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Cannot see Win10 computer on network
I have a Workgroup with one Win10 and a number of Win7 computers, connected via a SMC 1016DT switch. The Win7 machines all see each other in Windows Explorer, but not the Win10. The Win10 can see all ...
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Share Windows 10 PC folder to User on Windows 7 laptop
Let's say I have a folder, "c:\my_stuff" on my Windows 10 PC.
The Windows 10 PC is named "win10PC".
I have a laptop, "win7lap", running Windows 7 with multiple users.
They are connected on the ...
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Why is my sharing non-symmetrical?
Home network, mixed wired and wi-fi connectivity, all on the same subnet (10.0.0.0/16). Two computers (1 wired, 1 wi-fi) running Win7 Ultimate x64, one running Windows 10 Pro. Also a MyBook World ...
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Not able to access FTP server from other machines in same LAN when Windows Firewall is ON
I have FTP server configured on my Windows 10.
When I turn off my Windows Firewall I can access the FTP server from other machines on the same LAN. But when I turn on the firewall, I cannot access the ...
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Why would a Windows machine scan for port 137?
I have some honeypots scattered on an internal network and see, from time to time, random machines attemting to connect to port 137. This is a (legacy) Windows resolution solution.
The machines which ...
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A way to spread user credentials without manually adding them to each computer
Say you have a shared network drive, it requires user and password authentication to access its contents.
User and password can be added to a single PC, via net use command or Windows Credentials ...
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File sharing between Windows 7pro and windows 10 Home?
I have been trying to share drive from my old laptop(windows 7 pro) to the new one (windows 10 home). but I am getting an error every time. I have followed all the regarding sharing.
Assign the ...
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Windows 10 Home PC cannot access shared folder on Windows 7 Home Premium Laptop
I have a PC whose name is A-PC, operating system is Windows 10 Home 64-bit and workgroup is WORKGROUP. It is connected to my Router wired. To login I use ChumbA username and PasswordA password; ...
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System causing high Disk Usage across network
This question has been asked numerous times on this site, but usually it refers to a specific computer. My problem is broader and across a wider array of machines, making me think it might be a ...
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Windows 7 Explorer "Network" does not show other PC with mapped drive
The "Network" section in Windows Explorer shows only my Windows 7 machine. I have mapped a drive letter to another PC (running Win 10) on the network using the "net use" command, so it clearly can be ...
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windows 10 cant access windows 7 shared access
i know this has been asked before, I have read the posts regarding it but couldnt resolve my issue.
I have a media server running windows 7, sharing various folders, these are fully accessible from ...
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Why do fewer computers appear in "Network" with Windows 10 compared to Windows 7?
On my network, a Windows 10 machine shows 7 other computers in the Network view of Explorer.
A Windows 7 machine on the same network shows 11 other computers (all running Windows)
How can Windows 10 ...
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Windows 10 firewall "Block all incoming connections" breaks IPv6
Customize settings for Windows Firewall with Block all incoming connections, including those in the list of allowed apps
Transmit from the Windows system some IPv6 packets
ping -t -6 www.google.com ...
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Windows 10 & Windows 7 PCs can't manange to see my network
Built up my new PC few days ago. And it runs on Windows 10. My old one is on Windows 7.
I used my old DIR-320 with dd-wrt as wireless adapter for Windows 7 one, and the internet is fine.
Network ...
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Problems with remote connection to Windows 10
I've never used Windows 10 before. I tried to connect from Windows 7 to Windows 10 via Remote Desktop but it failed. Sorry, but I don't remember the error message. After that I read somewhere in the ...
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