Network sharing center

Are you wireless? Are you having problems connecting to the internet with
your router?
Have you set the arcane and non-intuitive Vista permissions for drives and
folders?

I'm trying to "go to " my other computer on my network. When I open
"Network sharing center" it just keeps "indentifying". It first says I have
public network, then it finds my network and for a second or 2 "it's idle.
Then it starts identifying again.

It would seem to me that it should identify, then be idle for me to "go to"
the other computer.

Is there something wrong? Is there something I need to do?

Thanks

Your Network should be set to "Private".
Public is for "hotspots": coffee bars, airports, etc.

Also, turn on "Network Discovery" to find your other Network computers.
--
Mad Mike


"Stuart" wrote:

> I'm trying to "go to " my other computer on my network. When I open
> "Network sharing center" it just keeps "indentifying". It first says I have
> public network, then it finds my network and for a second or 2 "it's idle.
> Then it starts identifying again.
>
> It would seem to me that it should identify, then be idle for me to "go to"
> the other computer.
>
> Is there something wrong? Is there something I need to do?
>
> Thanks
>

Thanks, my network does say private after it "identifies and Network
discovery is turned on.

But what about the constant indentifying?? And why can't I see the other
computer on the network?

"Stuart" <> wrote in message
news:353614DE-61FD-41E0-9ADC-...
> I'm trying to "go to " my other computer on my network. When I open
> "Network sharing center" it just keeps "indentifying". It first says I
> have public network, then it finds my network and for a second or 2 "it's
> idle. Then it starts identifying again.
>
> It would seem to me that it should identify, then be idle for me to "go
> to" the other computer.
>
> Is there something wrong? Is there something I need to do?
>
> Thanks

All computers must belong to the same workgroup, network discovery on, file
sharing on, public off. Have a read here:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/l.../bb727037.aspx

If connecting to XP computer, look here:

http://www.echemsw.com/WinVista.htm

I have 2 Vista, 2 XP and Home Server. No problems viewing or sharing.

Good luck,

Woody



"Stuart" <> wrote in message
news:C0DE61E4-F19E-468E-B67E-...
> Thanks, my network does say private after it "identifies and Network
> discovery is turned on.
>
> But what about the constant indentifying?? And why can't I see the other
> computer on the network?
>
> "Stuart" <> wrote in message
> news:353614DE-61FD-41E0-9ADC-...
>> I'm trying to "go to " my other computer on my network. When I open
>> "Network sharing center" it just keeps "indentifying". It first says I
>> have public network, then it finds my network and for a second or 2 "it's
>> idle. Then it starts identifying again.
>>
>> It would seem to me that it should identify, then be idle for me to "go
>> to" the other computer.
>>
>> Is there something wrong? Is there something I need to do?
>>
>> Thanks
>

I've compared both computers setting in Network and Sharing Center. From
What I can see both computers are the set the same
this computer keeps "identifying".
The other commuter is idle on the network's name . I cant figure out why it
keeps "identify.



"woody" <> wrote in message
news:...
> All computers must belong to the same workgroup, network discovery on,
> file sharing on, public off. Have a read here:
>
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/l.../bb727037.aspx
>
> If connecting to XP computer, look here:
>
> http://www.echemsw.com/WinVista.htm
>
> I have 2 Vista, 2 XP and Home Server. No problems viewing or sharing.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Woody
>
>
>
> "Stuart" <> wrote in message
> news:C0DE61E4-F19E-468E-B67E-...
>> Thanks, my network does say private after it "identifies and Network
>> discovery is turned on.
>>
>> But what about the constant indentifying?? And why can't I see the other
>> computer on the network?
>>
>> "Stuart" <> wrote in message
>> news:353614DE-61FD-41E0-9ADC-...
>>> I'm trying to "go to " my other computer on my network. When I open
>>> "Network sharing center" it just keeps "indentifying". It first says I
>>> have public network, then it finds my network and for a second or 2
>>> "it's idle. Then it starts identifying again.
>>>
>>> It would seem to me that it should identify, then be idle for me to "go
>>> to" the other computer.
>>>
>>> Is there something wrong? Is there something I need to do?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>
>

I read these 2 pages.
I've checked the Network and Sharing Center and as far as I can tell, both
computers are set the same.

The "other" computer is showing the correct network name and is idle (not
identifying)

This computer is also set to the correct name (when idle) but it still is
identifying. It doesn't stop for more than 2-3 seconds. It keeps
identifying.

Why????


"woody" <> wrote in message
news:...
> All computers must belong to the same workgroup, network discovery on,
> file sharing on, public off. Have a read here:
>
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/l.../bb727037.aspx
>
> If connecting to XP computer, look here:
>
> http://www.echemsw.com/WinVista.htm
>
> I have 2 Vista, 2 XP and Home Server. No problems viewing or sharing.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Woody
>
>
>
> "Stuart" <> wrote in message
> news:C0DE61E4-F19E-468E-B67E-...
>> Thanks, my network does say private after it "identifies and Network
>> discovery is turned on.
>>
>> But what about the constant indentifying?? And why can't I see the other
>> computer on the network?
>>
>> "Stuart" <> wrote in message
>> news:353614DE-61FD-41E0-9ADC-...
>>> I'm trying to "go to " my other computer on my network. When I open
>>> "Network sharing center" it just keeps "indentifying". It first says I
>>> have public network, then it finds my network and for a second or 2
>>> "it's idle. Then it starts identifying again.
>>>
>>> It would seem to me that it should identify, then be idle for me to "go
>>> to" the other computer.
>>>
>>> Is there something wrong? Is there something I need to do?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>
>

"Stuart" <> wrote in message
news:#...
> I read these 2 pages.
> I've checked the Network and Sharing Center and as far as I can tell, both
> computers are set the same.
>
> The "other" computer is showing the correct network name and is idle (not
> identifying)
>
> This computer is also set to the correct name (when idle) but it still is
> identifying. It doesn't stop for more than 2-3 seconds. It keeps
> identifying.
>
> Why????
>
>
> "woody" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> All computers must belong to the same workgroup, network discovery on,
>> file sharing on, public off. Have a read here:
>>
>> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/l.../bb727037.aspx
>>
>> If connecting to XP computer, look here:
>>
>> http://www.echemsw.com/WinVista.htm
>>
>> I have 2 Vista, 2 XP and Home Server. No problems viewing or sharing.
>>
>> Good luck,
>>
>> Woody
>>
>>
>>
>> "Stuart" <> wrote in message
>> news:C0DE61E4-F19E-468E-B67E-...
>>> Thanks, my network does say private after it "identifies and Network
>>> discovery is turned on.
>>>
>>> But what about the constant indentifying?? And why can't I see the
>>> other
>>> computer on the network?
>>>
>>> "Stuart" <> wrote in message
>>> news:353614DE-61FD-41E0-9ADC-...
>>>> I'm trying to "go to " my other computer on my network. When I open
>>>> "Network sharing center" it just keeps "indentifying". It first says I
>>>> have public network, then it finds my network and for a second or 2
>>>> "it's idle. Then it starts identifying again.
>>>>
>>>> It would seem to me that it should identify, then be idle for me to
>>>> "go to" the other computer.
>>>>
>>>> Is there something wrong? Is there something I need to do?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>
>>
>

You didn't say how you were connecting to the network but the symptom you
describe can happen if the PC to router/whatever connection is intermittent
for some reason or else the router/whatever is spontaneously rebooting or
reconnecting. The most likely causes for the former would be hardware,
either a defect, dirty connection, driver, or configuration/compatibility
issue (including WiFi). The second scenario can be caused by defective
hardware, overheating router/modem, line noise (DSL) but also with many
routers by simply running file-sharing software, or by denial of service
attacks against your WAN IP. Router or modem logs should show if any of that
is happening. Couldn't hurt to check for firmware updates for the network
hardware. If both computers are running Vista then I'd suspect the
computer's connection is more likely to be the cause of the constant
re-identifying problem.

Computers on a LAN can sometimes take several minutes to discover each other
so with the constant changing of the LAN connection every few seconds on one
machine it isn't surprising that it cannot find the other computer.