Network PC's Where Are You

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I am fianlly trying to work with VISTA. I have been holding off for sometime
now but as they say all good things comet to an end sometime and I guess now
is my time.
I have a small workgroup of 6 Windows XP Home PC's. I just got a new laptop
with Vista Home Basic and have joined it to the workgroup. Now when I try to
find the other PC's in the network I can only see my laptop and no other
computers. I would like to connect to a shared directory on our (so called)
server (just another workstation that has all our shared data) but cannot see
any other computers in the network. I can however pping the other computers
and can connect to them by typing \\XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX in the browser but I want
to connect like I do through a my network places or something.
Any suggestions would be appreicated.....

Thanks,
 
Justin said:
I am fianlly trying to work with VISTA. I have been holding off for
sometime
now but as they say all good things comet to an end sometime and I guess
now
is my time.
I have a small workgroup of 6 Windows XP Home PC's. I just got a new
laptop
with Vista Home Basic and have joined it to the workgroup. Now when I try
to
find the other PC's in the network I can only see my laptop and no other
computers. I would like to connect to a shared directory on our (so
called)
server (just another workstation that has all our shared data) but cannot
see
any other computers in the network. I can however pping the other
computers
and can connect to them by typing \\XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX in the browser but I
want
to connect like I do through a my network places or something.
Any suggestions would be appreicated.....
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In the Network and Sharing Centre, change Network from a Pulic network to a
Private one.

ss.
 
I will try the link thanks.
Netwrok discovery is on and I have changed the workgroup name to match the
workgroup ever other PC is in.
 
Mick Murphy said:
SS, Workgroup Name does matter!
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No mate, it doesn't. That is what the Network Discovery thing is about.
Other Computers are found faster when in the same workgroup, but they don't
have to be. I have my LAN on two different workgroups. It mattered on XP.

ss.
 
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No mate, it doesn't. That is what the Network Discovery thing is about.
Other Computers are found faster when in the same workgroup, but they don't
have to be. I have my LAN on two different workgroups. It mattered on XP.
Click to expand...

You are correct, SS.


-Michael
 
In the Network window, when it's finished not finding your other computers,
can you directly access a computer by name?

Click in the address bar somehwere to the right of >Network>
Type \\computername

Does this connect to the machine as does using its IP address?


I am fianlly trying to work with VISTA. I have been holding off for sometime
now but as they say all good things comet to an end sometime and I guess now
is my time.
I have a small workgroup of 6 Windows XP Home PC's. I just got a new laptop
with Vista Home Basic and have joined it to the workgroup. Now when I try to
find the other PC's in the network I can only see my laptop and no other
computers. I would like to connect to a shared directory on our (so called)
server (just another workstation that has all our shared data) but cannot
see
any other computers in the network. I can however pping the other computers
and can connect to them by typing \\XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX in the browser but I
want
to connect like I do through a my network places or something.
Any suggestions would be appreicated.....

Thanks,
 
If you're trying to make XP machines show in the Vista network map, you may
want to read KB922120
 
MS can say what they want, but I've found it a gargantuan PITA to network XP
and Vista. You have to install LLDP on all the XP boxes, reboot everything,
and then fumble through all the firewall settings on XP to get things to
work. If you're really lucky, your ability to see the XP boxes from Vistas'
"Network" folder will work consistently. On my network, it's very
inconsistent. The XP boxes are always ping-able and I can attach drives
using "net use", and I can even go to my xp shares in the explorer windows
by manually entering "\\pcname\sharename" in the explorer address bar. But
discovery remains a very in and out proposition. Very frustrating.
 

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