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Old 08-08-2007   #3 (permalink)
Chuck [MVP]


 
 

Re: Connecting to Workgroup problem

On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 11:42:02 -0000, kevgibbo <kevgibbo@gmail.com> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I have a workgroup setup which is working fine on two PC's using XP.
>Both of the other machines can see my laptop (which uses Vista
>Business) but I can't even see the workgroup.
>
>Any ideas what I can try to fix this?


Kev,

Is the Network Location Type set to private? Is NetBT consistently Enabled?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/12/windows-xp-and-vista-on-lan-together.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/1...-together.html

We could look at logs from "browstat status", "ipconfig /all", "net config
server", and "net config workstation", from each computer, and maybe diagnose
the problem. Read this article, and linked articles, and follow instructions
precisely (download browstat!):
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...#AskingForHelp

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