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Home Network Question
« on: 13 August 2018, 08:32:14 »

On my Dell laptop, when I click on Network, I can't see any other computers connected to the Network.

On Mrs AA's Toshiba laptop, all computers connected to the Network are visible.

Checked all the setting on the Dell, and can't for the life of me see what I'm doing wrong.
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Re: Home Network Question
« Reply #1 on: 13 August 2018, 10:23:48 »

Are they both on the same workgroup?

Are your firewall permissions set so that the local network is classed as 'Public' and therefore DANGER, DANGER!
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Re: Home Network Question
« Reply #2 on: 13 August 2018, 13:19:25 »

Yes and No.
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Re: Home Network Question
« Reply #3 on: 13 August 2018, 13:27:20 »

Is 'network discovery' on? Try turning the firewall off on your PC and see if that still works.

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Re: Home Network Question
« Reply #4 on: 13 August 2018, 15:26:11 »

Is 'network discovery' on? Try turning the firewall off on your PC and see if that still works.

Network discovery is on, tried the firewall.

Both laptops have exactly the same settings.
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Re: Home Network Question
« Reply #5 on: 13 August 2018, 15:30:43 »

IIRC and it's been a few years, there was a way you could take the network settings from one computer and run it on the other to make the access correct. I've never used it, as I've always got them to play nicely.
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Re: Home Network Question
« Reply #6 on: 13 August 2018, 15:54:53 »

Is the Computer Browser service running?
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Re: Home Network Question
« Reply #7 on: 13 August 2018, 17:24:40 »

Is the Computer Browser service running?
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Afraid so.
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Re: Home Network Question
« Reply #8 on: 14 August 2018, 10:23:32 »

What OS's are the PC's running?

If your trouble child is a Win 10 PC, make sure there is a password set, NOT a pin.

Can you access the other PC's manual? IE Start Run (Or hold Windows key and tap R) \\PCNAME

From the MS Help forum...
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If you want to check it out, open SERVICES on EACH PC or server on your workgroup or domain, scroll to "Function Discovery Resource Publication", and start it. Then check to see if all your pc's show up in explorer. There is also a "Function discovery Provider Host" that may play into it.
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Re: Home Network Question
« Reply #9 on: 14 August 2018, 16:06:15 »

What OS's are the PC's running?

If your trouble child is a Win 10 PC, make sure there is a password set, NOT a pin.

Can you access the other PC's manual? IE Start Run (Or hold Windows key and tap R) \\PCNAME

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If you want to check it out, open SERVICES on EACH PC or server on your workgroup or domain, scroll to "Function Discovery Resource Publication", and start it. Then check to see if all your pc's show up in explorer. There is also a "Function discovery Provider Host" that may play into it.

Cheers for that, it works :y
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Re: Home Network Question
« Reply #10 on: 14 August 2018, 17:42:17 »

Nice one. Apparently this is something MS disabled during an update  >:(
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Re: Home Network Question
« Reply #11 on: 14 August 2018, 18:52:34 »

Nice one. Apparently this is something MS disabled during an update  >:(

Could be, I've recently done a clean install of Win 10 on both laptops.

Thanks again for your help. :y
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Re: Home Network Question
« Reply #12 on: 14 August 2018, 20:06:32 »

My pleasure, I've taken so much information from this forum, it's nice to return the favour every once in a while.
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Re: Home Network Question
« Reply #13 on: 15 August 2018, 21:55:05 »

The Dell laptop has 'lost'  the Toshiba laptop.

Nothing has altered on the settings of either machine :(
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Re: Home Network Question
« Reply #14 on: 16 August 2018, 07:33:47 »

The Dell laptop has 'lost'  the Toshiba laptop.

Nothing has altered on the settings of either machine :(

It's magically appeared back this morning :o
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