Bob,
Once again, I have a duplicate name of the Vista system and, therefore,
cannot access it. IPv6 has been disabled since Saturday.
So, again, I will change the name in order to access shared folders.
-Tom
"Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote:
> Try to disable IPv6. Please post back with the result.
>
> 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
> "-Tom" <-Tom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:486ED3B4-453D-4F3E-AD13-8529445152E1@microsoft.com...
> Twice in the past two days, suddenly, while trying to access shared folders
> on the Vista (Home Premium) system, I received the message, "You were not
> connected because a duplicate name exists on the network." I renamed the
> Vista system and rebooted. Then the old and new names appeared in My Network
> Places on a networked XP notebook; the original name, as might be expected,
> was a 'dead' link. But I was then able to access the shared folders on the
> Vista system with the new name. I then renamed the Vista back to the original
> name and rebooted. Then only that name appeared in My Network Places and I
> was able to access the shared folders.
>
> So, what would be causing the duplicate name to suddenly appear on the
> network?
>
> What can be done to avoid it?
>
> Also, several days ago a duplicate (not a shortcut) of my Documents folder
> appeared in the my Users folder, Tom. Both, via Properties, indicate they are
> not shared. However, one has a shared icon and, for both, when I click Share
> on the Toolbar, a message appears stating that the folder is already shared.
>
> I'm afraid if I try to delete one folder I'll delete all the content of the
> other, too.
>
> Is this a know problem?
>
> What can be done to avoid and/or fix it?
>
> BTW, I've only had this system a little over two weeks and have spent most
> of my time (25+ hours) trying to work around numerous Vista bugs and
> annoyances