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May 28th 07, 08:13 AM
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Vista computer on XP network
After reading a lot of the posts here is where I have gotten. I purchased a
laptop with Windows Vista Home Premium on it. Computer logged onto router no problems and on the internet without having to do anything but turn the computer on. Then tried to access the shared printer, and couldn't find it or the other computers on the network. Installed the patch on the XP computers and can see them now but cannot access the computer or see the shared printer. Got a dns error trying to access the XP computer and found that the location for the XP computer was "unknown" where as the Vista computer location was "WLAN" (the name of our router). I am assuming that getting the XP location to "WLAN" will resolve the dns error. Is this correct? If so, how do you do it? 
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May 28th 07, 02:13 PM
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Vista computer on XP network
On Mon, 28 May 2007 01:13:01 -0700, Michael
wrote: After reading a lot of the posts here is where I have gotten. I purchased a laptop with Windows Vista Home Premium on it. Computer logged onto router no problems and on the internet without having to do anything but turn the computer on. Then tried to access the shared printer, and couldn't find it or the other computers on the network. Installed the patch on the XP computers and can see them now but cannot access the computer or see the shared printer. Got a dns error trying to access the XP computer and found that the location for the XP computer was "unknown" where as the Vista computer location was "WLAN" (the name of our router). I am assuming that getting the XP location to "WLAN" will resolve the dns error. Is this correct? If so, how do you do it? Michael, Resolving the computer name is frequently a problem with a personal firewall and / or the NetBT setting. The latter must be consistent, on all computers in the LAN. http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/07/advanced-windows-networking-using.html http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/0...ing-using.html Next look at logs from "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all", from each computer, and diagnose the problem. Read this article, and linked articles, and follow instructions precisely (download browstat!): http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...#AskingForHelp -- 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.
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