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12-26-2007
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| | Can't find other computers on network My Vista machine cannot see other computers on my home network. Additionally, when other computers are connected to the router the Internet performance of the Vista machine goes into the toilet. The other machines (running XP SP2) see each other fine. Vista Home Premium Dell XPS 420 SMC router Barricade model 7004VBR RCA cable nodem Norton Internet Security 2008 other computers are XP SP2 Windows firewall is off and I have tried firewall both enabled and disabled in the router. I tested router for Vista compatibility and it passed all tests except UPnP which is disabled. All computers are in workgroup "WORKGROUP" Vista machine has all buttons on Network Sharing center ON except "Password protected sharing". I have Public folders and printer shared. If I select "Show me all the files and folders I am sharing" I get a screen with "No items match your search" What else do I need to do? |
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12-26-2007
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| | Re: Can't find other computers on network You may want to install LLTD. Or this search result may help. Please post back with the result. Vista cannot access othersVista: Can't see any computers in the Network ... Network discovery may beblocking you from seeing other computers and devices. To turn on th network . ... www.chicagotech.net/vista/vistaaccess1.htm -- 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 "MikeH" <mike.herring@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:neqdnSZcXvmtTe_anZ2dnUVZ_o-mnZ2d@xxxxxx Quote: > My Vista machine cannot see other computers on my home network. > Additionally, when other computers are connected to the router the > Internet performance of the Vista machine goes into the toilet. The other > machines (running XP SP2) see each other fine. > > Vista Home Premium > Dell XPS 420 > SMC router Barricade model 7004VBR > RCA cable nodem > Norton Internet Security 2008 > other computers are XP SP2 > > Windows firewall is off and I have tried firewall both enabled and > disabled in the router. > > I tested router for Vista compatibility and it passed all tests except > UPnP which is disabled. > > All computers are in workgroup "WORKGROUP" > > Vista machine has all buttons on Network Sharing center ON except > "Password protected sharing". I have Public folders and printer shared. > > If I select "Show me all the files and folders I am sharing" I get a > screen with "No items match your search" > > What else do I need to do? > > > > > |
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12-26-2007
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| | Re: Can't find other computers on network OK. I installed LLTD on my XP machines. Now they show up when I select "View full map". Intermittantly the other computers will show up in the Vista Network window. If I double click one of them they are very sluggish to show shared objects. I have attempted file transfer and after a minute or two these sytems get disconnected. I turned off my modem and disabled all firewalls and anti-virus software and it doesn't help the problem. The Vista machine is new and has the latest windows updates. Not much in other software has been loaded on except Norton. "Robert L. (MS-MVP)" <noreply@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:620FFEA0-B885-4C60-BC54-8AB9CA32FC21@xxxxxx Quote: > You may want to install LLTD. Or this search result may help. Please post > back with the result. > > Vista cannot access othersVista: Can't see any computers in the Network > ... Network discovery may beblocking you from seeing other computers and > devices. To turn on th network . ... > www.chicagotech.net/vista/vistaaccess1.htm > > > -- > 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 > > > "MikeH" <mike.herring@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:neqdnSZcXvmtTe_anZ2dnUVZ_o-mnZ2d@xxxxxx Quote: >> My Vista machine cannot see other computers on my home network. >> Additionally, when other computers are connected to the router the >> Internet performance of the Vista machine goes into the toilet. The >> other machines (running XP SP2) see each other fine. >> >> Vista Home Premium >> Dell XPS 420 >> SMC router Barricade model 7004VBR >> RCA cable nodem >> Norton Internet Security 2008 >> other computers are XP SP2 >> >> Windows firewall is off and I have tried firewall both enabled and >> disabled in the router. >> >> I tested router for Vista compatibility and it passed all tests except >> UPnP which is disabled. >> >> All computers are in workgroup "WORKGROUP" >> >> Vista machine has all buttons on Network Sharing center ON except >> "Password protected sharing". I have Public folders and printer shared. >> >> If I select "Show me all the files and folders I am sharing" I get a >> screen with "No items match your search" >> >> What else do I need to do? >> >> >> >> >> |
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12-27-2007
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| | Re: Can't find other computers on network If you start the Vista with clean booting, can you access other computers? Troubleshooting Vista with clean bootHow to run Windows OS with a clean ....How to run Windows OS with a clean boot ... when you cannot determine the cause of the issue, you may run Windows Safe ... http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums...opic.php?t=778 -- 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 "MikeH" <mike.herring@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:rf2dnXBcTeSLiO7anZ2dnUVZ_gadnZ2d@xxxxxx Quote: > OK. I installed LLTD on my XP machines. Now they show up when I select > "View full map". Intermittantly the other computers will show up in the > Vista Network window. If I double click one of them they are very > sluggish to show shared objects. I have attempted file transfer and > after a minute or two these sytems get disconnected. I turned off my > modem and disabled all firewalls and anti-virus software and it doesn't > help the problem. > > The Vista machine is new and has the latest windows updates. Not much in > other software has been loaded on except Norton. > > > "Robert L. (MS-MVP)" <noreply@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:620FFEA0-B885-4C60-BC54-8AB9CA32FC21@xxxxxx Quote: >> You may want to install LLTD. Or this search result may help. Please post >> back with the result. >> >> Vista cannot access othersVista: Can't see any computers in the Network >> ... Network discovery may beblocking you from seeing other computers and >> devices. To turn on th network . ... >> www.chicagotech.net/vista/vistaaccess1.htm >> >> >> -- >> 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 >> >> >> "MikeH" <mike.herring@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:neqdnSZcXvmtTe_anZ2dnUVZ_o-mnZ2d@xxxxxx Quote: >>> My Vista machine cannot see other computers on my home network. >>> Additionally, when other computers are connected to the router the >>> Internet performance of the Vista machine goes into the toilet. The >>> other machines (running XP SP2) see each other fine. >>> >>> Vista Home Premium >>> Dell XPS 420 >>> SMC router Barricade model 7004VBR >>> RCA cable nodem >>> Norton Internet Security 2008 >>> other computers are XP SP2 >>> >>> Windows firewall is off and I have tried firewall both enabled and >>> disabled in the router. >>> >>> I tested router for Vista compatibility and it passed all tests except >>> UPnP which is disabled. >>> >>> All computers are in workgroup "WORKGROUP" >>> >>> Vista machine has all buttons on Network Sharing center ON except >>> "Password protected sharing". I have Public folders and printer shared. >>> >>> If I select "Show me all the files and folders I am sharing" I get a >>> screen with "No items match your search" >>> >>> What else do I need to do? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> > |
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12-29-2007
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| | Re: Can't find other computers on network I've tried clean boot and safe mode. The only thing that worked at all to get me a working network was to turn off the modem and kill all firewalls. For Internet I have to connect directly to the modem. Then it works fine, even with firewalls up. Not a satisfactory solution -- there are other people in the house. What can I try next? "Robert L. (MS-MVP)" <noreply@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:1C1E0F86-F71D-441D-A638-8288BBF4A6FD@xxxxxx Quote: > If you start the Vista with clean booting, can you access other computers? > > Troubleshooting Vista with clean bootHow to run Windows OS with a clean > ...How to run Windows OS with a clean boot ... when you cannot determine > the cause of the issue, you may run Windows Safe ... > http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums...opic.php?t=778 > > > -- > 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 > > > "MikeH" <mike.herring@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:rf2dnXBcTeSLiO7anZ2dnUVZ_gadnZ2d@xxxxxx Quote: >> OK. I installed LLTD on my XP machines. Now they show up when I select >> "View full map". Intermittantly the other computers will show up in the >> Vista Network window. If I double click one of them they are very >> sluggish to show shared objects. I have attempted file transfer and >> after a minute or two these sytems get disconnected. I turned off my >> modem and disabled all firewalls and anti-virus software and it doesn't >> help the problem. >> >> The Vista machine is new and has the latest windows updates. Not much in >> other software has been loaded on except Norton. >> >> >> "Robert L. (MS-MVP)" <noreply@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:620FFEA0-B885-4C60-BC54-8AB9CA32FC21@xxxxxx Quote: >>> You may want to install LLTD. Or this search result may help. Please >>> post back with the result. >>> >>> Vista cannot access othersVista: Can't see any computers in the Network >>> ... Network discovery may beblocking you from seeing other computers and >>> devices. To turn on th network . ... >>> www.chicagotech.net/vista/vistaaccess1.htm >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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 >>> >>> >>> "MikeH" <mike.herring@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>> news:neqdnSZcXvmtTe_anZ2dnUVZ_o-mnZ2d@xxxxxx >>>> My Vista machine cannot see other computers on my home network. >>>> Additionally, when other computers are connected to the router the >>>> Internet performance of the Vista machine goes into the toilet. The >>>> other machines (running XP SP2) see each other fine. >>>> >>>> Vista Home Premium >>>> Dell XPS 420 >>>> SMC router Barricade model 7004VBR >>>> RCA cable nodem >>>> Norton Internet Security 2008 >>>> other computers are XP SP2 >>>> >>>> Windows firewall is off and I have tried firewall both enabled and >>>> disabled in the router. >>>> >>>> I tested router for Vista compatibility and it passed all tests except >>>> UPnP which is disabled. >>>> >>>> All computers are in workgroup "WORKGROUP" >>>> >>>> Vista machine has all buttons on Network Sharing center ON except >>>> "Password protected sharing". I have Public folders and printer >>>> shared. >>>> >>>> If I select "Show me all the files and folders I am sharing" I get a >>>> screen with "No items match your search" >>>> >>>> What else do I need to do? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> |
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