[dba-Tech] Network puzzles

[Tina N Fields]

Hi Helmut,

Well, they weren't, but they are now, and they still don't see each 
other. See my report back to John Bartow, and let me know if you think 
of anything else I should check out.

Best,
T

Tina Norris Fields
231-322-2787
tinanfields-at-torchlake-dot-com

On 10/6/2021 6:58 PM, Helmut Kotsch wrote:
> Tina,
>
> Are both computers in the same "WORKGROUP"?
>
> Helmut
>
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> von Tina N Fields
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 6. Oktober 2021 20:20
> An: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com
> Betreff: [dba-Tech] Network puzzles
>
> Hello Tech Wizards,
>
> I hope somebody on thus list will have an answer. I want to be able to
> share files between two computers. One is Win 8.1 and the other is Win
> 10. They are both 64-bit. They are on the same network and they have no
> difficulty finding the printers or the Internet. But, I've been unable
> to establish a secure (as in solid or reliable) connection between them.
>
> I have turned on the network, printer, and file sharing in the Network
> and Sharing Center. I have made sure that the Function Discovery
> services are on, so they should be publishing themselves on the network.
> I had them connected at one point and even mapped out network drives for
> them, with "reconnect at startup" set to "yes." They have since
> disappeared. On each computer, in File Explorer the network shows only
> that particular computer.
>
> I found a lovely document online that said when both computers are on
> the same network the process is pretty straightforward and offers
> exactly no explanation of what that process might be. Dang!
>
> Does anybody here have advice for me? I am getting really tired of
> waiting for things to upload to my Google Drive and then download , or
> putting things on a flash drive to go from one to the other. I really
> would like to have them wirelessly connected via the network they both
> are on.
>
> Thank you for any guidance you can offer,
> T
>
> Tina Norris Fields
> 231-322-2787
> tinanfields-at-torchlake-dot-com
>
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