So i noticed. Kinda annoys me that I went through so much to fix it though
when it was that simple..but hey people, give this a try. Also, I'm not sure
if it helped but at the same time I disabled IpV6 on the Vista. So yeah..best
of luck to you all and God Bless.
"Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote:
> Thank you for sharing your experience with us. Creating the same username on both computers fixes many issues.
>
> 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
> "Imori" <Imori@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BB39A3C8-18EE-4F79-9742-7E080588EC13@microsoft.com...
> Nevermind, got it fixed. all I had to do was create an account on both
> computers with the same name and password.
>
> "Imori" wrote:
>
> > Alright I am trying to LAN my computers for file sharing and gaming through
> > my Linksys (Model #BEFSR41) ethernet router. One is running Vista Home
> > Premium and one is running XP Home edition. Both are desktops. I've been
> > working on this for about a month and so far, no go. A few days ago I
> > installed on my XP the Link-Layer Topology Discover (LLTD) Responder from
> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922120. It showed my Vista computer on it
> > until I restarted the computer. Now its not showing and I've reinstalled the
> > LLTD many times and theres no change. Both computers are in the same
> > workgroup with the same account name neither account has a password. When I
> > go to the Network and Sharing center on the Vista this is the map I get:
> >
> > http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p...ri/compmap.jpg
> >
> > Can anyone help? This seems like a huge problem for alot of people