networking with vista

carm · 02-23-2007, 09:07 AM

My xp notebook was networked to my xp desktop. I had to replace the desktop and the new on came with vista. I wasn't able to get them networking so I call dell support and was told they can't work together. Seems hard to believe, any truth to that?

**kodi** · 02-23-2007, 10:31 AM

That's the biggest load of Garbage I have ever heard.
Both work well together.
Post the details of what is the problem and the network guys here will get you up and running

carm · 02-23-2007, 10:50 AM

basically the problem is I can't get the two pc's networking. If I go to start-network-network sharing on the desktop (vista) I see the PC,network name, and internet logo connected with a line but don't , and can't get it to see the laptop (XP).

johnwill · 02-23-2007, 06:22 PM

Can you ping the machines from the opposite machine? That's the first step here.

02-23-2007, 09:07 AM	#1 (permalink)
carm Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 40 OS: xp	networking with vista My xp notebook was networked to my xp desktop. I had to replace the desktop and the new on came with vista. I wasn't able to get them networking so I call dell support and was told they can't work together. Seems hard to believe, any truth to that?

02-23-2007, 10:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
kodi Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 6,714 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64 and 32bit My System	That's the biggest load of Garbage I have ever heard. Both work well together. Post the details of what is the problem and the network guys here will get you up and running __________________ Brian

02-23-2007, 06:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 32,581 OS: XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Can you ping the machines from the opposite machine? That's the first step here. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

02-23-2007, 10:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
carm Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 40 OS: xp	basically the problem is I can't get the two pc's networking. If I go to start-network-network sharing on the desktop (vista) I see the PC,network name, and internet logo connected with a line but don't , and can't get it to see the laptop (XP).