Is it possible to speed up the appearance of computers on a network appearing with Vista Windows Exp

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John Monahan

I suspect this question has been asked before but scanning the recent posts
does not show it up.

I am running a small home network here (WHS, Vista Business, 2 Vista Home
Preminiums and few XP's). Here is my problem:-

Lets take the XP box nearby. Operating form the Vista Business PC on a
fresh reboot I will always see the nearby XP box in Windows Explorer -
Networks if it is on. If I go into hibernate mode on the Vista and come
back say the next morning and run Windows Explorer - the XP box is not
listed. If I close the Windows Explorer and come back say 10 minutes later
THEN the XP box is listed. If I put the XP box into hibernation of switch
it off it still lists under Windows Explorer but of course no shared folders
show up. Eventually it will disappear -- hours later -- if I re-run Windows
Explorer from this Vista box.

I have this both of these computers on a single Router network (DLink
DIR-655) with DHCP but reserved IP addresses for both computers -- i.e. they
do not change.

I suspect there is some kind of network refreshing of computers on the
network going on.

Is there a way to speed things up in Vista?
 
Hi
Hibernation, Standby, etc. are Not the friends of peer-to peer Networking.
While in these modes, the network of the computer is Not active, mean time
there are action on the network by other computers and when "Sleeping
Beauties" gets up it might be confusing.
Using Mapping can alleviate some of the issues.
Using Standby and getting the Network components out of the Standby loop
(i.e. they stay alive) can help too.
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)
 
Thanks for suggestion. When I tried to install LLTD on the XP PC, I got back
a message saying "the Service Pack Version is more recent than the update I
am trying to install. There is no need for the upgrade". So LLTD does not
seem to be the problem or do I have to turn the service on or something.
 
Hi
Hibernation, Standby, etc. are Not the friends of peer-to peer Networking.
Click to expand...

You get the "understatement of the month" award :-)

This was troublesome in XP, positively bug ridden in Vista.
 
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