http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../bb727037.aspx
Have a read of the above link re Vista File and Printer Sharing.
Permissions/Share info is there as well.
If using Norton, McAfee, Trend Micro I.S., make sure file and printer
sharing is enabled in THEIR firewall.
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 to include
Vista in your “New” Network, even if you had an XP Network set up prior to
adding a Vista computer to it.
--
Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia
"hobartmuddy@yahoo.com" wrote:
> As things stand right now:
>
> PC #1 - Windows Vista Business. Firewall disabled. DHCP address from
> Linksys wired DSL router.
>
> PC #2 - Windows XP Pro. Firewall disabled. DHCP address from Linksys
> wired DSL router.
>
> Both machines are in the same workgroup.
>
> ************************************************** **********************************
>
> The XP machine can ping the router, ping the Vista machine by IP
> address, access the internet, access file shares on the Vista machine
> by ip address (\\address\share). It cannot ping the Vista machine by
> name.
>
> The Vista machine can ping the router and access the internet. It
> cannot ping the XP machine by name or address (request timed out).
>
>
> Can anyone help me figure out what's going on?
>
>
> Vista Ipconfig output:
> -------------------------------------
> Windows IP Configuration
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Dell1
> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82562V-2 10/100
> Network Conne
> on
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1D-09-89-BA-AC
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::ecbc:9c5a:
> 3015:e77%9(Preferred)
> IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.103(Preferred)
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, March 05, 2008
> 5:12:13 PM
> Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, March 07, 2008 5:12:13
> PM
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
> DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
> DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 201334025
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
> 192.168.0.1
> NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
>
> Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:
>
> Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-
> Interface
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>
> Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.
> {BB7B8E03-0CDA-49AD-9E0F-31D64C
> 04C}
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:
> 192.168.1.103%10(Preferred)
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
> 192.168.0.1
> NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
>
>
>
> Vista "Route Print" output:
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Interface List
> 9 ...00 1d 09 89 ba ac ...... Intel(R) 82562V-2 10/100 Network
> Connection
> 1 ........................... Software Loopback Interface 1
> 8 ...02 00 54 55 4e 01 ...... Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
> 10 ...00 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 isatap.
> {BB7B8E03-0CDA-49AD-9E0F-31D64CD4004C}
> ================================================== =========================
>
> IPv4 Route Table
> ================================================== =========================
> Active Routes:
> Network Destination Netmask Gateway Interface
> Metric
> 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1
> 192.168.1.103 20
> 127.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 On-link
> 127.0.0.1 306
> 127.0.0.1 255.255.255.255 On-link
> 127.0.0.1 306
> 127.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 On-link
> 127.0.0.1 306
> 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 On-link
> 192.168.1.103 276
> 192.168.1.103 255.255.255.255 On-link
> 192.168.1.103 276
> 192.168.1.255 255.255.255.255 On-link
> 192.168.1.103 276
> 224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 On-link
> 127.0.0.1 306
> 224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 On-link
> 192.168.1.103 276
> 255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 On-link
> 127.0.0.1 306
> 255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 On-link
> 192.168.1.103 276
> ================================================== =========================
> Persistent Routes:
> None
>
> IPv6 Route Table
> ================================================== =========================
> Active Routes:
> If Metric Network Destination Gateway
> 1 306 ::1/128 On-link
> 9 276 fe80::/64 On-link
> 10 281 fe80::5efe:192.168.1.103/128
> On-link
> 9 276 fe80::ecbc:9c5a:3015:e77/128
> On-link
> 1 306 ff00::/8 On-link
> 9 276 ff00::/8 On-link
> ================================================== =========================
> Persistent Routes:
> None
>
Linear Mode
