why cant i see either computer

[Guest]

I have my main machine running vista, and my second machine running XP and i
can not see either machine on either machine (if that makes sense), some help
with this would be great. i tryed the network wizard jobby on xp and vista
but it doesnt seem to work, what is the best way to set the domain name

 

[Robert L \(MS-MVP\)]

Assuming you have enabled sharing on both computers, can you ping each other
by IP?

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Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
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[Chuck [MVP]]

I have my main machine running vista, and my second machine running XP and i
can not see either machine on either machine (if that makes sense), some help
with this would be great. i tryed the network wizard jobby on xp and vista
but it doesnt seem to work, what is the best way to set the domain name

The most common problem, causing this, would be a NetBT setting mismatch, or a
personal firewall.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/07/advanced-windows-networking-using.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/07/advanced-windows-networking-using.html

And this month, we have reports of updates to Internet Explorer causing problems
with Windows Networking.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2007/09/changes-in-internet-explorer-security.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2007/09/changes-in-internet-explorer-security.html

Given logs from "browstat status", "ipconfig /all", "net config server", and
"net config workstation", from each computer, we could maybe diagnose the
problem. Read this article, and linked articles, and follow instructions
precisely (download browstat!):
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp

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Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2007 [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck mvps org.

 

[Guest]

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[Guest]

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