Solved They Can't See Me

[timlab1955]

I have a Win 7 Pro and my wife has Vista 64bit. On the win 7 computer when I hit network, I can see EVERYONE. When I get on my wife's computer, I can see the win 7 computer. My XBox 360 see's my wife's computer and not mine, but I see it. My smart phone (vibrant (using allshares)) see's my wife's computer, but not mine. So what's the deal here? I'm going nuts over this.

 

[2xg]

Hello,

Please verify all the configurations that you have made on the Vista and 7 computers. This guide should help.

Make sure that Netbios is enabled in Vista PC. Also, confirm that it's enabled in Windows 7 PC.

An update will be nice.

 

[seavixen32]

Solution on Page 1 of this thread: http://www.sevenforums.com/network-sharing/7527-networking-printer-attached-win-xp-pc-win-7-a.html

Where it mentions XP, it will work for Vista just as well.

 

[timlab1955]

I thank you for the advice, but it didn't work. Anymore suggestions?

 

[2xg]

Can we try something? Do you know the IP Addresses of both computers and also the Host or Computer Names?
These info. can be found using the ipconfig /all command.

Please do this from both computers:

Share the Local Disk C and call it C, share it to everyone
Create an identical User Name and Password

From the Vista PC, click on Start and type these: \\Win7IPAddress\C and/or \\Win7ComputerName\C.
From the Windows 7 PC, click on Start and type these: \\VistaIPAddress\C and/or \\VistaComputerName\C.

Are you able to access the C Drive?

Please post an udpate.

 

[timlab1955]

UPDATE:
Okay, I just tried to play music from the server to my xbox, cell phone, win 7, and vista all using Windows Media Player. All played just the way I wanted. My phone is using the program called All Share. From my phone it picked up my server, my xbox pick up my server and both computers picked up the server. Is this a start in the right direction?

Now I don't know if this is any help or not, but from the vista computer, I clicked on the win 7 computer under networks and it stated it didn't have any access.

 

[2xg]

Looking positive
Have you tried by recent suggestions?

UPDATE:
Okay, I just tried to play music from the server to my xbox, cell phone, win 7, and vista all using Windows Media Player. All played just the way I wanted. My phone is using the program called All Share. From my phone it picked up my server, my xbox pick up my server and both computers picked up the server. Is this a start in the right direction?

Now I don't know if this is any help or not, but from the vista computer, I clicked on the win 7 computer under networks and it stated it didn't have any access.

 

[timlab1955]

I tried and I'm a very new to this networking stuff. But anyway, I clicked on Network, and saw the following:
Vista Computer, Win 7 Computer, Readyshare Sever
Under Media Device
Vista Computer (A Box with a musical note and film strip)
The Sever (A Box with a musical note and file strip)
Xbox 360
Under Network Infrastructure:
WNDR3700v2 (Gateway)

Then I click on the Vista Computer and got the following:
Printer, Dan (Share Folder), Public (Share Folder), Users (Share Folder)

Then I click on the share folders and they all open execpt the User Folder and got the following:
network Error
Windows cannot access \\Vista-PC\Users

Then I when back to the start and clicked on Windows 7 Computer and saw 2 shared folders, clicked on those without any problems.

So all this was done from the Windows 7 Comptuer. Tomorrow night I'll bring you the highlights of me sitting in front of the Vista Computer.

 

[timlab1955]

The win 7 computer can ping everything, but no one can ping the win 7

 

[2xg]

No.1 suspect will be firewall blocking. Disable any Firewall or Security Software installed for now.

The win 7 computer can ping everything, but no one can ping the win 7

Post an ipconfig /all of the computer in question for review.
Click on Start => in run or search box type cmd press enter (run as Admin for Vista and 7). From the black screen, type the word ipconfig /all and press enter. Right click on the black screen or Command prompt then choose Select All and Paste the results onto your Post.

If you can also do another ipconfig /all of the Vista computer that will be great.

Just for a test purpose, enable the Guest Account on Windows 7. See if others can ping and access shared files from Windows 7.
http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/what-is-windows-7-guest-mode-and-how-to-enable-it/

 

[timlab1955]

If you look at the picture below, this page should be populated, but it's not. I have install and uninstall Widows Media serveral times. All other things are normal. In addition to this, I have ping everyone from my computer and no problem. It's that no one can ping me.

 

[Tepid]

There are 2 things that I don't think were mentioned...
They do make what you are doing much easier...

1.) Make sure all systems are in the same workgroup

2.) Make sure All Accounts exist on all PC's and have the same userid's and Passwords. (this alone makes sharing everything much easier.)

 

[timlab1955]

To all who has help me solve this probem, the problem is not solved. Last night I re-installed windows and just norton. Before I loaded norton I wanted to see if everyone could see me and if I could see everyone. The answer: YES. Then I installed norton and I could see everyone, but no one could see me. So I contacted Norton Live Support (which from the few times I have contacted them, they are good at their jobs), jump on my computer and first when to norton settings and clicked on network, then my network. After that, they clicked on Trust Control and then configured. I was told that when the new norton installs, their Trust Control goes to zero or null, and each person has to configure their own. In their they did their thing and then when to firewall. In the firewall settings, they created a new Traffic Rule which is like in the picture below. After all this, each and every time I load in a program, try out the program then go to network to see if all the settins are their and then create a restore point as well. Thank you all to whom help me with this problem.

 

[HAVOC]

My friend had this same problem with XP and Vista.
All I did was change the name of the workgroup in XP to match the one in Vista and it worked.
Also turned on file/printer sharing. Norton was not installed on my friends PC.

Just putting that up in case somebody else has this problem.

 

[timlab1955]

You know I tried that, and it didn't work for me. But I'm happy now that it works. Again, thanks for all the help.

 

[2xg]

We're glad to hear that all sorted timlab1955. Was it the Norton, the culprit? Just need to verify...

You know I tried that, and it didn't work for me. But I'm happy now that it works. Again, thanks for all the help.

 

[timlab1955]

Just a heads up, if your planning on purchasing or getting System Mechanic Professional or the standard one, don't! It will really get your system screwed up. And on top of that, they want you to pay $199.99 for a person to undo any problems their program does to your system. Gosh what a racket!

 

[Tepid]

Any application that states they will speed up your system is generally a scam.
They are ALL Garbageware. Avoid them, for they are the plauge unto which your PC shall become dead.