Currently I have four computers a micrsosoft xbox and a nintendo wII. I am
trying to connect all on a home network. I think that I can only have four
computers running at any one time?. The main computer is running XP Pro but I
have just built another one with windows vista business installed, I want the
windows vista business computer to be my main computer so all the computers
come through that computer. The other two computers are running win xp home
and are located upstairs. all computers have wireless adapters and the main
computer is conected to the local area connection via ethernet and also a
netgear 54 Mbps wireless ADSL Modem Router DG834G V3. I have setup all
computers so each is able to get on to the internet. I have setup so all have
the( LLTD) Responders installed but still I cannot see or access the other
computers. any help would be helpful.

On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:22:02 -0700, grapebird715
wrote:

Currently I have four computers a micrsosoft xbox and a nintendo wII. I am
trying to connect all on a home network. I think that I can only have four
computers running at any one time?. The main computer is running XP Pro but I
have just built another one with windows vista business installed, I want the
windows vista business computer to be my main computer so all the computers
come through that computer. The other two computers are running win xp home
and are located upstairs. all computers have wireless adapters and the main
computer is conected to the local area connection via ethernet and also a
netgear 54 Mbps wireless ADSL Modem Router DG834G V3. I have setup all
computers so each is able to get on to the internet. I have setup so all have
the( LLTD) Responders installed but still I cannot see or access the other
computers. any help would be helpful.

You can have as many computers running as you wish. There is a limitation in
the number of outgoing connections any one computer can have active, with any
Microsoft desktop operating system (Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista).
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2005/07/server-availability-affected-by.html
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2005...fected-by.html

Seeing and accessing other computers starts with explicitly Enabling NetBT on
all computers.
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2006/07/advanced-windows-networking-using.html
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2006...ing-using.html

Then, you have to setup the browser (and I am not talking about Internet access
here) infrastructure properly.
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2005/04/nt-browser-or-why-cant-i-always-see.html
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2005...lways-see.html

If you need to diagnose the problem, look at logs from "browstat status",
"ipconfig /all", "net config server", and "net config workstation", from each
computer. Read this article, and linked articles, and follow instructions
precisely (Download browstat, and run all commands in Vista from a command
window started as Admin.):
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...#AskingForHelp

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Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2007 [Windows - Networking]
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/