Resolved: Vista PC / Windows network paradox

altamm · 06-06-2007, 10:45 AM

I'm adding a new PC with Windows Vista Ultimate to my Windows network hosted by a PC running XP Professional and getting very strange behavior. It's an HP Pavillion s7700y Slimline.

For some reason the Vista machine is unable to obtain a dynamic IP address from the DHCP server (the XP machine that is on 192.168.0.1) so I assigned a static address (192.168.0.5) to be able to access networked resources. However, the Vista machine still can't access network shares, although it can access the shared Internet connection. Now that's just the opposite of what happens when an XP machine is given a static IP address - with XP machines they can access network shares but not Microsoft shared Internet Connection. But maybe the behavior for Vista clients is supposed to be this way?

The Vista machine can ping the network host, but the host cannot ping the Vista machine, and running Advanced IP Scanner doesn't see the Vista machine either. Neither machine has Windows firewall turned on. I have unplugged and repowered the Ethernet switch (a D-Link DGS1024D) many times to investigate each anomaly...

Any suggestions?

**johnwill** · 06-06-2007, 04:05 PM

Please supply the following info.

Make/model of the broadband modem.
Make/model of the router (if any).
Connection type, wired, wireless.
Make/model of network card or wireless adapter.
Make/model of your computer.
Version and patch level of Windows, i.e. XP-Home SP2.

altamm · 06-07-2007, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnwill

Please supply the following info.

Make/model of the broadband modem.
Make/model of the router (if any).
Connection type, wired, wireless.
Make/model of network card or wireless adapter.
Make/model of your computer.
Version and patch level of Windows, i.e. XP-Home SP2.

Make/model of the broadband modem. - Netopia 3341
Make/model of the router (if any). - none. The Netopia broadband modem is connected via USB to the XP SP2 machine that is the DHCP server and shares the Internet connection via Ethernet switch (D-Link DGS1024D).
Connection type, wired, wireless. - wired
Make/model of network card or wireless adapter. - Intel E100
Make/model of your computer. - HP Pavillion s7700y Slimline
Version and patch level of Windows, i.e. XP-Home SP2. - Vista Ultimate

**johnwill** · 06-07-2007, 09:31 AM

Is this Netopia the USB only model? Let's see this for both the XP and Vista machines.

Start, Run, CMD to open a command prompt:

Type the following command:

IPCONFIG /ALL

Right click in the command window and choose Select All, then hit Enter.
Paste the results in a message here.

altamm · 06-18-2007, 09:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnwill

Is this Netopia the USB only model? etc ...

John - Sorry to take so long to reply, but it became apparent the DHCP server was having some issues that warranted reinstalling Windows. Once we decided to take it offline to do that, we brought in another identical machine to use as DHCP server and that solved the network issue affecting the Vista machine.

**johnwill** · 06-19-2007, 12:06 PM

That's one way to fix things.

06-06-2007, 10:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
altamm Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 9 OS: XP	Resolved: Vista PC / Windows network paradox I'm adding a new PC with Windows Vista Ultimate to my Windows network hosted by a PC running XP Professional and getting very strange behavior. It's an HP Pavillion s7700y Slimline. For some reason the Vista machine is unable to obtain a dynamic IP address from the DHCP server (the XP machine that is on 192.168.0.1) so I assigned a static address (192.168.0.5) to be able to access networked resources. However, the Vista machine still can't access network shares, although it can access the shared Internet connection. Now that's just the opposite of what happens when an XP machine is given a static IP address - with XP machines they can access network shares but not Microsoft shared Internet Connection. But maybe the behavior for Vista clients is supposed to be this way? The Vista machine can ping the network host, but the host cannot ping the Vista machine, and running Advanced IP Scanner doesn't see the Vista machine either. Neither machine has Windows firewall turned on. I have unplugged and repowered the Ethernet switch (a D-Link DGS1024D) many times to investigate each anomaly... Any suggestions?

06-06-2007, 04:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,921 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Vista PC / Windows network paradox Please supply the following info. Make/model of the broadband modem. Make/model of the router (if any). Connection type, wired, wireless. Make/model of network card or wireless adapter. Make/model of your computer. Version and patch level of Windows, i.e. XP-Home SP2. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

06-07-2007, 09:31 AM	#4 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,921 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Vista PC / Windows network paradox Is this Netopia the USB only model? Let's see this for both the XP and Vista machines. Start, Run, CMD to open a command prompt: Type the following command: IPCONFIG /ALL Right click in the command window and choose Select All, then hit Enter. Paste the results in a message here. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

06-19-2007, 12:06 PM	#6 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,921 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Vista PC / Windows network paradox That's one way to fix things. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience