Wireless Vista laptop can't see XP desktop in network map

My Vista laptop is sharing an Internet connection with my XP desktop via a
D-Link 615, but the two computers can't see each other in any network.

The laptop connects to “my wireless network� but its network map only sees
the wireless router and the Internet - and not the desktop. This network is
“private.�

The desktop doesn’t display “my wireless network� among the network
connections, although when I run the Wireless Network Setup Wizard, one
option presented is to <add new computers or devices to “my wireless
network�>.

Both workgroups are MSHOME.

Any ideas?

Both part of the same workgroup
> Yes, both workgroups are MSHOME

Both using same IP address scheme (ie: 192.168.xxx.yyy, 192.168.xxx.yyy+1)
> No, Desktop is 192.xxx.2.4 and Laptop is 192.xxx.0.199. How do I fix this?

Firewall settings to let File / Printer sharing thru
> Yes

Anti-virus settings so that NetBIOS name resolution is permitted.
> I'm using AVG Free edition and there is no setting for this


"smlunatick" wrote:

> On Sep 30, 4:20 pm, mr-espresso <mr-
> espre...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > My Vista laptop is sharing an Internet connection with my XP desktop via a
> > D-Link 615, but the two computers can't see each other in any network.
> >
> > The laptop connects to “my wireless network� but its network map only sees
> > the wireless router and the Internet - and not the desktop. This network is
> > “private.�
> >
> > The desktop doesn’t display “my wireless network� among the network
> > connections, although when I run the Wireless Network Setup Wizard, one
> > option presented is to <add new computers or devices to “my wireless
> > network�>.
> >
> > Both workgroups are MSHOME.
> >
> > Any ideas?
>
> It doe not matter if either are connected wirelessly. You need to
> have:
>
> 1) Both part of the same workgroup
> 2) Both using same IP address scheme (ie: 192.168.xxx.yyy
> 192.168.xxx.yyy+1)
> 3) Firewall settings to let File / Printer sharing thru
> 4) Anti-virus settings so that NetBIOS name resolution is permitted.
> If not, you will only be able to see PCs by IP addresses
>

Problem solved. Thank you for pointing me in the right direction.

After getting the IP addresses aligned, I still had to identify and cure
another dozen or so XP-Vista headaches. All in all, this experience was
enough to make me think seriously about an Apple instead of a PC next time.


"smlunatick" wrote:


> You need to change the IP address in the Network settings and change
> so both are on the same network scheme.
>