[dba-Tech] Vista networking

Thanks, I'll turn off the firewall tonight and see if that does the
trick. I have checked and I am on the correct network. The workgroup is
also set up.
Jim Hale

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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos
Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 2:03 PM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Vista networking

Hi Jim,

I have one Vista system on my home network. It is a wired system
though. I have other wireless systems and it can see them and they can
see it. It also is able to use the Ethernet connected printer without
any problem. I just used the wizards and such. Might have turned off
the firewalls on both sides to get it to go, it's been a couple months
since I got the Vista update loaded.

Do you have a workgroup set up? You might have to set up that
workgroup name on the new box. Also if you use the search for help
feature on the vista system it should lead you through the settings it
thinks you would need to change.

I'm at the office where we don't have any Vista machines so I can't
really give any more specific clues. I can check again when i get
home.

One other thing, might you have your Linksys set up to restricted mode
and your new computer might actually be running off one of your
neighbors routers??  You "SHOULD" have your router set to not just
talk to anyone right?  ;-)

Mac address filtering and some kind of encryption are pretty much the
standard security settings you would want to have turned on. On my
machines I can usually see two and sometimes as many as four neighbors
wireless networks. Mine doesn't usually show up as I don't have it
broadcasting something or another. So I have to have a machine set up
security wise to match what the router is looking for or else it
doesn't show in the list of available networks.

Maybe you can't see your own network because you are actually
connecting to someone elses. Maybe.

GK

On 7/9/07, Hale, Jim <Jim.Hale at fleetpride.com> wrote:
>
> Has anyone started working with Vista on a home wireless network? I
> bought a new T60 notebook with Vista Ultima and set it up to run
> wireless on my home network. It found the internet no problemo but
> refuses to see my network. The networked machines are peer to peer
> running XPpro off a linksys router and include a NATS drive and
several
> networked printers. I have one XP box working wireless with no
problems
> so I suspect I just am not setting up the T60 corrertly. When I tried
to
> change the wireless connection to use a set IP address it said it
> couldn't find the network. Any hints to help this network novice?
> Thanks,
> Jim Hale
>
>
>
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