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Vista to XP wireless network problem
Hello All: I have a wireless router that is wired to one computer with
xp on it and connects wireless to a laptop that's running Vista. Connects fine - both access internet no problems. The problem is with sharing files between the two comps. I thought that it was xp not talking to Vista so I took the laptop to the router and wired it up and both machines can see and share and copy back and forth. Same thing when both are connected wireless to the router. But when the Vista machine is connected wireless it can see the xp machine when wired (in an explorer window), can see the folders that are shared, but can only open the Windows shares, not the data folders I want to share. It won't copy anything from xp to Vista. From xp I can see and open and change text files, but if I try to copy anything large (300megs) it gives a 'network location is no longer available' error. I used to do this with two xp machines and the same router (Comtrend) with exact same configuration. But since I have the Vista machine wireless it won't work. Do I have a router config. or network card config problem? I don't know enough to troubleshoot this, I fiddle with configs. but so far haven't got anywhere. Could someone offer some ideas, please? Thanks b |
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Vista to XP wireless network problem
"brian" wrote
Hello All: I have a wireless router that is wired to one computer with xp on it and connects wireless to a laptop that's running Vista. Connects fine - both access internet no problems. The problem is with sharing files between the two comps. I thought that it was xp not talking to Vista so I took the laptop to the router and wired it up and both machines can see and share and copy back and forth. Same thing when both are connected wireless to the router. But when the Vista machine is connected wireless it can see the xp machine when wired (in an explorer window), can see the folders that are shared, but can only open the Windows shares, not the data folders I want to share. It won't copy anything from xp to Vista. From xp I can see and open and change text files, but if I try to copy anything large (300megs) it gives a 'network location is no longer available' error. I used to do this with two xp machines and the same router (Comtrend) with exact same configuration. But since I have the Vista machine wireless it won't work. Do I have a router config. or network card config problem? I don't know enough to troubleshoot this, I fiddle with configs. but so far haven't got anywhere. Could someone offer some ideas, please? You would be better off posting to the microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing newsgroup. -- Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell] |