vista notebook can't see xp pc?

[FamCompDoc]

I have a vista HB notebook networked wirelessly to a pc with xpsp2. File sharing is working. I can view workgroup while using the pc and navigate to all the public folders as expected on the notebook. My problem is when I am at the notebook trying to navigate to the pc. I cannot see the pc while looking at the appropriate workgroup. The only icon that shows is the notebook icon. Firewall issues have been resolved as far as I can tell - meaning I am now able to share files and have access to the notebook from the pc. Just can't navigate to the pc. Please HELP, this is for my mom!!!!

[johnwill]

Can you ping both ways by name?

Please post this for each of the two machines.

Hold the Windows key and press R, then type CMD to open a command prompt:

Type the following two commands:

NBTSTAT -n

IPCONFIG /ALL

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

If you are on a machine with no network connection, use a floppy, USB disk, or a CD-RW disk to transfer a text file with the information to allow pasting it here.

[FamCompDoc]

Thanks for your reply, I can ping by name. I realized I missed one firewall on the xp pc and this allowed me to see the xp pc from the notebook. However, after a restart on both machines, this is no longer possible. The ping by name is excellent while on the notebook. The pc has intermittent issues by name and ip address but gets 75% success. Overall: I caught a windows firewall on the pc and was then able to see pc from notebook. Still not 100% as a restart seems to have messed this up again.


FROM xp pc

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Janet>NBTSTAT -n

Local Area Connection:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.0.100] Scope Id: []

NetBIOS Local Name Table

Name Type Status
---------------------------------------------
YATES-OFFICE <00> UNIQUE Registered
MCN <00> GROUP Registered
YATES-OFFICE <20> UNIQUE Registered
MCN <1E> GROUP Registered

C:\Documents and Settings\Janet>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : yates-office
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-30-1B-35-65-FB
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, February 09, 2008 4:15:08
PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, February 16, 2008 4:15:08
PM

C:\Documents and Settings\Janet>


FROM vista notebook:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Janet>nbtstat -n

Local Area Connection:
Node IpAddress: [0.0.0.0] Scope Id: []

No names in cache

Wireless Network Connection:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.0.101] Scope Id: []

NetBIOS Local Name Table

Name Type Status
---------------------------------------------
MOBILE <00> UNIQUE Registered
MCN <00> GROUP Registered
MOBILE <20> UNIQUE Registered
MCN <1E> GROUP Registered
MCN <1D> UNIQUE Registered
..__MSBROWSE__.<01> GROUP Registered

C:\Users\Janet>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mobile
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1A-73-96-C4-B2
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::4881:e568:647d:d576%11(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.101(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, February 09, 2008 4:07:57 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, February 16, 2008 4:07:57 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 184556147
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet
NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1B-38-7F-63-F8
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{29016706-ACD1-4E69-8A76-B9946F21B
C83}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{FA5C1C50-4062-41FA-B07C-439CB8A22
25F}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.0.101%12(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 6TO4 Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 10:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4137:9e66:1067:138d:3f57:ff9a(Pref
erred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::1067:138d:3f57:ff9a%13(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

C:\Users\Janet>

[FamCompDoc]

ALSO - Is it possible to keep windows firewall and make an exception for the notebook? I am familiar with the NORTON firewall where you can TRUST a certain ip address. Pinging by name works well from notebook, not so well from pc. Thanks

[johnwill]

Sure, you can do the same thing with either the XP or Vista firewall.