[herskowich]

I replaced my XP computer that was attached to a DLink router in my home network for a Vista computer. Now this computer doesn't see any of the other computers and the others don't see the Vista one.
Any idea how to set this up correctly???? Help please!!!

[DaveA]

Did you use the SAME Network name?

[JohnWill]

Windows XP And Vista On The LAN Together

[herskowich]

I did not asign a name to the network on the Vista computer. It associated itself with the DLink router and automatically showed up with it's own name. It is different to the "MSHome" name that the network originally had. How do I change the name in Vista for that network? You think that it may be the problem???

[JohnWill]

Please do this for each machine.

Start, Run, CMD to open a command prompt:

Type the following command:

IPCONFIG /ALL


nbtstat -n

Right click in the command window and choose Select All, then hit Enter.
Paste the results in a message here.

If you are on a machine with no network connection, use a floppy, USB disk, or a CD-RW disk to transfer a text file with the information to allow pasting it here.

[herskowich]

I have now the same workgroup name in all the computers. The XP computers see the Vista machine but they say there is a network path issue that won't let them connect to access the Vista machine for any reason . File, printing and all the sharings are on in the Vista machine. The Vista machine can't see the XP's in the network at all.
Any ideas?

[JohnWill]

Can you ping the XP machine by name from the Vista machine? How about that info I asked for previously?

[Drakonuz]

I am actually having this exact issue, though I am just setting up my home network.

I have a desktop with XP and a new laptop on a wireless connection with Vista. I tried to ping each machine from the other and they found the address, but timed out on all attempts. The internet connection is shared through both and file/printer sharing turned on much like the example here.

Following I have pasted the information you requested from this user...
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Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Vandermolen
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-2F-05-66-C7
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, September 01, 2007 8:12:07
AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, September 01, 2007 11:12:0
7 AM

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>ping drakonuz-laptop

Pinging drakonuz-laptop [192.168.0.101] with 32 bytes of data:

Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 192.168.0.101:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>

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Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Drakonuz>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Drakonuz-Laptop
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Wireless LAN adapter Drakonuz Home:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN Mini-Card
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1B-FC-CA-77-0D
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::d5e:b37:2f59:f9e5%10(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.101(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, September 01, 2007 9:25:17 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, September 01, 2007 12:25:16 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 167779324
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controlle
r
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1C-23-88-52-A7
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4136:e388:1ca9:1376:3f57:ff9a(Pref
erred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::1ca9:1376:3f57:ff9a%8(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{9A01D231-800B-4B40-B51D-1B2206184
4A4}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{895C8E12-D29B-41A6-A926-20400995F
5A7}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.0.101%13(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 10:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 6TO4 Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

C:\Users\Drakonuz>ping vandermolen

Pinging vandermolen [192.168.0.100] with 32 bytes of data:

Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 192.168.0.100:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),

C:\Users\Drakonuz>

[herskowich]

Hi John
When I go to Run and enter IPCONFIG/ALL in the vista computer the window opens for half a second and closes again... where does it go?

[herskowich]

How do you get to maintain the RUN window open to see what the ipconfig/all info is? My window in Vista closes immediately as soon as it opens!!!

[herskowich]

I think this is what you wanted?

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Chinese Room>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : ChineseRoom-PC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1B-B9-50-75-E4
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::b9ae:f8ea:3ee3:c9a%8(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.100(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, August 31, 2007 7:03:37 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, September 07, 2007 7:03:36 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 201333025
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 205.152.144.23
205.152.132.23
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{DA1B2D63-45DF-4B40-BD10-3344D82E2
F88}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.0.100%9(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 205.152.144.23
205.152.132.23
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4136:e38a:2033:2f83:3f57:ff9b(Pref
erred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::2033:2f83:3f57:ff9b%10(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

C:\Users\Chinese Room>

[Drakonuz]

I fixed the Vista to XP problem...

On my desktop I am running ZoneAlarm & I had to add the IP address of the Vista machine so that I could view files on the desktop...

Still working on getting the reverse setup. I think it may have something to do with McAfee that came pre-installed.

[Drakonuz]

Still having problems sharing the printer - have other files shared though... why?

[Drakonuz]

Figured the work-around for McAfee - still working on the printer issue though...

If anyone can help me figure out why I can share files but not my printer (printer is on XP machine) I would really appreciate the help.

FYI: To share files I had to add the IP address of each machine to the other firewall as a trusted site.

[JohnWill]

What are the exact symptoms of not being able to share the printer?