NETBIOS enabled in the wireless / tcip settings and YET
>NONE of the computers recognizes the other by name. Both computers can ping
>each other if an IP is used but it doesnt work if I use the name of the
>computer to print.
>If I type in cmd> ping agamnenon from the agamnenon computer
>itself,,,, the computer will ping itself without problems.
> thx in advance
> Achille

1. Make sure that NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on both computers.

a. Open the Network Connections folder.
b. Right click the local area network connection and click
Properties.
c. Double click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
d. Click Advanced.
e. Click WINS.
f. Click the Enable NetBIOS Over TCP/IP button.

2. Run "ipconfig /all" on XP and look at the "Node Type" at the
beginning of the output. If it says "Peer-to-Peer" (which should
actually be "Point-to-Point") that's the problem. It means that the
computer only uses a WINS server, which isn't available on a
peer-to-peer network for NetBIOS name resolution.

If that's the case, run the registry editor, open this key:

HLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netbt\Parame ters

and delete these values if they're present:

NodeType
DhcpNodeType

Reboot, then try network access again.

If that doesn't fix it, open that registry key again, create a DWORD
value called "NodeType", and set it to 1 for "Broadcast" or 4 for
"Mixed".

For details, see these Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:

Default Node Type for Microsoft Clients
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;160177

TCP/IP and NBT Configuration Parameters for Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;314053
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Thanks Steve, my iPAQ syncs fine now.. many many thanks
- Achille

"Steve Winograd [MVP]" <winograd@pobox.com> wrote in message
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> In article <Obz#9ZmXEHA.3676@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl>, "Achille"
> <achillez.puorgswen.sm@{nospamremoveemee]achille.org> wrote:
> > Greetings
> >I have 2 xp computers in a wireless home network. The router is D-LINK
> >di-614. I also have a PDA that can sync through the network ONLY if the
> >computers have a network name.
> >The problem: I have NETBIOS enabled in the wireless / tcip settings and
YET
> >NONE of the computers recognizes the other by name. Both computers can
ping
> >each other if an IP is used but it doesnt work if I use the name of the
> >computer to print.
> >If I type in cmd> ping agamnenon from the agamnenon computer
> >itself,,,, the computer will ping itself without problems.
> > thx in advance
> > Achille
>
> 1. Make sure that NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on both computers.
>
> a. Open the Network Connections folder.
> b. Right click the local area network connection and click
> Properties.
> c. Double click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
> d. Click Advanced.
> e. Click WINS.
> f. Click the Enable NetBIOS Over TCP/IP button.
>
> 2. Run "ipconfig /all" on XP and look at the "Node Type" at the
> beginning of the output. If it says "Peer-to-Peer" (which should
> actually be "Point-to-Point") that's the problem. It means that the
> computer only uses a WINS server, which isn't available on a
> peer-to-peer network for NetBIOS name resolution.
>
> If that's the case, run the registry editor, open this key:
>
> HLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netbt\Parame ters
>
> and delete these values if they're present:
>
> NodeType
> DhcpNodeType
>
> Reboot, then try network access again.
>
> If that doesn't fix it, open that registry key again, create a DWORD
> value called "NodeType", and set it to 1 for "Broadcast" or 4 for
> "Mixed".
>
> For details, see these Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:
>
> Default Node Type for Microsoft Clients
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;160177
>
> TCP/IP and NBT Configuration Parameters for Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;314053
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com