McG
Sun Nov 04 09:50:43 PST 2007
Sure seems to me if you can't see it anyplace to click on it, you can't
connect to it.
Thanks for the 'net use E:\\" . So even if Vista doesn't locate and show
a device in the network, if I have the IP from the router I can still
connect to it. Ok.
McG.
"Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message
news:FBCBDECE-3443-4B25-8FC0-270AEA64074F@microsoft.com...
> 1.) who cares if you can see them, as long as you know they're there, you
> can connect to them.
>
> net use E: \\windowsxpmachine\share
>
> or, if you can't resolve the name, then use:
>
> net use E: \\192.168.0.100\share where you substitute the windowsxp
> machine IP address for the one I used here.
>
> 2.) If you still care, make sure you have enabled NetBIOS over TCP/IP on
> both sets of connections. If you're dependent on a lame DHCP server that
> does little more than hand out IP addresses, subnet mask and gateway, but
> no actually useful information, you may want consider reserving addresses
> on the DHCP server and then using fixed IP addresses that line up with
> those on the clients so that you can set the features you need.
>
> --
> Charlie.
>
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
>
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>
>
> "McG." <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eFFOKDbHIHA.4228@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message
>> news:3AF721C1-BD0E-40A5-80F2-C46FF8B415E3@microsoft.com...
>>> No. Nor any indication that one is coming.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Charlie.
>>>
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
>>>
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>>>
>>>
>>> "McG." <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:e4$2UhZHIHA.1184@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>> TIA,
>>>> McG.
>>>>
>>>
>>
>> Thanks Charlie. You wouldn't happen to know how to get system with Vista
>> to see the XP x64 system in the Network (in Explorer), would you?
>> McG.
>>
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