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Windows 7 to XP Networking Issues
Trying to network my XP desktop and Windows 7 desktop. The Windows 7 machine is connected by wire to a 2-wire wired/wireless router. The XP machine is connected via wireless D-Link DLW-G510 to same router. I have internet connection from both devices with no problem...but cannot get either to see each other from the other. Using the 2-Wire interface I can see both devices on the network thru the 2-wire router. But I cannot see either machine from the other via network in windows.
I have win7 machine set to Work network, sharing and discovery enabled, and passwords required turned off. On the XP machine I used Network Setup Wizard to setup the network on that end. On both ends the workgroup s named "WORKGROUP" and the machines have unique computer names...Windows 7 is USS-Excalibur, XP is USS-Excelsior.
Yet neither sees each other. In addition, I have a work laptop running Vista connected to my corporate work network via the same 2-wire router (wired). And I can see that laptop device from the win7 machine when I show the network map, but not the XP machine.
I am totally confused on where the problem may be...Can anyone help??