Vista Network problems

[blistaonmyvista]

I bought Vista Ultimate about a year ago and no one has been able to help me
thus far. I have 3 ip's with my cable company and I use a switch to connect
to the internet.
I use one vista machine and 2 XP machines all three connect to the internet
just fine. But I cannot get VISTA to see my 2 XP machines and share files.
My 2 XP machines share files together just fine but my Vista is not showing.

I feel as if I have tested all the known set ups and read the proper help
files but I have no clue how to make this work.
Please do not say use a router I perfer a switch
Thanks for any help

 

[Mick Murphy]

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

Have a read of the above link re Vista File and Printer Sharing.

How to give Permissions are there, too.

If you are running Norton, Trend Micro, McAfee, etc’s Firewall, check its
settings to make sure it allows file and printer sharing..

1st thing to do is make sure that the Workgroup Name of ALL the computers is
the SAME.

In Vista Network and Sharing:

Network Discovery: ON (So it can see the other computers)

Network set to Private (Public is for hotspots, airports, etc)

File Sharing: ON

Public Folder Sharing: ON (Vista’s Public Folder is the same as XP’s Shared
Docs)

Password Protected: OFF (unless you want to set up identical usernames and
passwords on ALL computers in your Network) If you have it ON, you will be
asked for a username and password when you try to access a Vista computer
from an XP computer.

Also, run the XP’s Home Network File and Printer sharing Wizard.

 

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

do you receive any system errors if using net view command?

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

Thank you for the update.

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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