Windows Vista has a network map that plots the computers on your local network (wired and wireless), along with access points and routers. The key to getting this to work is having LLTD (Link Layer Topology Discovery) responder installed installed. Vista comes pre-configured with LLTD and you can get it as a download to install on XP, but Microsoft has yet to release an LLTD install for any other OS including Win2003 or Home Server (which is based on Win2003). Luckily many XP drivers will work on Win2003 (and thusly Home Server).
While this information has appeared elsewhere on the Internet, I'll show you the steps to install the XP version of LLTD on your Windows Home Sever, complete with screen shots, so hopefully you won't get lost along the way.
- Remote Desktop into your WHS. If I've already lost you then read steps 1-4 of this article.
- Download the XP LLTD Installer from Microsoft's web site.
- Run the installer.
- You will see an error message stating that your OS is not supported. DO NOT CLICK OK. It is important to leave this error message open during the entire install.
- Look in the root of drive D: for a folder named something like this: "a15c4b525008837167ef647a".
- Double click on the folder.
- You should see a folder named update. Double click on that folder.
- You should see a file named update.exe. Right click on update.exe and select Properties.
- Click on the Compatibility tab, check the box next to "Run this program in compatibility mode" and select "Windows XP". Then click OK.
- Run update.exe to install LLTD.
- We now need to add LLTD as a protocol on the network card. Click Start, Control Panel, Network Connections, Local Area Connection then click on Properties.
- On the General tab click on the Install button.
- Select Protocol and click Add.
- On the Select Network Protocol window click Have Disk.
- Browse to the oddly named folder on drive D and then to SP2GDR\ip.
- Select the file rspndr.inf and click OK.
- You should see the protocol named "Link-Layer Topology Discovery Responder". Select it and click OK.
- After it installs, you can click OK on the original error message in step 4. This will remove the oddly named folder on drive D.
- Restart Windows Home Server.
If all went as planned, you should now see your Windows Home Server machine on your Windows Vista Network Map. Mine looks like this:
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11 comments:
beyond looking at the map and seeing it in there, I don't really get what the point of LLTD is. Is that really all it does for me - display a diagram? Cool, but hard work for the limited reward.
@martin, For what it's worth, the Microsoft Rally website states this:
"LLTD also enables quality media streaming experiences even on networks with limited bandwidth. Devices that provide audio or video playback or that are bandwidth-sensitive can implement the Quality of Service (QoS) extension to the LLTD protocol to ensure they receive prioritized streams and that changes in available bandwidth have little or no impact on the user experience."
Really cool, thanks! BTW, what kind of Audi do you own? I love my A4...
@dave, My girlfriend has an A4 as well. Her lease is up next month. Not sure where to go from there. As you can see, I've adopted the theme "cars" when naming my computers.
I get stuck at looking for the file called update, it is never created on my ex470
Excellent a big credit to the person that posted LLTD info,
Don't know if anyone has posted this elsewhere, but running update.exe in Windows XP compatibility no longer works. Not sure if this is because of an update to the LLTD installer from Microsoft or if it's something to do with Power Pack 3 for WHS. If anyone is aware of a workaround, please post it here.
I have successfully installed the Link Layer Topology Discovery Responder (LLTDR) on Home Server SP3 and the server now appears in Windows 7 network on the correct switch. I used the above advice, plus some others, to achieve this.
Method:
Download the Link Layer Topology Discovery Responder KB922120 from Microsoft to your home server. It will have the name WindowsXP-KB922120-v5-ENU.exe
From the Home Server Console (or remote in) and do the following
Copy the WindowsXP-KB922120-v5-ENU.exe to D:\ and rename it to something simple eg LLTD.exe
Open a command prompt and CD D:\ to get to the root of your D:\ drive then type "D:\LLTD.exe -x:d:LLTD" without the quotes. Close the command prompt.
This command will extract the contents of the renamed LLTD.exe to a folder in your Home Server's D:\ named LLTD.
You can of course select any drive and any starting folder to do this but you will need to change all the drive and folder addresses above appropriately.
I have tried to keep this simple as I hate typing and the longer the address strings you use the more likely you are to make an error.
Now go through the instructions above starting at step 11 except that at step 15 browse to the new folder LLTD, wherever you have put it.
I did not have to restart the Home Server to get the LLTD protocol working, the Windows 7 machines saw it after about a minute.
You are done!
David et al,
Thanks for the comments ... very helpful ...
I run a WHS PP3 system and it was not visible on my WIndows 7 network map.
I think that the extract command should be:
D:\LLTD.exe -x:d:\LLTD
Additionally, I misread your post and started at step 6 with an update from the LLTD folder.
I did restart the WHS system.
Whatever ... WHS showed up in the Windows 7 network map ... as stated.
Didn't work for me until I followed the instructions from: http://thecyberden.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!B76945DB8F746155!3081.entry
Enjoy!
JVS
Since I didn't want cable or a land line, I was resigned to having to deal with this crappy service until we moved. direct sales companies
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