Networking issue

[kalrith123]

Hey guys, hope you can help.

I have a vista computer that I am trying to get to work on my network. I have tried at 3 different locations (my house, friends house, and work) and I do not see any shared folders/computers. I connect to the network, i can access the internet but when i go to view computers and devices only thing I see is the wireless router. If i connect by doing \\IP ADDRESS to a computer on the network it works fine. If I try to do it by \\Computer Name it DOESNT see the computer.

If I hook this laptop up wired with a ethernet cable I can see all the computers on the network. I have tried making it a private network, category as home, disabled firewall/antivirus and none of that worked. I can ping the computers on network and connect by ip address but not by name. I do have Network Discovery maked as ON.

Any ideas? Thanks guys

 

[Diancecht]

Did you check your DNS settings on the connection properties tab?

Cheers,
Dian

 

[kalrith123]

Negative, what should they be? I did hte ipconfig

laptop shows 192.168.1.1 for gateway (this is wireless hub)
all other ocmputers are wired with ethernet cable and show gateway of 192.168.0.1

IP for laptop 192.168.1.22
IP for wired computer I am looking at 192.168.0.26

Could this be the problem?

 

[linney]

Are you using Manual IP Configurations or using "Obtain an IP Address automatically"? What happens if you go the automatic way?

Troubleshoot problems finding wireless networks

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/help/7805207d-b0b9-4159-b36f-ab81a1f376c21033.mspx

See the troubleshooting links for Internet Connection problems in these articles.

Windows Help and How-to - Networking.

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/networking.mspx

 

[kalrith123]

It is set to automatic. I am connected to the internet, I just can't see any other network computers. That site just says make sure network discovery is on, which I have already made sure it is. I have tried this on 3 different networks so it must be something on the laptop. Any ideas?

 

[tlcscousin]

If the wired computer is getting 192.168.0.26 and yours is getting 192.168.1.22 it would suggest your not connecting to the same router using wireless.