My wife has had an XP laptop and just got a new Vista laptop. We want to migrate all her date from the old laptop to the new one. Easiest would be over the home network, to which both are attached via WiFi.
I have set both to the same workgroup, but for some reason one cannot see the other under the workgroup? I can't seem to even access the laptops using the IP address.
Any help appreciated.
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blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso
You will need to add a firewall rule for a trusted zone (subnet). And you will need to turn on File and Printer Sharing. Then Share the folder/files you want to share.
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The Vista machine just doesn't show any other comptuers in the workgroup other than itself.
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blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso
Did you change the work groups? Vista and XP are different.
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Here is some more detail and results of trials
Comp A = old XP machine
Comp B = new Vista machine
Comp C = another XP notebook (but attached to a domain (corp)).
Comp D = DVR (fixed IP)
so A & B are on the same workgroup
B can't ping A
B can ping D
B can't ping C
C can ping D
C can't ping A
C can't ping B
A can ping D
A can't ping B
A can't ping C
(Note Comp C is only being used to help the test and its connectivity to others is not important.)
So it seems there is some sort of IP problem? Seeing I can't ping not surprising I can't see the laptops in each other's OS networks.
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blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso
Do you have an account on the pc your trying to connect to?
Are you using windows login screen to activate the network connections? (or do you auto come up, no login req?)
Are all pc's connecting via wired? or mixed wireless?
Some routers have a privacy feature the prevent wireless and wired from talking to each other.
I would add a subnet into the firewall rules. This will eliminate the problem of the firewall being active on restarts.
Can all PC's access the www? -
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This is very odd that the vista machine cannot even ping either XP machine. Keep us updated
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blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso
It sounds more like a firewall problem. Not sure as to where to look. If your running Norton, I have had nothing but bad luck with it and no longer have it installed on any of my pc's.
Some router have a privatecy features that prevent wireless clients from talking to each other.
Moving to new laptop
Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by alect, Nov 2, 2007.