Issues with Network Discovery


  1. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Professional
       #1

    Windows 7 and Windows NT Server


    (Redoing whole post)

    So I'm on a fresh copy of Windows 7 Professional, and all I'm trying to do is connect to a Windows NT Server computer, but every time I try to find it it keeps bringing up on the network only the computer I am currently on.

    I cannot for the life of me, figure out how to get it to recognize other non-Win7 computers on the network.

    Any advice would help a lot.

    Thanks in advance,
    Acme Steve
    Last edited by AcmeSteve; 04 Aug 2010 at 10:43.
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  2. Posts : 128
    Windows 7 Pro. 32 bit
       #2

    Acme Steve,
    What anti-virus program are you running? Is your firewall on windows NT or 7 on? Also are you in a workgroup environment?
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  3. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 Ultimate
       #3

    Hi Steve,

    First, try this:

    Go to Control Panel>Network and Sharing Center & click on Advanced Sharing Settings.
    Make sure that Network discovery is turned on .
    Because you are trying to connect to an NT server, you MAY have to change the File sharing connections to enable file sharing for devices that use 40- or 56-bit encryption.

    If these are OK, we would need some more information:

    I am assuming that you have not set up a Homegroup as Nt will not recognize a HomeGroup.
    Are you connecting to a domain or a workgroup?
    If a domain, what is its mode ... strictly NT or has the schema been updated to Win2K; Win2K3 or Win2K8?

    Have you tried connecting with a fully-qualified domain name? If so, what was the result?

    Regards,
    BillT
    Last edited by WTurgeon; 05 Aug 2010 at 14:44. Reason: Fresh thoughts
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