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    File sharing by router

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Penicillin, Mar 20, 2010.

  1. Penicillin

    Penicillin Notebook Consultant

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    Hello
    I have Linksys router, there are two computers connected to it wirelessly, but I can't share any files with each other, File Sharing is turned on, they both have the same workgroup name.
    What's wrong?

    Thanks
     
    Penicillin, Mar 20, 2010
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  2. blue68f100

    blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Are you use the shared file folder or a different one. If a different one you need to rt click the select share. It's also works better if you have a user ID and PW the same on all computers.
     
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  3. Penicillin

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    But I can't see the other's computer name in network place.
     
    Penicillin, Mar 20, 2010
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    See if you can ping each other (both ways). If not check your firewall settings on your pc's. You will have to allow either by subnet or IP address. And you may have to turn on respond to ping in advanced network settings of the card.
     
    blue68f100, Mar 20, 2010
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  5. Penicillin

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    I can ping each other, there is no firewall software installed.
    I set static IP for both, and enabled File Sharing but I can't still see the other's computer name in network place.
     
    Penicillin, Mar 23, 2010
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    check the file protections itself.
     
    Sloshymon, Mar 23, 2010
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  7. Penicillin

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    There's nothing related to file protections, I can't even see computers names connected to the same router in network place in first place.
     
    Penicillin, Mar 23, 2010
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  8. leslieann

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    Can you directly connect using a name or IP?

    //server
    or
    //192.168.0.2

    That bypasses most of the network protocols of Windows.
     
    leslieann, Mar 23, 2010
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  9. Penicillin

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    Sometimes, yesterday I could, today I can't.
     
    Penicillin, Mar 27, 2010
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  10. leslieann

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    Make sure the machine is awake. Sometimes they fail to wake.

    Otherwise, sounds like an intermittent connection for some reason.
     
    leslieann, Mar 27, 2010
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