Vista Networking Issue?

Cuppycake · 02-26-2007, 10:54 PM

I'm wondering why it is that my other computers on the network cannot see this computer (the Vista box) but I can view all the other computers on the network. Is there some privacy setting that I am missing in Vista?

Anyone have any ideas? Thanks!

Cuppycake · 02-26-2007, 11:02 PM

Nevermind I'm a noob. It was the default workgroup name.

Rune · 02-28-2007, 08:17 PM

I can't say I'm shocked but didn't they claim to fix that shit in XP, then moved it to Vista? I thought automatic networking has been on the table for a long time for windows.

Cuppycake · 02-28-2007, 10:03 PM

Well the lame thing is that it does try to automatically network you with the other computers however picks its own default network name - "WORKGROUP." In addition, it defaults to make its folders invisible to other computers on the network. Not really as user friendly as I think it was intended and hoped to be. Nothing a little Google can't fix though. I hear they network well with other machines running Vista.

Luthair · 03-03-2007, 05:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Cuppycake

Well the lame thing is that it does try to automatically network you with the other computers however picks its own default network name - "WORKGROUP." In addition, it defaults to make its folders invisible to other computers on the network. Not really as user friendly as I think it was intended and hoped to be. Nothing a little Google can't fix though. I hear they network well with other machines running Vista.

Its a security feature, as most people don't intentionally use file shares. Workgroup is actually the name of the workgroup, it was the default name in XP Pro as well.

Furism · 03-04-2007, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Rune

I can't say I'm shocked but didn't they claim to fix that shit in XP, then moved it to Vista? I thought automatic networking has been on the table for a long time for windows.

/nerd on

The IPv4 TCP stack has been entirely rewritten for Vista ; and implements more features from the RFC than before. As for the 'network' thing, a workgroup is just a Windows thing. Any computer on the same subnet is on the same network. Being in the same workgroup/domain means you're on the same Windows network which is completely different from a networking point of view.

/nerd off

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Cuppycake Plugged In Like Neo Join Date: May 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,082	Well the lame thing is that it does try to automatically network you with the other computers however picks its own default network name - "WORKGROUP." In addition, it defaults to make its folders invisible to other computers on the network. Not really as user friendly as I think it was intended and hoped to be. Nothing a little Google can't fix though. I hear they network well with other machines running Vista. __________________ Metaplace - Nothing I say here represents my employer, legalblahdiddyblah.

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02-28-2007, 08:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
Rune Bonafied Misanthrope Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: ATX Posts: 903 -2 Internets	I can't say I'm shocked but didn't they claim to fix that shit in XP, then moved it to Vista? I thought automatic networking has been on the table for a long time for windows.