Cannot Get Two Computers To The Same Homegroup But Can Ping Them
Oct 27, 2011
I have two computers running Windows 7 Ultimate. They both connect via a Router, one wirelessly and one wired. They are both on the same workgroup but I cannot for the life of me get them to network with each other, either via opening up Explorer or by connecting them both to the same homegroup. I can however ping them. I have turned on the options in advanced sharing settings for network discovery and file printer sharing but I just can't get them to see each other!
I did have VMWare installed on one machine but have since installed it. Apart from that, I have no other software I can think of that will interfere.
I have setup a test LAN with 4 computers, 3 running different versions of Ubuntu and one running Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit. Until three days ago I did not have a problem pinging between any of the computers. My project is build one of the Ubuntu boxes to be the gateway/router/firewall/VPN server for the LAN. On Thursday I suddenly could not ping the Win 7 box from any of the Ubuntu boxes. The Win 7 box can ping any of the Ubuntu boxes. But what is even worse, I no longer am able to connect via Putty from the Win 7 box to any of the Ubuntu boxes.
I have disconnected the LAN from internet access and turned off the firewall on each of the boxes. I have checked all network settings. I have searched the internet for an answer. All without success. The only clue I have to the cause of the problem is that on Wednesday night Windows 7 performed an automatic update. In my focus on building the gateway/router/firewall/VPN server I failed to do two critical things on the Win 7 box. Turn off automatic updates and create recovery points. How I can correct the ping and Putty problems short of reinstalling Win 7?
I'm not sure if this is a Windows 7 problem as a result of the laptop itself or not but as it is the last thing I've checked...
I have 3 computers: 1 wired desktop(64-bit), 1 wireless desktop(32-bit), and 1 wired laptop(Lenovo T400 w/ 64-bit) each running Windows 7 Professional. The two desktops are able to view one another fine in the Homegroup and exchange files.
The T400 laptop is having some issues. It can see the wireless desktop and transfer files from that machine to itself, but it is not able to even see the wired desktop in the homegroup. Both desktops are able see the laptop but neither is able to get files from it.
Each of the desktops can see all 3 computers in the standard network location, the laptop is only able to see the wireless desktop.
I've run troubleshooter on all three computers, and I've ensured they are all on the 'home network'. I've also made sure the network discovery/file sharing/etc is on in the 'advanced settings' and they are all apart of the same workgroup.
The problems seem focused on the laptop, and both desktops worked right from the get go but the laptop hasn't. Further, I used to have Windows 7 RC (Build 7100) on both the wired desktop and the wired laptop and homegroup feature worked flawlessly at that time...just not with the release.
When I set up a Homegroup between two Computers with Windows 7 it works fine for a few minutes then drops out. The only way to restore is set up new Homegroup but again this drops out after few minutes.
I just started up a homegroup between two wireless PCs, one laptop, one desktop. Both are joined to the Homegroup and I have turned off every setting I could find relating to password protection on both computers. I can pull off files from my laptop->PC just fine, but it doesn't happen the other way around. (Now on my laptop) I look at the homegroup tab for the desktop, and if I click on a folder (eg Music), nothing happens.
Now when I click on the "Network" tab on Windows Explorer (still on laptop), I can see both PCs on the network. When I click on the icon for my desktop, it asks for a username and password. WHAT??? I hunted down that info, found it in Windows credentials. (still on laptop) I tried entering the username and password that I found from both computers, but no dice. First off, I don't even remember setting a username and password...second, I have password protected sharing turned off on both machines.
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It used to ask me for a password and even though i would enter the correct password (the same on all computers) it said "logon failed: wrong username or bad password".
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AMD Phenom II x6 ATI HD Radeon 5770 4GB RAM 1TB HDD Windows 7 Home Prem. 32bit Verizon/Frontier DSL w/ Modem.
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why the Vostro 3500 can ping the other machines by ip and name but it does not listed them in the network windows? Is it because of a Windows service not enable, a setting or something in the registry?
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The connection to Micro exchange is unavailiable etc etc. How can this be if ive just setup the other laptop with an Outlook 2010 account. Also when i ping the server by IP on the problem laptop i get a reply no loss packets. BUT when i ping the server by name(FQDN) I get a timed out reply. Also if i ping by any FQDN on the laptop in question same time out. The laptop that i sucsessfully setup has no problem pinging FQDN
Tried with firewalls off still no sucsess I really stumped here as the two laptops are the same setup. Can anyone point me in the right direction to troubleshoot this issue, as the user is waiting to work with this laptop. Is there a windows 7 setting i need to change for it to work in my 2003 server domain.
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i have some problem in my internet connection.for last 3 days i cannot browse any website using firefox or IE ,later i didn't make any change with my windows 7 systemwhen i try to ping in cmd, it shows request time out.but when i use my computer to play game that needed an internet connection, it's work fine. What should i do
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Where else should I look for the cause of this issue? Why would the computer not be able to ping either DNS but still be able to log into the domain?
I'm having this problem for the last couple of days, and it's unbearable. when i play warcraft III and a map called DotA on it(game from 2003), I get laggs which were unexistent before. my connection speed before was around 4mb/s, but now it shows that it's only 1mb/s. when i use ipconfig /flushdns and then /renew, i get normal connection, but only for a few minutes.
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i want ask about CMD when Pinging, Today i see something weird with my Ping ...here's the Result :
Code: Reply from 175.103.60.55: bytes=32 time=355ms TTL=53 Reply from 175.103.60.55: bytes=32 time=253ms TTL=53 Reply from 175.103.60.55: bytes=32 time=136ms TTL=53 Reply from 175.103.60.55: bytes=32 - MISCOMPARE at offset 3 - time=138ms TTL=53 Reply from 175.103.60.55: bytes=32 time=134ms TTL=53 i want ask , what was that - MISCOMPARE at offset 3 - ?
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