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Old 01-04-2007   #7 (permalink)
Mitch Roberson


 
 

Re: Cannot see workgroup computers

Are they all on the same subnet. LLDP is not a routable protocol so it is
just a thought.
"Jeff" <S.Cerevisiae@duh.edu> wrote in message
news:exKOIE7LHHA.3872@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> sorry,
> it was a thought
> in vista-the default workgroup is "workgroup"
> and in xp it's "mshome"
> ya prolly already know that-but ya might wanna chk that;
> other than that;
> I give-vista and xp on a lan-see all of my machines
>
> Jeff
>
> "wrtbd" <wrtbd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:FE58CE82-73D5-4DDF-8612-438ADE792D02@microsoft.com...
>> Thanks for your reply and the URL. I installed LLDR on an XP box,
>> rebooted
>> both machines and still cannot see the XP box or anything else in the
>> workgroup.
>>
>> "Jeff" wrote:
>>
>>> This may be what you're looking for?
>>> if not, it'll show XP computers on Vista maps, and yup, install it in
>>> your
>>> xp machines.
>>>
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
>>>
>>> Jeff
>>>
>>> "wrtbd" <wrtbd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:2D09EEF1-DED0-47F1-90A2-0065545D1C3F@microsoft.com...
>>> > Thanks for your response. No, I do not have LLDR installed on the XP
>>> > machines. Does this come with the RC1 Build? Will it allow workgroup
>>> > elements such as wireless print servers to be seen by Vista? Is LLDR
>>> > necessary for a Win2K machine to be seen by Vista?
>>> >
>>> > "Mitch Roberson" wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> Do you have the LLDR (Link Layer Discovery Responder) installed on
>>> >> the
>>> >> Windows XP machines?
>>> >> "wrtbd" <wrtbd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> >> news:F9EABFCE-F0C7-45AD-81FF-DD42F440C6F8@microsoft.com...
>>> >> > With WinVista RC1 Build 5600 installed, I cannot see any of the PCs
>>> >> > in
>>> >> > my
>>> >> > workgroup (all WinXP or Win2K). Within Vista, I have changed the
>>> >> > name
>>> >> > of
>>> >> > the
>>> >> > workgroup to reflect the workgroup name. I have enabled discovery.
>>> >> > I
>>> >> > have
>>> >> > the network identified as a private network. I can ping all of the
>>> >> > PCs
>>> >> > on
>>> >> > the network, but Vista will not recognize them. I can get to the
>>> >> > 'net
>>> >> > (of
>>> >> > course). Within Services, LLTD keeps stopping. I have all of the
>>> >> > dependencies for LLTD started. I have the LLTD elements enabled in
>>> >> > Group
>>> >> > Policy.
>>> >> > Can anyone offer a suggestion as to why LLTD keeps stopping and why
>>> >> > I
>>> >> > cannot
>>> >> > see any other elements of my workgroup? Thanks.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>>
>>>

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