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lizzieb
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 Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 2:26 pm Post subject: Help - Network Problem |
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Hi - I have tried everything I can think of to get a laptop and a desktop
talking to each other so they can share the printer attached to the desktop
but have failed. Have I missed something? The desktop is XP with
Kaspersky, the laptop is vista with Norton 360 and both work fine
independently via the router.
I can ping the desktop from the wireless laptop but can't get a response
when I ping the laptop from the desktop.
I ran the xp network wizard on the desktop to make sure file and printer
sharing were properly enabled and it was making itself visible on the
network.
I went into the Vista network & sharing centre and turned on file sharing.
I couldn't enable printer sharing because there is no printer attached
directly to the laptop.
When viewing workgroup computers on the desktop I get the access denied
message.
When trying to view the network on the laptop I see the laptop connected to
the router connected to the internet but that's all.
I've set up four vista laptops on mixed networks and never had this problem
before.
I removed Norton but it didn't make any difference.
I tried uninstalling and reinstalling all the 'uninstallable' protocols.
The only one left would be the TCP/IP one which has to be reset - it can't
be uninstalled.
I ran spyware checks just in case something was blocking the connection.
I even tried using another router in case the problem lay there but still no
joy.
I added my laptop (with XP) in the hope I could get the two XP machines to
see each other but no. If I used the browse facility in the add a new
network place option I could see and access the Vista laptop from my laptop
but not the other way around and I couldn't see the desktop machine at all.
All three could ping each other and reply to each other but when you try to
view the the workgroup computers the Vista laptop only sees itself and the
desktop returns the error that MSHOME is not accessible. I've run and rerun
the network wizard as well.
As I said I have run out of ideas so any suggestions would be very very
welcome.
Thanks
Lizieb |
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Zac
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| Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 3:57 pm Post subject: Re: Help - Network Problem |
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"lizzieb" <noway@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:7qOdnRMM-ZF0BrTanZ2dnUVZ8tqinZ2d@bt.com...
| Quote: | Hi - I have tried everything I can think of to get a laptop and a desktop
talking to each other so they can share the printer attached to the
desktop but have failed. Have I missed something? The desktop is XP with
Kaspersky, the laptop is vista with Norton 360 and both work fine
independently via the router.
I can ping the desktop from the wireless laptop but can't get a response
when I ping the laptop from the desktop.
I ran the xp network wizard on the desktop to make sure file and printer
sharing were properly enabled and it was making itself visible on the
network.
I went into the Vista network & sharing centre and turned on file sharing.
I couldn't enable printer sharing because there is no printer attached
directly to the laptop.
When viewing workgroup computers on the desktop I get the access denied
message.
When trying to view the network on the laptop I see the laptop connected
to the router connected to the internet but that's all.
I've set up four vista laptops on mixed networks and never had this
problem before.
I removed Norton but it didn't make any difference.
I tried uninstalling and reinstalling all the 'uninstallable' protocols.
The only one left would be the TCP/IP one which has to be reset - it can't
be uninstalled.
I ran spyware checks just in case something was blocking the connection.
I even tried using another router in case the problem lay there but still
no joy.
I added my laptop (with XP) in the hope I could get the two XP machines to
see each other but no. If I used the browse facility in the add a new
network place option I could see and access the Vista laptop from my
laptop but not the other way around and I couldn't see the desktop machine
at all.
All three could ping each other and reply to each other but when you try
to view the the workgroup computers the Vista laptop only sees itself and
the desktop returns the error that MSHOME is not accessible. I've run and
rerun the network wizard as well.
As I said I have run out of ideas so any suggestions would be very very
welcome.
Thanks
Lizieb
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Are they all in the same workgroup?
Zac |
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Tom Benoit
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| Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 6:43 pm Post subject: Re: Help - Network Problem |
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Sounds to me as if you have a port being blocked on your desktop...A similar
occurrence happened to me with a Win2k Server and a XP desktop. The only
solution I had
was to open a port thru the XP desktop or disable my firewall on the XP
desktop. I can't remember the name of the firewall I was using at the
time...Sorry.
Tom
"lizzieb" <noway@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:7qOdnRMM-ZF0BrTanZ2dnUVZ8tqinZ2d@bt.com...
| Quote: | Hi - I have tried everything I can think of to get a laptop and a desktop
talking to each other so they can share the printer attached to the
desktop but have failed. Have I missed something? The desktop is XP with
Kaspersky, the laptop is vista with Norton 360 and both work fine
independently via the router.
I can ping the desktop from the wireless laptop but can't get a response
when I ping the laptop from the desktop.
I ran the xp network wizard on the desktop to make sure file and printer
sharing were properly enabled and it was making itself visible on the
network.
I went into the Vista network & sharing centre and turned on file sharing.
I couldn't enable printer sharing because there is no printer attached
directly to the laptop.
When viewing workgroup computers on the desktop I get the access denied
message.
When trying to view the network on the laptop I see the laptop connected
to the router connected to the internet but that's all.
I've set up four vista laptops on mixed networks and never had this
problem before.
I removed Norton but it didn't make any difference.
I tried uninstalling and reinstalling all the 'uninstallable' protocols.
The only one left would be the TCP/IP one which has to be reset - it can't
be uninstalled.
I ran spyware checks just in case something was blocking the connection.
I even tried using another router in case the problem lay there but still
no joy.
I added my laptop (with XP) in the hope I could get the two XP machines to
see each other but no. If I used the browse facility in the add a new
network place option I could see and access the Vista laptop from my
laptop but not the other way around and I couldn't see the desktop machine
at all.
All three could ping each other and reply to each other but when you try
to view the the workgroup computers the Vista laptop only sees itself and
the desktop returns the error that MSHOME is not accessible. I've run and
rerun the network wizard as well.
As I said I have run out of ideas so any suggestions would be very very
welcome.
Thanks
Lizieb
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lizzieb
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| Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 8:39 pm Post subject: Re: Help - Network Problem |
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"Zac" <please_post_replies@newsgroup.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | "lizzieb" <noway@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:7qOdnRMM-ZF0BrTanZ2dnUVZ8tqinZ2d@bt.com...
Hi - I have tried everything I can think of to get a laptop and a desktop
talking to each other so they can share the printer attached to the
desktop but have failed. Have I missed something? The desktop is XP
with Kaspersky, the laptop is vista with Norton 360 and both work fine
independently via the router.
I can ping the desktop from the wireless laptop but can't get a response
when I ping the laptop from the desktop.
I ran the xp network wizard on the desktop to make sure file and printer
sharing were properly enabled and it was making itself visible on the
network.
I went into the Vista network & sharing centre and turned on file
sharing. I couldn't enable printer sharing because there is no printer
attached directly to the laptop.
When viewing workgroup computers on the desktop I get the access denied
message.
When trying to view the network on the laptop I see the laptop connected
to the router connected to the internet but that's all.
I've set up four vista laptops on mixed networks and never had this
problem before.
I removed Norton but it didn't make any difference.
I tried uninstalling and reinstalling all the 'uninstallable' protocols.
The only one left would be the TCP/IP one which has to be reset - it
can't be uninstalled.
I ran spyware checks just in case something was blocking the connection.
I even tried using another router in case the problem lay there but still
no joy.
I added my laptop (with XP) in the hope I could get the two XP machines
to see each other but no. If I used the browse facility in the add a new
network place option I could see and access the Vista laptop from my
laptop but not the other way around and I couldn't see the desktop
machine at all.
All three could ping each other and reply to each other but when you try
to view the the workgroup computers the Vista laptop only sees itself and
the desktop returns the error that MSHOME is not accessible. I've run
and rerun the network wizard as well.
As I said I have run out of ideas so any suggestions would be very very
welcome.
Thanks
Lizieb
Are they all in the same workgroup?
Zac
Thanks for the reply. I had thought they were all in the same workgroup |
having elected to connect to the DLINK network when the option appeared in
Vista. On checking it would appear that Vista used its default WORKGROUP
name so this may well be the answer to the problem. Will know tomorrow when
all the machines are back in place. Thank you. |
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lizzieb
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| Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:37 pm Post subject: Re: Help - Network Problem |
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"lizzieb" <noway@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:7qOdnRMM-ZF0BrTanZ2dnUVZ8tqinZ2d@bt.com...
| Quote: | Hi - I have tried everything I can think of to get a laptop and a desktop
talking to each other so they can share the printer attached to the
desktop but have failed. Have I missed something? The desktop is XP with
Kaspersky, the laptop is vista with Norton 360 and both work fine
independently via the router.
I can ping the desktop from the wireless laptop but can't get a response
when I ping the laptop from the desktop.
I ran the xp network wizard on the desktop to make sure file and printer
sharing were properly enabled and it was making itself visible on the
network.
I went into the Vista network & sharing centre and turned on file sharing.
I couldn't enable printer sharing because there is no printer attached
directly to the laptop.
When viewing workgroup computers on the desktop I get the access denied
message.
When trying to view the network on the laptop I see the laptop connected
to the router connected to the internet but that's all.
I've set up four vista laptops on mixed networks and never had this
problem before.
I removed Norton but it didn't make any difference.
I tried uninstalling and reinstalling all the 'uninstallable' protocols.
The only one left would be the TCP/IP one which has to be reset - it can't
be uninstalled.
I ran spyware checks just in case something was blocking the connection.
I even tried using another router in case the problem lay there but still
no joy.
I added my laptop (with XP) in the hope I could get the two XP machines to
see each other but no. If I used the browse facility in the add a new
network place option I could see and access the Vista laptop from my
laptop but not the other way around and I couldn't see the desktop machine
at all.
All three could ping each other and reply to each other but when you try
to view the the workgroup computers the Vista laptop only sees itself and
the desktop returns the error that MSHOME is not accessible. I've run and
rerun the network wizard as well.
As I said I have run out of ideas so any suggestions would be very very
welcome.
Thanks
Lizieb
Just a follow up on the network problem. I did try all the suggestions and |
thought it must be because the Vista laptop was in a different workgroup.
However changing the workgroup name made no difference. So I resorted to
using a little program called Network Magic and it set everything up
effortlessly in minutes.
Thanks to all - Lizzieb |
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