Build 5536: Can't get netowrk sharing/discovery working

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Everything was working fine with public Beta 2. After installing build 5536
I can no longer see any of the Windows XP computers in the same workgroup
(nor can they see the Vista computer).

Here's what is set:

1) All the computers have the same workgroup (yes I am sure).

2) In the Network and Sharing Panel:

Network: (Private Netwoek)
Access: Local and Internet
Connection: Local Are Network
Network Discovery: On
File sharing: On
Public folder sharing: On (read only)
Printer sharing: Off
Password protected sharing: Off
Media sharing: Off

Local Area Connection Properties (of interest):
Client for Microsoft Networks (checked)
File and Printer Sharing for MS Networks (checked)
TCP/IPv4: NetBIOS setting: Default

I've searched the web for hours and found no resolution. Any help would be
greatly appreciated.

Thanks.
 
Everything was working fine with public Beta 2. After installing build 5536
I can no longer see any of the Windows XP computers in the same workgroup
(nor can they see the Vista computer).

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Everything was working fine with public Beta 2. After installing build 5536
I can no longer see any of the Windows XP computers in the same workgroup
(nor can they see the Vista computer).

...
Click to expand...
 
Fred,

Are you able to ping the other XP machines ? <try ping <XP_machine_name>. If
this doesnt work, then there could be connectivity issues (router or network
adapter).

If connectivity is fine, can you send me the output of this :
(1) net view
(2) net view <xp_machine_name>

Thanks,
Prashanth
 
Some additional information... hte other machnes were/are reachable using
\\<IP_ADDRESS>\\... connectivity was not an issue..

When I enabled printer sharing (although I did not need to access another
printer), I did see the other computers for a short period, then I could not
see them again. While reading other posts someone suggested enabling all the
network sharing options. I tried this and now I always see my other
computers.

It's not ideal (esp from a security point of view), but it is working... If
you would like me to disable items in a specific order to better dianose the
problem, I would be happy to work with you.

Regards.
 
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