Re: xAP framework based apps problem

["Mark Harrison (Groups)" <mph@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

David,

The only obvious difference is that the working machine is a
"broadcast"
DHCP client, wheras the non-working machine is a "hybrid."

The difference is in how the machine resolves NetBIOS names, which
doesn't seem to be related at all to the error message you're getting.
It may, however, be worth changing the WINS settings on the non-working
machine to match those of the working one. (Control Panel / Network /
<your connection> / TCP/IP properties / Advanced / WINS)

TBH, I doubt this will make a blind bit of difference, but I've spent
too long in IT support to _not_ try the "change setting to match a
known
good config" :-)

Mark



David Pullen wrote:

>Mark
>Here is the result of a working machine - also a docked Dell Latitude.
>Thank you for you all taking time to look at this. It is at least
>reassuring that I am not the only one that is perplexed by this
problem!
>BR
>David
>
>
>Windows 2000 IP Configuration
>
>	Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : dplaptop
>	Primary DNS Suffix  . . . . . . . :
>	Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
>	IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>	WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>Ethernet adapter RHLAN:
>	Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
>	Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com 3C920 Integrated Fast
>Ethernet Controller (3C905C-TX Compatible)
>	Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-B0-D0-2E-E6-8D
>	DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
>	Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>	IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.51
>	Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
>	Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.1
>	DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.1
>	DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 212.23.3.11
>	                                    212.23.6.35
>	Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 23 March 2005 00:13:09
>	Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 26 March 2005 00:13:09
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mark Harrison (Groups) [mailto:mph@xxxxxxx]
>Sent: 23 March 2005 09:29
>To: xap_automation@xxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [xap_automation] xAP framework based apps problem
>
>
>Edward Pearson wrote:
>
>
>
>>Disclaimer: I'm not an IP expert.
>>
>>I'm wondering if the class A address with a class C subnet mask is
>>causing trouble (eg, in the calculation of the broadcast address).
Are
>>
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>
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>>other machines on your network configured like this?
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>
>
>Disclaimer: I know rather less about .NET than Edward knows about IP
>
>The "Class A / Class C" stuff is pretty much entirely a
footnote of
>historical interest these days. The CIDR (classless inter-domain
>routing) standard has been supported by the MS IP stack for a long
time.
>
>As such, broadcast addresses are just calculating by a binary operation
>on the S/N and IP without worrying about what class of addresses the IP
>in question came from.
>
>Hence it's very unlikely that this would be the problem.
>
>The one thing that may be an issue is the "Primary DNS
suffix" being
>missing. I've just checked, and all my machines have one.
>
>David - can you run "IPCONFIG /ALL" on a known working
machine too, so
>we can see any differences?
>
>Regards,
>
>Mark
>
>