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October 14th 07, 06:36 PM
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I am trying to get my laptop that is running vista and my desktop that is
running xp to see each other. my laptop can see the desktop but my desktop cannot see my laptop. how can I fix that? 
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October 14th 07, 11:40 PM
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Assuming you have enabled the sharing in the Vista, can you ping Vista from
XP by IP? Or this link may help. Vista sharing issuesSolved: Vista sharing - Access denied ... To share a folder, there are two places, you need to assign permission. sharing and security tabs. ... www.chicagotech.net/vista/vistasharing.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 "Hellion" wrote in message ... I am trying to get my laptop that is running vista and my desktop that is running xp to see each other. my laptop can see the desktop but my desktop cannot see my laptop. how can I fix that?
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October 16th 07, 10:04 AM
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http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../bb727037.aspx
A bit of info for you. "Hellion" wrote: I am trying to get my laptop that is running vista and my desktop that is running xp to see each other. my laptop can see the desktop but my desktop cannot see my laptop. how can I fix that?
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October 16th 07, 03:18 PM
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home netwoking
On Sun, 14 Oct 2007 11:36:00 -0700, Hellion
wrote: I am trying to get my laptop that is running vista and my desktop that is running xp to see each other. my laptop can see the desktop but my desktop cannot see my laptop. how can I fix that? Unequal visibility is generally a problem with a personal firewall, blocking traffic in one direction. http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/your-personal-firewall-can-either-help.html http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...ther-help.html Networking computers running Windows Vista and Windows XP, together, presents its own challenges. http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/12/windows-xp-and-vista-on-lan-together.html http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/1...-together.html You could diagnose the problem, using 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!): http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...#AskingForHelp -- Cheers, Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2007 [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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October 30th 07, 10:07 AM
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Thank you very much for that link. That page had several other links that
were helpful also. In all the years I have been learning about computers, I specifically avoided the subject of networking ... time for me to catch up and this was a great start ... vanilla "Mick Murphy" wrote in message ... http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../bb727037.aspx A bit of info for you. "Hellion" wrote: I am trying to get my laptop that is running vista and my desktop that is running xp to see each other. my laptop can see the desktop but my desktop cannot see my laptop. how can I fix that?
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