Networking Vista and XP

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My old computer has XP pro. The new one has Vista Home premium. I just
bought a new router, Linksys EXZS55W. Can't get the two to talk. Is the
router incompatible? Is their a fix?
Help!!
 
Could be incompatible issue. Can they ping each other? Or this link may help,

Vista compatible issuesSome switch may not compatible with Vista – Solutions: upgrade the firmware, disable the IPv6, re-configure the speed, and setup TCP/IP manually. ...
www.chicagotech.net/vista/vistacompatible.htm


Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
My old computer has XP pro. The new one has Vista Home premium. I just
bought a new router, Linksys EXZS55W. Can't get the two to talk. Is the
router incompatible? Is their a fix?
Help!!
 
My old computer has XP pro. The new one has Vista Home premium. I just
bought a new router, Linksys EXZS55W. Can't get the two to talk. Is the
router incompatible? Is their a fix?
Help!!
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Try the standard Microsoft reference first.
<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/network/evaluate/vista_fp.mspx>
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/network/evaluate/vista_fp.mspx

Then look at issues that involve Vista and XP together.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/12/windows-xp-and-vista-on-lan-together.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/12/windows-xp-and-vista-on-lan-together.html

And look at logs from "browstat status", "ipconfig /all", "net config server",
and "net config workstation", from each computer, so we can diagnose the
problem. Read this article, and linked articles, and follow instructions
precisely (download browstat!):
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp

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that is a switch and not a router. you need a router to supply DHCP
addresses to the computers on your network. what is the switch
connected to? a broadband modem? which modem?

My old computer has XP pro. The new one has Vista Home premium. I just
bought a new router, Linksys EXZS55W. Can't get the two to talk. Is the
router incompatible? Is their a fix?
Help!!
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Barb Bowman
MS Windows-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
 
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