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Networking with Windows 7

  • 20-01-2012 11:16PM
    #1
    colmtowey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 126 ✭✭


    Hi

    I have a laptop with windows 7 home and a desktop with windows 7 ultimate. i want the 2 of them to be networked through my wireless router. Both of them are on a workgroup of the same name. when i go to run box type in the computer name i want to access i get a enter network password prompt. i had no passwords set up on either computer at the time. when i click on network i can see both computers on the network but when i try to connect to the other computer i can get so far and then i am to i need permission off the administrator. This is really annoying me as i have tried a number of things. when i try to change it to a home network rather than a work network it always revert back to the work network. Sharing and broadcast are turned on and the password option is turned off

    I would be grateful for any advise.

    Regards

    Colm Towey


Comments

  • #2
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,683 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Have you tried establishing passwords?


  • #3
    mp22
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭mp22


    It sounds like the network wizard was used at some point to set up a home group,this generates a password needed to view pc's on the network.


  • #4
    colmtowey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 126 ✭✭colmtowey


    Hi

    Thanks for the reply. I have went into homegroup and changed the passwords to what i want

    Regards

    Colm Towey


  • #5
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 96,078 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    just a note , on some access points there is a setting called AP isolation, this means that computers connected wirelessly can't see each other


  • #6
    colmtowey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 126 ✭✭colmtowey


    Hi

    Have you any idea where I can find this setting. When I check both computers the other computer is visible when I go to network. I can go in and acess so much from either computer but get a permission warning message when trying to get into other folders. I was thinking of changing the everyone permission to full control but don't really want to. I might do this because it is a home network.

    Regards

    Colm Towey


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  • #7
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 96,078 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    It's a setting on a minority of linux access points , llike linksys ,
    it will NOT be set unless someone has done it.


    try having the machines ping each other , there is the whole firewall to worry about - check out tutorials on the web

    try using same usernames and passwords at both ends

    use the IP address instead of the name

    \\192.168.1.56\ShareName


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