Advertisement
Help Keep Boards Alive. Support us by going ad free today. See here: https://subscriptions.boards.ie/.
If we do not hit our goal we will be forced to close the site.

Current status: https://keepboardsalive.com/

Annual subs are best for most impact. If you are still undecided on going Ad Free - you can also donate using the Paypal Donate option. All contribution helps. Thank you.
https://www.boards.ie/group/1878-subscribers-forum

Private Group for paid up members of Boards.ie. Join the club.

Wireless Network Setup xp - vista

  • 02-07-2009 08:45PM
    #1
    irlirishkev
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,514 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    I've 2 laptops, one running Vista, and one running XP. Both can access the internet via a wireless router without a problem.

    Laptops and router on same subnet.
    Both laptops can ping eachother.
    Sharing is setup on the desired folders on both laptops.

    Neither laptop can actually see the other in it's network list.

    Anything staring me in the face that I'm missing? Why can't they see eachother?

    Thanks,

    K.


Comments

  • #2
    Some_Person
    Closed Accounts Posts: 491 ✭✭Some_Person


    Both computers need to be in the same workgroup, right click on my computer and click properties>Computer Name tab> and change the workgroup there(default is MSHOME).


  • #3
    MarkR
    Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 11,344 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    There's also a service whose name I can't remember. Maybe ident. Maybe your firewall is blocking that?


Advertisement