Two PCs on the same network cannot see each other

Hi - I have two PCs at home, one running Win2000 and the other Win Vista
(Home Premium). Both are configured to the same workgroup name and are
connected to a common router. However, when I open up the network tree
(network places), I can only see the local PC in each system and not both
computers.

Any ideas as to how this may be fixed?

Thanks

Sitara Lal;592468 Wrote:
> Hi - I have two PCs at home, one running Win2000 and the other Win Vista
> (Home Premium). Both are configured to the same workgroup name and are
> connected to a common router. However, when I open up the network tree
> (network places), I can only see the local PC in each system and not
> both
> computers.
>
> Any ideas as to how this may be fixed?
>
> Thanks



Few quick things that you can check, in vista do you have network
discovery enabled? also check your firewall setting in vista, For the
KISS technique I'm sure you have enabled file sharing for both... are
both computers able to access the internet? usually problems like this
are pretty simple to fix... just a setting or 2... your on the right
track with your work groups but a simple sharing setting on either
computer could be hiding one from another and visa versa... I currently
have a similar setup, in vista i have Network discovery on and File
sharing on. As for you Windows 2000 machine... its been years for me
with that OS shouldn't be anything more that just enabling F and P
sharing that I can remember.... hope this gives you a start...


--
mrmmacd77

"Sitara Lal" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi - I have two PCs at home, one running Win2000 and the other Win Vista
> (Home Premium). Both are configured to the same workgroup name and are
> connected to a common router. However, when I open up the network tree
> (network places), I can only see the local PC in each system and not both
> computers.
>
> Any ideas as to how this may be fixed?
>
> Thanks
>


Other than ensure that they recognize the same workgroup, have you
instructed the machines to share anything with each other?

--
Mike Hall - MVP
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx

Vista will ask for an adm name and PW every time you log in. I have such a
configuration at my office. One of my machines has Win2K on one partition.

You have to set share enabled on Win2K on all folders you want to be
accessed, otherwise Vista won't see them.

"Sitara Lal" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi - I have two PCs at home, one running Win2000 and the other Win Vista
> (Home Premium). Both are configured to the same workgroup name and are
> connected to a common router. However, when I open up the network tree
> (network places), I can only see the local PC in each system and not both
> computers.
>
> Any ideas as to how this may be fixed?
>
> Thanks
>