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| 847190 | 2010-01-09 02:14:00 | Ok I have 2 machines (one is XP other is Vista) on an ethernet network connected to a hub The firewalls on both machines are set to allow file and printer sharing. If both machines are on, The Vista machine doesn't see the XP machine The Xp machine can see the Vista machine However if I am on the XP machine and look at one of the Vista machines shares, the vista machine becomes aware of the XP machine and i am able to access the XP shares from the vista machine, if I leave it a couple hours the vista machine will once again not be able to find the XP machine any help would be appreciated, as i tend to need to access the xp machines shares from vista fairly regularly |
Morgenmuffel (187) | ||
| 847191 | 2010-01-09 02:25:00 | Did you add the network to the firewalls? What firewall are we talking about? Have you created a folder then shared it? | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 847192 | 2010-01-09 02:50:00 | Both computers have various folders that are shared eg on the vista machine the downloads folder and the DVD drive are shared On the XP machine the Photos folder is shared, the folders have been shared for years, but up until fairly recently I was accessing mainly the vista machines shares from XP which works fine however of late I am accessing the XP machines shares from Vista, which only works if i get on the XP machine first and access a shared folder of the Vista machine once I have done that, there is no problem with accessing the XP shares from Vista Both machines are using the same firewall "Avira" with the same settings |
Morgenmuffel (187) | ||
| 847193 | 2010-01-09 21:27:00 | Have you turned on network discovery? Have you tried creating a shortcut link to the share name and see if that will access it |
McRuff (12291) | ||
| 847194 | 2010-01-09 21:46:00 | I wouldnt share the dvd for burning, it'll probably screw things up. I dont think they were made for sharing anyway. If you want a DVD, buy one for the other PC | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 847195 | 2010-01-09 22:42:00 | Installed network protocols like netbeui .. not sure if Vista needs them but XP to XP or XP to 2000 needs them .... I tend to install all the protocols but 1 or two like monitor and DW thing.... | Nomad (952) | ||
| 847196 | 2010-01-09 22:47:00 | No XP doesnt use or neeed Netbeui. Well its not even on the one here. And its networked to Win7 and Vista | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 847197 | 2010-01-09 23:22:00 | I had similar problems once, and discovered that you need to enable the guest account in Windows XP to share files, especially if your user account doesn't have a password. Also, if the computer doesn't show up in Network in Vista, try typing \\computername (computername being the name of the XP computer) in the Start Menu search box and pressing enter. |
ryanjames.powell (13554) | ||
| 847198 | 2010-01-10 05:52:00 | Thanks all It shouldn't be a protocol issue as it all works once the vista machine knows the XP machine is there All accounts on both computers require logins as for sharing the DVD, its mainly done for reading data DVD (cover cds etc) as the XP machine is fairly ancient and buying a DVD drive for it is a waste of money. How do I check to see if network discovery is turned on in Vista |
Morgenmuffel (187) | ||
| 847199 | 2010-01-10 06:34:00 | Right mouse on the LAN icon in the taskbar / open network sharing or something. Its probably the passwords that are causing the probs. If its XP Pro, kill the passwords, (you dont need passwords), and enable simple file sharing | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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