Vista Tutorial - XP Host - Vista Client On Adhoc Network

Hi,

My first time on this forum and I bring a headache I hope you guys may be able to relieve.
I've set up an adhoc network to connect my 2 pcs and all is not well. My hardware is as follows:

Host pc

Operating System - XP
Modem - BT Voyager 190 ADSL
Wireless Adapter - Linksys Wireless-G USB Adapter (WUSB54GS)

Client pc

Operating System - Vista
Wireless Adapter - RT73 USB Wireless LAN Card

I am able to see the client pc on the host, along with it's shared files. However, I am not able to access them (error message - network path not found)
The client pc doesn't see the host at all.

Also, the client wireless adapter doesn't show in Network Connections so am unable to configure.

Pcs are set up with same workgroup name.

Should any more information be required I'll be more than happy to provide.

Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.

On Mon, 7 May 2007 12:42:41 -0500, BLADESMAN <BLADESMAN.2q8510@no-mx.forums.net>
wrote:

>
>Hi,
>
>My first time on this forum and I bring a headache I hope you guys may
>be able to relieve.
>I've set up an adhoc network to connect my 2 pcs and all is not well.
>My hardware is as follows:
>
>_Host_pc_
>
>Operating System - XP
>Modem - BT Voyager 190 ADSL
>Wireless Adapter - Linksys Wireless-G USB Adapter (WUSB54GS)
>
>_Client_pc_
>
>Operating System - Vista
>Wireless Adapter - RT73 USB Wireless LAN Card
>
>I am able to see the client pc on the host, along with it's shared
>files. However, I am not able to access them (error message - network
>path not found)
>The client pc doesn't see the host at all.
>
>Also, the client wireless adapter doesn't show in Network Connections
>so am unable to configure.
>
>Pcs are set up with same workgroup name.
>
>Should any more information be required I'll be more than happy to
>provide.
>
>Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.

This will generally be a problem with a personal firewall. Accessing shares,
knowing what shares are there, and knowing the address ("path not found") can
all be interfered with by personal firewalls.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/your-personal-firewall-can-either-help.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...ther-help.html

There are Vista specific issues.
* Set the Network Location Type to "Private". This implies that your
computers are secure, behind a perimeter firewall or a NAT router, and opens the
personal firewall for file sharing.
* Check / set "Password protected sharing" (PPS). Disabling PPS is the
equivalent of enabling Simple File Sharing, in Windows XP.
* Setup shared folders and printers. If you enabled PPS, you should setup
access for individual users. If you disabled PPS, you setup access for "Guest"
or "Everyone".

And Windows general issues.
* Make sure that NetBT is Enabled consistently.
* Make sure that name resolution is consistently setup.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/12/windows-xp-and-vista-on-lan-together.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/1...-together.html

--
Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck mvps org.

OK the latest is...............

I can now see both pcs and share files! BUT can't access the internet on client pc.

ICS is enabled on host pc

Reguarding firewall issues, that wasn't the problem as all firewalls were disabled.

In order to see both pcs on the network I re-assigned ip addresses to both adapters on the host pc by allowing automatic ip addressing.

Details as follows:

Host pc

Local Area Connection - 192.168.0.2
Subnet Mask - 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway - 192.168.0.1

Wireless Connection - 172.189.9.143
Subnet Mask - 255.255.255.255
Default Gateway - 172.189.9.143

Client pc

Wireless Adapter - 169.254.222.217
Subnet Mask - 255.255.0.0

As previously stated, I can see and share files on both pcs though my client pc shows the network as being unidentified. I cannot access the internet on the client pc.

Can anyone help?

On Tue, 8 May 2007 05:57:20 -0500, BLADESMAN <BLADESMAN.2q9gy7@no-mx.forums.net>
wrote:

>
>Reguarding firewall issues, that wasn't the problem as all firewalls
>were disabled.
>
>In order to see both pcs on the network I re-assigned ip addresses to
>both adapters on the host pc by allowing automatic ip addressing.
>
>Details as follows:
>
>_Host_pc_
>
>Local Area Connection - 192.168.0.2
>Subnet Mask - 255.255.255.0
>Default Gateway - 192.168.0.1
>
>Wireless Connection - 172.189.9.143
>Subnet Mask - 255.255.255.255
>Default Gateway - 172.189.9.143
>
>_Client_pc_
>
>Wireless Adapter - 169.254.222.217
>Subnet Mask - 255.255.0.0
>
>As previously stated, I can see and share files on both pcs though my
>client pc shows the network as being unidentified. I cannot access the
>internet on the client pc.
>
>Can anyone help?

Your client computer doesn't have a default gateway. That's how you access the
Internet (or other networks).

Posting complete and unmunged "ipconfig /all" logs would be a big help here.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...useful-in.html

--
Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck mvps org.

Thanks for your replies Chuck.

Find below logs for host and client pcs

Host pc

Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : BLADESMAN
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : home
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : home
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connecti
on
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-11-54-C0-79
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 08 May 2007 08:31:13
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 09 May 2007 08:31:13
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 9:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Linksys Wireless-G USB Network Adapt
er with SpeedBooster v2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-16-B6-54-39-4F
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.198.41
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
PPP adapter {FD1F6EA1-3279-4BD5-9DF2-F3A2B5F44FB2}:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-53-45-00-00-00
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.189.9.143
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 172.189.9.143
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 205.188.146.145
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Client pc

Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Tracy-PC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : RT73 USB Wireless LAN Card
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0D-F0-38-DB-71
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::49ac:6c02:4857:ded9%9(Preferred)
Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : 169.254.222.217(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 218107376
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Marvell Yukon 88E8055 PCI-E Gigabit Ether
net Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-16-36-F1-9E-E8
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{8B486015-9742-44E9-9D95-CF38C5975
D21}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:169.254.222.217%12(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 10:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{886C7424-54A9-4819-A002-FF7D2BF9E
FA3}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Yes, ICS is enabled on BLADESMAN but I'm unable to complete the Network Setup Wizard.

I'm getting the error message :

Cannot complete the Network Setup Wizard
An error occurred during configuration of the network on this computer.

Configuration has automatically turned off ICS and firewalled the connection.

Yes, ICS is enabled on BLADESMAN but I'm unable to complete the Network Setup Wizard.

I'm getting the error message :

Cannot complete the Network Setup Wizard
An error occurred during configuration of the network on this computer.

Configuration has automatically turned off ICS and firewalled the connection.

On Tue, 8 May 2007 12:24:46 -0500, BLADESMAN <BLADESMAN.2q9z0a@no-mx.forums.net>
wrote:

>
>Thanks for your replies Chuck.
>
>Find below logs for host and client pcs
>
>_Host_pc_
>
>Windows IP Configuration
>Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : BLADESMAN
>Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
>Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
>IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
>WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : home
>Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:
>Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : home
>Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network
>Connecti
>on
>Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-11-54-C0-79
>Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
>Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.2
>Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
>Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
>DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
>DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
>Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 08 May 2007 08:31:13
>Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 09 May 2007 08:31:13
>Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 9:
>Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
>Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Linksys Wireless-G USB
>Network Adapt
>er with SpeedBooster v2
>Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-16-B6-54-39-4F
>Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
>Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.198.41
>Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
>Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
>PPP adapter {FD1F6EA1-3279-4BD5-9DF2-F3A2B5F44FB2}:
>Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
>Description . . . . . . . . . . . : WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface
>Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-53-45-00-00-00
>Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
>IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.189.9.143
>Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
>Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 172.189.9.143
>DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 205.188.146.145
>NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
>
>_Client_pc_
>
>Windows IP Configuration
>Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Tracy-PC
>Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
>Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
>IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:
>Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
>Description . . . . . . . . . . . : RT73 USB Wireless LAN Card
>Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0D-F0-38-DB-71
>DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
>Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . :
>fe80::49ac:6c02:4857:ded9%9(Preferred)
>Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : 169.254.222.217(Preferred)
>Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
>Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
>DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 218107376
>DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
>fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
>fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
>NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
>Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
>Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
>Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Marvell Yukon 88E8055 PCI-E
>Gigabit Ether
>net Controller
>Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-16-36-F1-9E-E8
>DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
>Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:
>Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
>Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
>isatap.{8B486015-9742-44E9-9D95-CF38C5975
>D21}
>Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
>DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
>Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . :
>fe80::5efe:169.254.222.217%12(Preferred)
>Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
>DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
>fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
>fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
>NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
>Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 10:
>Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
>Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
>Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
>isatap.{886C7424-54A9-4819-A002-FF7D2BF9E
>FA3}
>Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
>DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
>Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

OK, I'd bet that you haven't enabled ICS on BLADESMAN. Run the Network Setup
Wizard on BLADESMAN, and select
This computer connects directly to the Internet. The other computers on my
network connect to the Internet through this computer.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/using-network-setup-wizard-in-windows.html#ICSHost>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...s.html#ICSHost

--
Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck mvps org.

Ok. Thanks for your help Chuck. Can you direct me as to where I should post to?