Networking Woes Vista Bugs and Problems Discuss Networking Woes in the Windows Vista forums; I bought a Compaq Presario laptop with Vista Home Premium the week after it came out and while the OS itself is working acceptably I have an issue with networking. ...

[drjekyll]

I bought a Compaq Presario laptop with Vista Home Premium the week after it came out and while the OS itself is working acceptably I have an issue with networking. I have DSL through a modem/router with two desktops running XP on wired Ethernet, the Compaq and an Apple G4 desktop on the wireless side, and a HP6940 printer also on Ethernet. Here are the connectivity issues I have been having and need assistance with.
1) The two XP desktops see each other with no problems and can exchange data
2) All 4 computers can address the printer with no problem
3) The G4 can see the two XP desktops and work with files on it with no problem. The XP desktops can't see the G4 but that is not a problem for me.
4) The real problem is that the Compaq can't see the two XP desktops. Is this due to some funky incompatibility of XP and Vista?

[ProCookie]

You have to enable Network Discovary & File Sharing, its on the Network and Internet section in the Vista Control panal

[drjekyll]

All of these things I have done. Vista acknowledges my network, just doesn't see my XP computers. I am not worried that it doesn't see my G4.

[Znod]

Originally Posted by drjekyll

I bought a Compaq Presario laptop with Vista Home Premium the week after it came out and while the OS itself is working acceptably I have an issue with networking. I have DSL through a modem/router with two desktops running XP on wired Ethernet, the Compaq and an Apple G4 desktop on the wireless side, and a HP6940 printer also on Ethernet. Here are the connectivity issues I have been having and need assistance with.
1) The two XP desktops see each other with no problems and can exchange data
2) All 4 computers can address the printer with no problem
3) The G4 can see the two XP desktops and work with files on it with no problem. The XP desktops can't see the G4 but that is not a problem for me.
4) The real problem is that the Compaq can't see the two XP desktops. Is this due to some funky incompatibility of XP and Vista?

Check out the settings in post 2 of this thread: http://thevistaforums.com/index.php?...795&hl=network. Post back if you have not luck. And, welcome. FYI, this thread (http://www.vistababble.com/forums/vi...hlight=network) shows what is possible with Macs, XPs, and Vistas--wired or wireless.

[aknbean]

This software truely lives up to its name: http://www.networkmagic.com/

[Seansmit17]

are your vista laptop on the same WORKGROUP as the xp pc's? if its not, there is your problem.. if it is........ ill get back to you lol

[drjekyll]

Thanks to everyone on this forum. I found out how to give my XP and G4 computers access to my Vista. Vista is like any other system. It is a good system that jsut takes some getting used to.

[drjekyll]

I solved whatever printer problems I may have had by purchasing a good network printer, specifically an HP 6940 connected to the modem/router by Ethernet.. I have 4 computers that can see and print to it without a hitch - a Hewlett-Packard running XP Home on Ethernet, a shop built computer running on Ethernet, an Apple G4 on wireless and a Compaq Presario laptop running Vista Home Premium on wireless.

[Znod]

You are very welcome. And, I am glad it all got worked out. Did my links help?

[drjekyll]

The links you suggested were spot on.