Problem getting new wireless Vista machine to join the workgroup with ethernet XP machines on same wireless router

[Richard Hollenbeck]

I'm sorry about the double posting, but the other newsgroup had little
traffic.

The other two computers (Win-XP) are connected to the wireless router via
Ethernet, and the new Vista machine uses its wireless adapter. After
multiple restarts, I finally got all the machines to appear on the "map" or
visual representation of the network, but they show up in different
workgroups. The original workgroup is called, "Mshome." The new machine's
workgroup is called, "Workgroup."

How can I get the new machine to join the older workgroup and remove the new
workgroup? I would like all the computers to be in the same workgroup.

One other point of interest is that every wireless NIC automattically goes
to a network with a different name as those attached by Ethernet. Hmmm. Is
that an issue?

Thanks.

Rich

[daytripper]

On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:53:26 GMT, "Richard Hollenbeck"
<some.a...@newsgroups.com> wrote:

>I'm sorry about the double posting, but the other newsgroup had little
>traffic.
>
>The other two computers (Win-XP) are connected to the wireless router via
>Ethernet, and the new Vista machine uses its wireless adapter. After
>multiple restarts, I finally got all the machines to appear on the "map" or
>visual representation of the network, but they show up in different
>workgroups. The original workgroup is called, "Mshome." The new machine's
>workgroup is called, "Workgroup."
>
>How can I get the new machine to join the older workgroup and remove the new
>workgroup? I would like all the computers to be in the same workgroup.

Control Panel - System - Computer Name. Click the "Change" button at the
bottom of the panel. At the bottom of the sheet that appears, you can change
the Workgroup name for the Vista system.

>One other point of interest is that every wireless NIC automattically goes
>to a network with a different name as those attached by Ethernet. Hmmm. Is
>that an issue?

Of course it's "an issue" - those wireless systems are connecting to some poor
slob neighbor who runs a wide open access point. There should be a widget that
controls the wireless nics. Open it, find *your* access point, and point those
systems to it...