Network between Vista and XP

RovingCalypso 24-11-2007, 06:12 AM

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I have two PCs. One is on Vista Home Basic, one has XP Professional and I am unable to setup a network between them.

Any clues? Since Home Basic atleast doesn't have that handy Home Networking Wizard like XP Pro has.

zabi_rauf

Assalm-O-Alikum

You need to install a patch called Link Layer Topology Discoverer on Windows XP.Find it on torrents .After installing it both computers can discover each other.

OmMeE

thats not really necessary... atleast for VISTA ULTIMATE... cuz my brother has XP i have vista.. and no issues.. just RAN the network diagnose thing once.. and it started working... anyways.. if you still have not found the LINK LAYER TOPOLOGY thingii.. i'll give it you to.. !

Kashif

are you using a switch or directly connected the PC's through a single cable?

if you are using a switch there shudnt be an issue. and if the PC's are directly connected. then give them both IPs like 192.168.0.1, and the other 192.168.0.2, and give the 2nd PC default gateway of 192.168.0.1.

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mave_3

yeah there should be a prob..
i have Ultimate and Xp..
and i link the system up with both xp and vista..
no issues of any kind..
i agree to what @kashif is saying..
its works like a charm!!!!!

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zabi_rauf

He needs to install the Link Layer Topology Discoverer(LLTD).Because he got home basic, only ultimate doesnt have to do this but all other have to.I have Home Premium and i installed LLTD on XP then the both computers started detecting each other.

RovingCalypso

I got it to work using the Link layer topology patch for the XP. And it sets the IP automatically to 192.168.0.1 and 0.2 AFTER the patch has been installed.

Don't know about ultimate, but atleast for Home Basic, this is the case.

Kashif

hmm...thnx. i didnt know that.

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RovingCalypso

Another VERY important thing. Make sure that the name of the network the PCs are connecting to has the same workgroup name. The problem is XP's default workgroup name is MSHOME whereas Vista use 'WORKGROUP' as the default workgroup.

They have to be the same to work.

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