I am running windows Vista x64 Ultimate, the problem I have is that when I
join my home network, (with the same workgroup name as my other pc's) I
cannot view ANY of the other pc's in my network, only my localhost comes up
NATHAN-PC and my router comes up. I know the names of the other PC's in my
network. So if i just try typing in the path so for example
\\nathan-laptop\shared, it should work, but it doesn't work. I get a message
saying that the network path was not found.

Now, if i just type the IP address of that pc example \\192.168.1.116\shared
it will work fine.

I had installed this same Vista previously on the same pc and hardware and
this problem never occured. Any suggestions to get UNC hostnames to work? I
have all the latest Windows Updates installed. Network Discovery is turned
on, Windows firewall was turned off to troubleshoot.

So once again the two symptoms are, typeing in a hostname for a pc does not
work, however entering the IP address works. And I cannot view the other PC's
in my network.

Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated.

Sound like name resolution issue. Make sure you enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP.

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
"The Outsider" The wrote in message ...
I am running windows Vista x64 Ultimate, the problem I have is that when I
join my home network, (with the same workgroup name as my other pc's) I
cannot view ANY of the other pc's in my network, only my localhost comes up
NATHAN-PC and my router comes up. I know the names of the other PC's in my
network. So if i just try typing in the path so for example
\\nathan-laptop\shared, it should work, but it doesn't work. I get a message
saying that the network path was not found.

Now, if i just type the IP address of that pc example \\192.168.1.116\shared
it will work fine.

I had installed this same Vista previously on the same pc and hardware and
this problem never occured. Any suggestions to get UNC hostnames to work? I
have all the latest Windows Updates installed. Network Discovery is turned
on, Windows firewall was turned off to troubleshoot.

So once again the two symptoms are, typeing in a hostname for a pc does not
work, however entering the IP address works. And I cannot view the other PC's
in my network.

Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated.

Very good suggestion, im suprized I didnt think of that myself. However,
still no go. I even tried disabling NetBIOS over TCP/IP, restarting the PC,
then enableing NetBIOS over TCP/IP, and restarting just for kicks.

I appreciate the help still, any other suggestions maybe?

"Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote:

Sound like name resolution issue. Make sure you enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP.

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
"The Outsider" The wrote in message ...
I am running windows Vista x64 Ultimate, the problem I have is that when I
join my home network, (with the same workgroup name as my other pc's) I
cannot view ANY of the other pc's in my network, only my localhost comes up
NATHAN-PC and my router comes up. I know the names of the other PC's in my
network. So if i just try typing in the path so for example
\\nathan-laptop\shared, it should work, but it doesn't work. I get a message
saying that the network path was not found.

Now, if i just type the IP address of that pc example \\192.168.1.116\shared
it will work fine.

I had installed this same Vista previously on the same pc and hardware and
this problem never occured. Any suggestions to get UNC hostnames to work? I
have all the latest Windows Updates installed. Network Discovery is turned
on, Windows firewall was turned off to troubleshoot.

So once again the two symptoms are, typeing in a hostname for a pc does not
work, however entering the IP address works. And I cannot view the other PC's
in my network.

Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated

Whoa, whoa hold on here. I just looked at the "details" for my network
connection under status, and at the bottom of the list, it says NetBIOS
enabled over TCP/IP No

When i go into the properties in IPv4 to change this, it says its on
enabled... Am I looking in the wrong place? Or could there be another cause
that my NetBIOS over TCP/IP is disabled?

Looks like you may have been right on the money. *thumbs up*

"The Outsider" wrote:

Very good suggestion, im suprized I didnt think of that myself. However,
still no go. I even tried disabling NetBIOS over TCP/IP, restarting the PC,
then enableing NetBIOS over TCP/IP, and restarting just for kicks.

I appreciate the help still, any other suggestions maybe?

"Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote:

Sound like name resolution issue. Make sure you enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP.

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
"The Outsider" The wrote in message ...
I am running windows Vista x64 Ultimate, the problem I have is that when I
join my home network, (with the same workgroup name as my other pc's) I
cannot view ANY of the other pc's in my network, only my localhost comes up
NATHAN-PC and my router comes up. I know the names of the other PC's in my
network. So if i just try typing in the path so for example
\\nathan-laptop\shared, it should work, but it doesn't work. I get a message
saying that the network path was not found.

Now, if i just type the IP address of that pc example \\192.168.1.116\shared
it will work fine.

I had installed this same Vista previously on the same pc and hardware and
this problem never occured. Any suggestions to get UNC hostnames to work? I
have all the latest Windows Updates installed. Network Discovery is turned
on, Windows firewall was turned off to troubleshoot.

So once again the two symptoms are, typeing in a hostname for a pc does not
work, however entering the IP address works. And I cannot view the other PC's
in my network.

Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated

We have seen this case before, but don't remember the solution. Try to setup TCP/IP manually. Please post back with the result.

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
"The Outsider" wrote in message ...
Whoa, whoa hold on here. I just looked at the "details" for my network
connection under status, and at the bottom of the list, it says NetBIOS
enabled over TCP/IP No

When i go into the properties in IPv4 to change this, it says its on
enabled... Am I looking in the wrong place? Or could there be another cause
that my NetBIOS over TCP/IP is disabled?

Looks like you may have been right on the money. *thumbs up*

"The Outsider" wrote:

Very good suggestion, im suprized I didnt think of that myself. However,
still no go. I even tried disabling NetBIOS over TCP/IP, restarting the PC,
then enableing NetBIOS over TCP/IP, and restarting just for kicks.

I appreciate the help still, any other suggestions maybe?

"Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote:

Sound like name resolution issue. Make sure you enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP.

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
"The Outsider" The wrote in message ...
I am running windows Vista x64 Ultimate, the problem I have is that when I
join my home network, (with the same workgroup name as my other pc's) I
cannot view ANY of the other pc's in my network, only my localhost comes up
NATHAN-PC and my router comes up. I know the names of the other PC's in my
network. So if i just try typing in the path so for example
\\nathan-laptop\shared, it should work, but it doesn't work. I get a message
saying that the network path was not found.

Now, if i just type the IP address of that pc example \\192.168.1.116\shared
it will work fine.

I had installed this same Vista previously on the same pc and hardware and
this problem never occured. Any suggestions to get UNC hostnames to work? I
have all the latest Windows Updates installed. Network Discovery is turned
on, Windows firewall was turned off to troubleshoot.

So once again the two symptoms are, typeing in a hostname for a pc does not
work, however entering the IP address works. And I cannot view the other PC's
in my network.

Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated

It makes no differnce if I use DHCP or set it up manually. Everything is the
same.

"Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote:

We have seen this case before, but don't remember the solution. Try to setup TCP/IP manually. Please post back with the result.

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
"The Outsider" wrote in message ...
Whoa, whoa hold on here. I just looked at the "details" for my network
connection under status, and at the bottom of the list, it says NetBIOS
enabled over TCP/IP No

When i go into the properties in IPv4 to change this, it says its on
enabled... Am I looking in the wrong place? Or could there be another cause
that my NetBIOS over TCP/IP is disabled?

Looks like you may have been right on the money. *thumbs up*

"The Outsider" wrote:

Very good suggestion, im suprized I didnt think of that myself. However,
still no go. I even tried disabling NetBIOS over TCP/IP, restarting the PC,
then enableing NetBIOS over TCP/IP, and restarting just for kicks.

I appreciate the help still, any other suggestions maybe?

"Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote:

Sound like name resolution issue. Make sure you enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP.

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
"The Outsider" The wrote in message ...
I am running windows Vista x64 Ultimate, the problem I have is that when I
join my home network, (with the same workgroup name as my other pc's) I
cannot view ANY of the other pc's in my network, only my localhost comes up
NATHAN-PC and my router comes up. I know the names of the other PC's in my
network. So if i just try typing in the path so for example
\\nathan-laptop\shared, it should work, but it doesn't work. I get a message
saying that the network path was not found.

Now, if i just type the IP address of that pc example \\192.168.1.116\shared
it will work fine.

I had installed this same Vista previously on the same pc and hardware and
this problem never occured. Any suggestions to get UNC hostnames to work? I
have all the latest Windows Updates installed. Network Discovery is turned
on, Windows firewall was turned off to troubleshoot.

So once again the two symptoms are, typeing in a hostname for a pc does not
work, however entering the IP address works. And I cannot view the other PC's
in my network.

Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated

Have you tried to disable IPv6?

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
"The Outsider" wrote in message ...
It makes no differnce if I use DHCP or set it up manually. Everything is the
same.

"Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote:

We have seen this case before, but don't remember the solution. Try to setup TCP/IP manually. Please post back with the result.

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
"The Outsider" wrote in message ...
Whoa, whoa hold on here. I just looked at the "details" for my network
connection under status, and at the bottom of the list, it says NetBIOS
enabled over TCP/IP No

When i go into the properties in IPv4 to change this, it says its on
enabled... Am I looking in the wrong place? Or could there be another cause
that my NetBIOS over TCP/IP is disabled?

Looks like you may have been right on the money. *thumbs up*

"The Outsider" wrote:

Very good suggestion, im suprized I didnt think of that myself. However,
still no go. I even tried disabling NetBIOS over TCP/IP, restarting the PC,
then enableing NetBIOS over TCP/IP, and restarting just for kicks.

I appreciate the help still, any other suggestions maybe?

"Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote:

Sound like name resolution issue. Make sure you enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP.

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
"The Outsider" The wrote in message ...
I am running windows Vista x64 Ultimate, the problem I have is that when I
join my home network, (with the same workgroup name as my other pc's) I
cannot view ANY of the other pc's in my network, only my localhost comes up
NATHAN-PC and my router comes up. I know the names of the other PC's in my
network. So if i just try typing in the path so for example
\\nathan-laptop\shared, it should work, but it doesn't work. I get a message
saying that the network path was not found.

Now, if i just type the IP address of that pc example \\192.168.1.116\shared
it will work fine.

I had installed this same Vista previously on the same pc and hardware and
this problem never occured. Any suggestions to get UNC hostnames to work? I
have all the latest Windows Updates installed. Network Discovery is turned
on, Windows firewall was turned off to troubleshoot.

So once again the two symptoms are, typeing in a hostname for a pc does not
work, however entering the IP address works. And I cannot view the other PC's
in my network.

Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated

I have tried to disable IPv6, i was looking around google for some answers
and I found that if I type nbtstat -n in the command prompt, the message
returned is:

Failed to access NetBT driver -- NetBT may not be loaded

I might just end up formatting my system and starting from scratch again,
but it really would be awesome to solve this little mystery.


"Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote:

Have you tried to disable IPv6?

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
"The Outsider" wrote in message ...
It makes no differnce if I use DHCP or set it up manually. Everything is the
same.

"Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote:

We have seen this case before, but don't remember the solution. Try to setup TCP/IP manually. Please post back with the result.

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
"The Outsider" wrote in message ...
Whoa, whoa hold on here. I just looked at the "details" for my network
connection under status, and at the bottom of the list, it says NetBIOS
enabled over TCP/IP No

When i go into the properties in IPv4 to change this, it says its on
enabled... Am I looking in the wrong place? Or could there be another cause
that my NetBIOS over TCP/IP is disabled?

Looks like you may have been right on the money. *thumbs up*

"The Outsider" wrote:

Very good suggestion, im suprized I didnt think of that myself. However,
still no go. I even tried disabling NetBIOS over TCP/IP, restarting the PC,
then enableing NetBIOS over TCP/IP, and restarting just for kicks.

I appreciate the help still, any other suggestions maybe?

"Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote:

Sound like name resolution issue. Make sure you enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP.

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
"The Outsider" The wrote in message ...
I am running windows Vista x64 Ultimate, the problem I have is that when I
join my home network, (with the same workgroup name as my other pc's) I
cannot view ANY of the other pc's in my network, only my localhost comes up
NATHAN-PC and my router comes up. I know the names of the other PC's in my
network. So if i just try typing in the path so for example
\\nathan-laptop\shared, it should work, but it doesn't work. I get a message
saying that the network path was not found.

Now, if i just type the IP address of that pc example \\192.168.1.116\shared
it will work fine.

I had installed this same Vista previously on the same pc and hardware and
this problem never occured. Any suggestions to get UNC hostnames to work? I
have all the latest Windows Updates installed. Network Discovery is turned
on, Windows firewall was turned off to troubleshoot.

So once again the two symptoms are, typeing in a hostname for a pc does not
work, however entering the IP address works. And I cannot view the other PC's
in my network.

Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated

Yes, we have a NetBIOS issue.



NetBIOS and WINSFailed to access NetBT driver -- NetBT may not be loaded How can I install NetBEUI on WinXP? How to configure WINS for a non-WINS client ...

http://www.chicagotech.net/netbios&wins.htm


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
"The Outsider" wrote in message ...
I have tried to disable IPv6, i was looking around google for some answers
and I found that if I type nbtstat -n in the command prompt, the message
returned is:

Failed to access NetBT driver -- NetBT may not be loaded

I might just end up formatting my system and starting from scratch again,
but it really would be awesome to solve this little mystery.


"Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote:

Have you tried to disable IPv6?

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
"The Outsider" wrote in message ...
It makes no differnce if I use DHCP or set it up manually. Everything is the
same.

"Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote:

We have seen this case before, but don't remember the solution. Try to setup TCP/IP manually. Please post back with the result.

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
"The Outsider" wrote in message ...
Whoa, whoa hold on here. I just looked at the "details" for my network
connection under status, and at the bottom of the list, it says NetBIOS
enabled over TCP/IP No

When i go into the properties in IPv4 to change this, it says its on
enabled... Am I looking in the wrong place? Or could there be another cause
that my NetBIOS over TCP/IP is disabled?

Looks like you may have been right on the money. *thumbs up*

"The Outsider" wrote:

Very good suggestion, im suprized I didnt think of that myself. However,
still no go. I even tried disabling NetBIOS over TCP/IP, restarting the PC,
then enableing NetBIOS over TCP/IP, and restarting just for kicks.

I appreciate the help still, any other suggestions maybe?

"Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote:

Sound like name resolution issue. Make sure you enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP.

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
"The Outsider" The wrote in message ...
I am running windows Vista x64 Ultimate, the problem I have is that when I
join my home network, (with the same workgroup name as my other pc's) I
cannot view ANY of the other pc's in my network, only my localhost comes up
NATHAN-PC and my router comes up. I know the names of the other PC's in my
network. So if i just try typing in the path so for example
\\nathan-laptop\shared, it should work, but it doesn't work. I get a message
saying that the network path was not found.

Now, if i just type the IP address of that pc example \\192.168.1.116\shared
it will work fine.

I had installed this same Vista previously on the same pc and hardware and
this problem never occured. Any suggestions to get UNC hostnames to work? I
have all the latest Windows Updates installed. Network Discovery is turned
on, Windows firewall was turned off to troubleshoot.

So once again the two symptoms are, typeing in a hostname for a pc does not
work, however entering the IP address works. And I cannot view the other PC's
in my network.

Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated