Check "Obtain an IP address automatically" and "Obtain DNS server address automatically". Click to highlight "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)" and click "Properties".
Check "Obtain an IP address automatically" and "Obtain DNS server address automatically".į.
Click to highlight "Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6)" and click "Properties".ĭ. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.Ĭ. Right-click the network connection and click "Properties". Click "Start", input "NCPA.CPL" (without quotation marks) to Start Search bar and press "Enter".ī. Configure the connection to obtain an IP address automaticallyĪ.
Upgrade the NIC driver on Windows 7 machine.Ĥ. Temporarily disable firewall on each machine.ģ. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this third-party contact information.Ģ. This contact information may change without notice. Please Note: Microsoft provides third-party contact information to help you find technical support.
Please refer to the following article to allow ICMP protocol on Windows 7 machine. Please try the following steps to troubleshoot the issue.ġ.
Of course I run all Dell business class PC's and do not allow the users to install anything.
incomsrv, I have a windows 7 pro box sitting right here with 5 or more win 7 / vista / xp / linux boxes accessing it day in and day out for months now, not once have I had a disconnect, not once. Now YOUR issue can be many things, but the one thing you can rule out is buggy networking on windows 7 I suggest you read post from other real techs on this forum.cdobbs posting will show the results as I have, networking WORKS. with 100's of workstsations running windows 7 connecting to anything from server 2000 / 2003 / 2008 / linux / freebsd / novell and not single networking issue that did not take less 20 mins to fix (well not count shipping for the new routers / switchs) I can say with great confidence that windows 7 is very stable and has NO ISSUE what so ever with networking. right) You could count on the simple fact that if this was a wide spread issue we would see more techs here posting we do not, we see home users and those with little networking / trouble shooting back ground.
if it where a update all you had to do was remove it or rollback to agood restore point (you do create those. the simple fact that you had it working for weeks should show you that in fact it is a windows issue, but a hardware / software issue. i number of folks with issue is so small it would not even count. millions of us have win 7 networked with everything under the sun, it works just fine.
I don't know how to upgrade the NIC driver." that one line says you are not computer savvy, it is not an insult just an observation. What "Bubbapcguy's insulting reply" scappy you posted "3. I can also supply any additional information that might be needed to diagnose the problem. Symptoms: On XP: W7 box (MIKECT4) is in workgroup view, but shares are not visible not pingable by IP or name not accessible by \\ip addr or \\MIKECT4 MIKECT4 visible in NET VIEW On W7: XP box is not in network folder or in NET VIEW pingable by both IP and name accessible by \\ip addr not accessible by Īme until it is accessed by \\ip addr Any suggestions would be appreciated. On W7: NetBios enabled, IpV6 disabled (was enabled but previous solutions suggested turning it off), network discovery on, file and printer sharing on, public folder sharing on, media streaming on, 40-56 bit encryption on, password protection sharing off, windows managing homegroup connections. Using WORKGROUP as workgroup name (although I have tried modifying it and it made no difference) Firewall/spyware protection temporarily disabled on both machines On XP: simple file sharing off, NetBios enabled. I also know that it isn't a network problem as can ping and remote desktop the IP of the XP machine from W7 and remote desktop the IP of the W7 box from XP (but ping doesn't work.) Setup: Windows 7 Pro 64 (MIKECT4, static IP 192.168.1.151) Windows XP Pro SP3 (MIKEPC, static IP 192.168.1.150) both versions of Windows fully updated. (Mostly because most of them are really basic things like setting the workgroup names to be the same.) Additionally, I know that it isn't a setup problem since it did work previously, but some setting changed on W7 which makes it no longer work. I have seen many similar problems in the forums, but none of the proposed solutions works. I can still use it between my XP machines. I was able to use file and printer sharing between my XP and Windows 7 boxes until it suddenly stopped working.