windows 7 wont network
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windows 7 wont network
posted on Sun Apr 18, 2010 9:48 pm
ok i have a desktop emachine and a toshiba laptop. They both are on the router and can get internet but can't homegroup each other or see each other. I can network the router but not the computers... any body got ideas i have dont everything windows told me to and google told me to. i'm lost. the desktop has windows 7 64 bit and the laptop has 7 32 bit if that matters.
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Re: windows 7 wont network
posted on Sun Apr 18, 2010 9:54 pm
Both of them treating the network as a "Home" network? Network and Sharing Center, there's a little section for Active Networks - make sure they're both on "Home" network type. Caught me out a few times, hopefully it's something as simple as that.
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Re: windows 7 wont network
posted on Sun Apr 18, 2010 10:03 pm
trust me i wish. they are both on home network.
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Re: windows 7 wont network
posted on Sun Apr 18, 2010 10:05 pm
Try killing the firewall on both of them & see if that works. If it does, you know what you have to fiddle with.
edit: Can they ping each other? By hostname or by IP address?
edit: Can they ping each other? By hostname or by IP address?
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Re: windows 7 wont network
posted on Sun Apr 18, 2010 11:09 pm
funny you mention that. I never did ping them. Which i go to school for networking and its the first thing they showed me. Anyhow i pinged from both sides and now it works. Its the simple things you miss...
thanks for helpin tho cuz if i wouldn't have remembered you would have reminded me.
thanks for helpin tho cuz if i wouldn't have remembered you would have reminded me.
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