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February 18th 07, 08:13 PM
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I am integrating a new Vista laptop in to my home network. one desk top has
ME , one has 98SE. All will reach the internet but the vista is not visible to the desk tops and the vista cant see the desktops, yet the desk tops network just fine. they are all the same work group. firewall permissons are set. they will all ping each other, I am lost, I am sure it must be something simple Thanks, Lynn 
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February 19th 07, 01:11 AM
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You may need to create the same username on both computers. This case may help,
Cases: Vista networking http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums...opic.php?t=356 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 "Lynn Craig" Lynn wrote in message ... I am integrating a new Vista laptop in to my home network. one desk top has ME , one has 98SE. All will reach the internet but the vista is not visible to the desk tops and the vista cant see the desktops, yet the desk tops network just fine. they are all the same work group. firewall permissons are set. they will all ping each other, I am lost, I am sure it must be something simple Thanks, Lynn
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February 19th 07, 02:08 AM
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"Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote: You may need to create the same username on both computers. This case may help, Cases: Vista networking http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums...opic.php?t=356 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 "Lynn Craig" Lynn wrote in message ... I am integrating a new Vista laptop in to my home network. one desk top has ME , one has 98SE. All will reach the internet but the vista is not visible to the desk tops and the vista cant see the desktops, yet the desk tops network just fine. they are all the same work group. firewall permissons are set. they will all ping each other, I am lost, I am sure it must be something simple Thanks, Lynn Robert, Thank you so much , I enabled net bios over tcp/ip on the desktops and it seamed to have solved the problem.
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February 19th 07, 03:09 PM
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Thank you for the feedback.
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 "Lynn Craig" wrote in message ... "Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote: You may need to create the same username on both computers. This case may help, Cases: Vista networking http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums...opic.php?t=356 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 "Lynn Craig" Lynn wrote in message ... I am integrating a new Vista laptop in to my home network. one desk top has ME , one has 98SE. All will reach the internet but the vista is not visible to the desk tops and the vista cant see the desktops, yet the desk tops network just fine. they are all the same work group. firewall permissons are set. they will all ping each other, I am lost, I am sure it must be something simple Thanks, Lynn Robert, Thank you so much , I enabled net bios over tcp/ip on the desktops and it seamed to have solved the problem.
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