Vista can't see ANYTHING Networking Set Up Issue

> GayleC wrote:
>

> > My new computer (Vista) is wired to a wireless router. While the router
> > sees all other connections to the network, Vista doesn't recognize ANY
> > computer (1 on XP, 1 a MacBook and 1 a wireless game system).
> >
> > How do I get Vista to recognize the other computers on the network?
> >
> > Previous XP computer saw and allowed sharing without issue, so not a
> > hardware problem I'm thinking, as the new computer/Vista is the only
> > change to the system.

>
> Can't help you with the "wireless game system" but here is how to network
> Vista to XP and to the Mac.
>
> I. Vista network setup:
>
> Excellent, thorough, yet easy to understand article about File/Printer
> Sharing in Vista. Includes details about sharing printers as well as files
> and folders:
>
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../bb727037.aspx
>
> II. XP network setup:
>
> For XP, start by running the Network Setup Wizard (see caveat in Item A
> below).
>
> Problems sharing files between computers on a network are generally caused
> by 1) a misconfigured firewall; or 2) inadvertently running two firewalls
> such as the built-in Windows Firewall and a third-party firewall; and/or 3)
> not having identical user accounts and passwords on all Workgroup machines;
> 4) trying to create shares where the operating system does not permit it.
>
> A. Configure firewalls on all machines to allow the Local Area Network (LAN)
> traffic as trusted. With Windows Firewall, this means allowing File/Printer
> Sharing on the Exceptions tab. Normally running the Network Setup Wizard on
> XP will take care of this for those machines.The only "gotcha" is that this
> will turn on the XPSP2 Windows Firewall. If you aren't running a
> third-party firewall or have an antivirus with "Internet Worm
> Protection" (like Norton 2006/07) which acts as a firewall, then you're
> fine. With third-party firewalls, I usually configure the LAN allowance
> with an IP range. Ex. would be 192.168.1.0-192.168.1.254. Obviously you
> would substitute your correct subnet. Do not run more than one firewall.
>
> B. For ease of organization, put all computers in the same Workgroup. This
> is done from the System applet in Control Panel, Computer Name tab.
>
> C. Create matching user accounts and passwords on all machines. You do not
> need to be logged into the same account on all machines and the passwords
> assigned to each user account can be different; the accounts/passwords just
> need to exist and match on all machines. If you wish a machine to boot
> directly to the Desktop (into one particular user's account) for
> convenience, you can do this. The instructions at this link work for both
> XP and Vista:
>
> Configure Windows to Automatically Login (MVP Ramesh) -
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Autologon.htm
>
> D. If one or more of the computers is XP Pro or Media Center:
>
> 1. If you need Pro's ability to set fine-grained permissions, turn off
> Simple File Sharing (Folder Options>View tab) and create identical user
> accounts/passwords on all computers.
>
> 2. If you don't care about using Pro's advanced features, leave the Simple
> File Sharing enabled. Simple File Sharing means that Guest (network) is
> enabled. This means that anyone without a user account on the target system
> can use its resources. This is a security hole but only you can decide if
> it matters in your situation.
>
> E. Create shares as desired. XP Home does not permit sharing of users' home
> directories (My Documents) or Program Files, but you can share folders
> inside those directories. A better choice is to simply use the Shared
> Documents folder. See the first link above for details about Vista sharing.
>
> III. Mac OS X network setup with Vista
>
> This assumes that you have correctly set up Windows Sharing in OS X. If you
> have Leopard, make sure you are using the SMB protocol and not AFP. You
> must create matching user accounts/passwords on both the Mac and Vista. You
> do not need to be logged into the same account on all machines and the
> passwords assigned to each user account can be different; the
> accounts/passwords just need to exist and match on all machines. If you
> wish a machine to boot directly to the Desktop in Vista (into one
> particular user's account) for convenience, you can do this. The
> instructions at this link work for both XP and Vista:
>
> Configure Windows to Automatically Login (MVP Ramesh) -
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Autologon.htm
>
> You also need to make sure you've correctly configured your firewalls on
> both machines to allow the Local Area Network as trusted.
>
> To enable Windows Vista to connect to Mac OS X with Windows File Sharing
> enabled, you will need to change the following policy in Windows Vista:
>
> Start>Run>secpol.msc [enter]
>
> Click on "Local Policies" --> "Security Options"
>
> Navigate to the policy "Network Security: LAN Manager authentication level"
> and double-click it to get its Properties. By default Windows Vista sets
> the policy to "NTVLM2 responses only". Use the drop-down arrow to change
> this to "LM and NTLM ? use NTLMV2 session security if negotiated".
>
> In Vista Home Premium, you won't have this tool so per Steve Winograd, do:
>
> 1. Run the registry editor and open this key:
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Lsa
>
> 1. If it doesn't already exist, create a DWORD value named
> LmCompatibilityLevel
>
> 3. Set the value to 1
>
> 4. Reboot
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> Don't Panic!
>

> Malke thanks for the great information. Couldn't get my daughters Mac to
> connect to our home network. Bam second post down you had Steve Winograd's
> solution right there. Heck it took me longer to find the newsgroup then it
> did to find a solution. Thanks. On a side note love your website. If I
> we're in the fresno area I'd definately consider letting you fix my
> computer good luck with your business. thanks Rodger

> Rodger wrote:

> > Malke thanks for the great information. Couldn't get my daughtersMacto
> > connect to our home network. Bam second post down you had Steve Winograd's
> > solution right there. Heck it took me longer to find the newsgroup then it
> > did to find a solution. Thanks. On a side note love your website. If I
> > we're in the fresno area I'd definately consider letting you fix my
> > computer good luck with your business. thanks Rodger

>
> I'm glad that worked for you, Rodger. Thanks for letting me know and for the
> nice words.
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP
> Elephant Boy Computerswww.elephantboycomputers.com
> Don't Panic!