Networking two Vista computers

[Larry S.]

I have been trying to connect my desktop and laptop, both running on Vista
Home Premium. They are connected through a shared router, with the desktop
connected by Ethernet and the laptop through wireless. They have different
computer names, but the same workgroup and I use the same login and password
for both.

Currently, my laptop recognizes my desktop, and I can get into my documents
on the desktop through my laptop, but my desktop does not acknowledge the
laptop, and only shows itself when I look under network. I can get into the
router from either computer, as well as into a network drive coming off the
router, and they both can access the Internet through the router. As far as
I can see, they have the same settings, so I am at a loss as to what might be
going on that the connection is only recognized in one direction. Any
suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Robert L. \(MS-MVP\)]

Can you ping the laptop by IP?

--
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Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
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[Stitch in time]

I have been trying to connect my desktop and laptop, both running on Vista
Home Premium. They are connected through a shared router, with the desktop
connected by Ethernet and the laptop through wireless. They have different
computer names, but the same workgroup and I use the same login and password
for both.

Currently, my laptop recognizes my desktop, and I can get into my documents
on the desktop through my laptop, but my desktop does not acknowledge the
laptop, and only shows itself when I look under network. I can get into the
router from either computer, as well as into a network drive coming off the
router, and they both can access the Internet through the router. As far as
I can see, they have the same settings, so I am at a loss as to what might be
going on that the connection is only recognized in one direction. Any
suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

I am having the exact same problem...in fact everytime i try to set up a
wireless router or access point, the wizard takes me to my routers
configuration address. What am I supposed to do there? The network is
already named and the security is already set. If you get any answers, I
would love some help.

 

[Tanks]

Hi Larry,
Are you running a firewall on either machine? It could be a case of opening
some ports to allow Vista Discovery to work. Look here:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727037.aspx#EBAA

HTH.
Paul.