Here is the IP config. I noticed at the bottom NetBios is disabled, if this
is the problem where do I turn it on in Vista?
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000]
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C:\Users\Ken Beutel>
C:\Users\Ken Beutel>ipconfig/all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : KenBeutel-NB
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 590x 10/100 Ethernet
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-16-D4-DE-E0-FA
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::4464:1825:fba3:5b58%11(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.238(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.254.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.250
192.168.0.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : wowway.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network
Con
nection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1B-77-E2-A6-34
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.wowway.com
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.{3AACE8A8-F7FA-4F76-A69F-8278F03B0
1F7}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.1.238%12(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.250
192.168.0.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 10:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . :
2001:0:4136:e390:180a:3322:3f57:fe11(Pref
erred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::180a:3322:3f57:fe11%13(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
C:\Users\Ken Beutel>
"Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote:
> Sounds like name resolution issue. Posting the result of ipconfig /all here
> may help.
>
> --
> 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
>
>
> "Terry" <Terry@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:78968157-544C-4E9E-B58F-482A8F6EAB1A@microsoft.com...
> >I have a new Vista Business notebook that cannot see the windows 2003
> >server
> > on the network. It DOES see all other XP machines and does get to the
> > internet.
> >
> > I tried dynamic and static IPs on the notebook. And I have the DNS on the
> > notebook set to the server IP.
> >
> > I can reach a server shared folder by IP i.e. \\192.168.0.250\public but
> > this does not seem to work to log on to the domain etc. And I cannot join
> > the
> > domain as the Vista PC cannot see the server by name.
> >
> > Also is there any way to search for a computer by name on the network in
> > Vista? I could use this search in XP to find a computer.
> >
> > I would appreciate any ideas why or what is different with the Vista PC.
> >
>