Does disabling IPv6 help to "see" Win 98 computer?

[Guest]

In my post on Aug 22 ("Problems networking Vista Ultimate,,,,") I described
problems I am having in my Win 98 and Vista Ultimate computers "seeing" each
other over a peer-to-peer home network through a router.

I also described having tried all the standard fixes to no avail.

Both IPv4 and IPv6 are checked in my Vista computer adapter properties.
Does anyone know if disabling IPv6 would help with the Vista computer seeing
the Win 98 computer in the Network Map?

Also, is it simply a matter of unchecking the IPv6 box, or are there other
things that need to be done as well?

 

[Robert L [MVP - Networking]]

In most cases, if you have hardware incompatible issue with Vista, we suggest to disable IPV6. I am not sure what's the problem between Vista and w98, but to disable IPv6, go to the properties of the connection uncheck the IPv6.

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
In my post on Aug 22 ("Problems networking Vista Ultimate,,,,") I described
problems I am having in my Win 98 and Vista Ultimate computers "seeing" each
other over a peer-to-peer home network through a router.

I also described having tried all the standard fixes to no avail.

Both IPv4 and IPv6 are checked in my Vista computer adapter properties.
Does anyone know if disabling IPv6 would help with the Vista computer seeing
the Win 98 computer in the Network Map?

Also, is it simply a matter of unchecking the IPv6 box, or are there other
things that need to be done as well?

 

[Guest]

Ok,,,I'll try it and report back.

Thanks!