I also posted this question in the Laptop section as I am in the market for a Home/work laptop.
Question: Should I be able to access my home network (XP Prof, 2wire wireless DSL modem), with a laptop using Vista (home premium or ultimate)?
I ask because one of my son's friend's tried to access our network with his Vista based laptop and was unable to. I tried to help him connect, but the setup is different with Vista so I wasn't much help. I provided the number code on the bottom of my 2wire that I use to link my three home computers, but his computed would not accept that code (keep getting invalid code message). Were we doing something wrong or is Vista just not compatible with an XP network.
Question: Should I be able to access my home network (XP Prof, 2wire wireless DSL modem), with a laptop using Vista (home premium or ultimate)?
I ask because one of my son's friend's tried to access our network with his Vista based laptop and was unable to. I tried to help him connect, but the setup is different with Vista so I wasn't much help. I provided the number code on the bottom of my 2wire that I use to link my three home computers, but his computed would not accept that code (keep getting invalid code message). Were we doing something wrong or is Vista just not compatible with an XP network.