Anybody want a Vista Network question?

[mscher]

I have 2 XP and 1 Vista PC's connected through a Linksys wrt54g wireless router. Al can get internet.

The Vista system can't browse the other PCs. It can't ping them by netbios name, but if the ip address is pinged using the -a switch, the netbios name will resolve.

The two XP systems can ping each other by netbios name or address. they cannot ping the vista PC address at all.

The Vista pc says it's ip address is and IPv4 address and that it is a hybrid node.

Let the fun begin.

 

[i386]

Re: Anybody want a Vista Network question?

Not familliar with vista yet, but start with the basics. Make sure they're all in the same workgroup.

 

[BoatBuoy]

Re: Anybody want a Vista Network question?

Pinging by IP address is one of the first steps in resolving network connectivity. I'm not yet familiar with Vista either but could it's security be set such that it won't respond to pings. Also, make sure the subnet mask is the same on all workstations.

 

[tommays]

Re: Anybody want a Vista Network question?

Im home network adventures i have found that the windows firewall keeps the computer from seeing each other in and easy way

I turn them off and let the hardware firewall keep the bad guys out

Tommays

 

[KaGee]

Re: Anybody want a Vista Network question?

Im home network adventures i have found that the windows firewall keeps the computer from seeing each other in and easy way

I turn them off and let the hardware firewall keep the bad guys out

Tommays

Tommy hit it. Turn off the firewall, turn on sharing, make sure all PC's set up in the same workgroup.

The network set up in VISTA is (to me) an enhancement. It was virtually automatic. All I had to do basically was enter my WEP code. The software did the rest.

 

[mscher]

Re: Anybody want a Vista Network question?

Firewalls all off, no changes.

Going back a step, I'm wondering if I'm having LAN browser problems.

The XP systems will sometimes see the Vista PC, but not it's shares. Sometimes a old workgroup that has no PCs configured will reappear in the "browse for folder" function, then it's gone.

I'll hack around more and report later.

 

[Plainsman]

Re: Anybody want a Vista Network question?

So all the computers are in the same workgroup, same IP and subnet range, is that correct?
If you open the network connections, go to advanced >advanced settings and check the provider order and adapter and bindings. Make sure your LAN is on top.

Go to start>run type services.msc and see if the computer browser service is running as well as DNS client and netlogon.

If you go to start>run type cmd
type ipconfig /all and make sure that the subnet and dns settings are the same.

 

[i386]

Re: Anybody want a Vista Network question?

Oh... and I never rely on seeing a computer in my network places to know it's working. Start -> Run -> \\computername<enter> is how i do it.

 

[Plainsman]

Re: Anybody want a Vista Network question?

Make sure the bottom 2 boxes are checked

 

[mscher]

Re: Anybody want a Vista Network question?

Checked all the tips from above and no improvement.

It is possible that I may be in DNS hell :devil: I'm an old-school WINS user, so I need to get with DNS

Here's the rundown:

2 XP pcs (1 wired 1 wireless) and 1 Vista PC (wireless) connected through a Linksys WRT54G router. workgroup configuration.

My fear:
I'm getting some DNS through my ISP, but it probably does not recogonize any DNS naming for the local network/PCs.

I think I'll need to configure one of the PC's to manage the local DNS to NETBIOS (PC) names. One can assume that the local DNS should follow the same convention as what the ISP is providing.

Am I on the right track and where do I begin?

Any help appreciated

 

[Xcusme]

Re: Anybody want a Vista Network question?

Try something.....goto Network Connections for each machine. For each network adaptor, no matter if you're DHCP or static on the IP address (tcp/ip), make the DNS IP address the same IP as the router (192.168.1.1).

 

[i386]

Re: Anybody want a Vista Network question?

In a windows domain environment, the clients register themselves in the domain controller's DNS (when the dhcp event occurs). The domain controller is THE DNS server for all clients in the domain.

In a peer to peer network, I don't think your router is going to resolved ip's (for hosts on your lan) for you. I could be wrong tough. Hrm, it might though if they're in the DHCP lease table.
To find out, set the DNS like xcuseme said and do "nslookup computername" at a command prompt. That will ask your router's DNS service what's the ip address for computername. If it resolves, you know DNS is working.

I should probably know more about this but I work with domain environments a lot more than peer-to-peer.

 

[mscher]

Re: Anybody want a Vista Network question?

What a world :% Is anything halfway simple anymore?

I did not just have a local firewall, i had "firewalls", after installing some "all in one" Internet protection packages.

One firewall was disabled, but I still could not even ping the PC's address.

Disabled all of the local box firewalls, now all pc's are talking fine.

Question:

Can Windows networking be configured around the local firewalls, or should I just leave the PC firewalls off?

How much protection should i get from the Linksys WRT54G router?

Thanks for all of your help