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One PC cannot see the other on the same network.

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Hello,
I have 2 PCs (both running Win10) A and B
and I want to access one from the other over the network.
They are configured the same way (shared drives, firewall, permissions...)
In the file explorer, under the "network" section:
From A, I see the icon for B and I can access it.
From B, I don't see the icon for A and therefore I cannot access it.

What can I do? Any idea?

Thanks in advance...

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    brupala Posted messages 111140 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   14 441
     
    Hi,
    the first thing to check is that they are both on a private network.
    Then,
    we don't share an entire drive, but a folder.
    Finally,
    to access a network share, it's better to create a network drive (go through this computer now).
    Again,
    it's not necessary to make shares in both directions; it's better for one to be the server for the other and host the shared folders.

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    1. xpremierx Posted messages 169 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   6
       
      Thank you Brupala!
      They are indeed on a private network.
      OK for sharing: I misspoke. It is indeed the folders that are shared.

      How to create a network drive?
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      1. brupala Posted messages 111140 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   14 441 > xpremierx Posted messages 169 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
         
        a right-click in this mode on this computer, now it's no longer in the explorer menu :-(
        there enter the network drive letter, \\name or IP address of the PC\network share name
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    2. xpremierx Posted messages 169 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   6
       
      Forgive me: it's a bit of gibberish for me, this...
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      1. brupala Posted messages 111140 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   14 441 > xpremierx Posted messages 169 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
         
        It may help you

        and the translation from Chinese
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  2. blackmefias_3350 Posted messages 709 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   70
     
    Hello,

    How is your network configured? Are you using a direct cable between the two PCs (Ethernet Cat 5e), or are you going through your ISP's router? Is your network wired or wireless? You need to ensure that in order to see one PC from another, you assign a network IP address, for example, if your router has the address 192.168.1.1

    PC 1 must have a different address than that, for example, 192.168.1.14

    The subnet mask is 255.255.255.0
    Default gateway (PC1) 192.168.1.1

    PC 2 should be configured as follows: 192.168.1.52
    The subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
    Default gateway (PC2): 192.168.1.2

    Here is a link that will help you with configuring your network

    configuration of a network between two Windows 10 PCs
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    1. xpremierx Posted messages 169 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   6
       
      For Brupala:
      Sorry: YouTube is blocked for me. I am hard of hearing.
      I’m doing what I can.

      For Blackmefias_350:
      Thank you for your response.
      My network is private. The two computers are connected via a switch over Ethernet. I go through the box (Freebox).
      Unfortunately, the link you provided didn’t help me at all.
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  3. xpremierx Posted messages 169 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   6
     
    Hello,
    Small issue: I do receive your replies by email as requested (and I thank you for that), but when I display the webpage, they do not appear..
    Is it a CCC issue?
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    1. brupala Posted messages 111140 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   14 441
       
      No,
      It's a moderator who has done a bit of housecleaning following the visit of a grumpy person :-)
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  4. xpremierx Posted messages 169 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   6
     
    OK: thanks for the info...
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  6. blackmefias_3350 Posted messages 709 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   70
     
    Hello,

    Can you tell us the brand and model of your switch?

    Do you have access to the switch's configuration page? I just did some research and found this which might be useful to you. It's a topic that shows you how to configure a switch for the D-Link brand.

    Apparently, some switches do not need to be configured; it all depends on the model and brand. (source: internet)

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  7. xpremierx Posted messages 169 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   6
     
    Hello blackmefias_3350 and thank you...
    My switch was given to me a long time ago and I have no information, not even the brand...
    However, I don't think it's the issue because the PC has access to the box while the wifi is not on.... So it has access through the wired network..
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  8. blackmefias_3350 Posted messages 709 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   70
     
    You should still check your switch; the brand and model should be written either on the back or underneath on a label. Otherwise, you can also search using the serial number of your device, which should be on a label or engraved on the casing of your switch.

    Alternatively, go to the page of your switch; you might find this information there.

    Otherwise, I don't see how I can help you further.

    --
    Knowledge is gained through experience; everything else is just information. A. Einstein
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  9. xpremierx Posted messages 169 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   6
     
    Thank you for the idea.
    I'll take a look at that.
    And I also have a "old" D-Link switch that I'm going to try...
    And I'm going to check the RJ45 cable as well, which could be problematic.
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  10. SATS_fr Posted messages 4849 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   785
     
    Hello, it’s the grump who’s checking in on how you're doing.
    Many of the questions that were asked were unnecessary (to be polite). As far as you're saying that PC A accesses PC B, all the stuff about IPs, private networks, and so on is pointless.

    File sharing on Windows has always been a hassle, ever since the security tightening of W7. The only reliable method for establishing a connection that withstands a reboot, as Burpala mentioned, is the network connection. Have you managed to set it up?

    --
    I only make the effort to help those who make the effort to express themselves in correct French.
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  11. xpremierx Posted messages 169 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   6
     
    Grumpy people like you, I would want them every day...
    Thank you.
    You write "The only way to establish a reliable connection that withstands a reboot, as Burpala said, is the network connection."
    Can you please specify how to do it?
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    1. SATS_fr Posted messages 4849 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   785
       
      Start both PCs. Wait about ten minutes for W10 to launch the search protocol (I believe it's Netbios). Open File Explorer. Click on "This PC", right-click, then "Map network drive". Choose a letter (preferably towards the end of the alphabet), make sure the "Reconnect at sign-in" option is checked, then click on Browse. If you see your other PC there, confirm and you're good to go. Otherwise, come back, and I'll tell you how to connect by entering the remote share.
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      1. brupala Posted messages 111140 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   14 441 > SATS_fr Posted messages 4849 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
         
        It's already explained in <3> and <11>, not understood at first, and apparently not upon arrival either. I'm starting to wonder if xpremierx knows how to click on the blue words of the links :-(
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    2. brupala Posted messages 111140 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   14 441
       
      You need to read network drive connection, which we talked about earlier.
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  12. xpremierx Posted messages 169 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   6
     
    Thank you again: I will try...
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    1. SATS_fr Posted messages 4849 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   785
       
      For me, there’s no shame in admitting that we’re unable to do something. It could be that I explained it poorly. The only thing I ask is that the person makes the effort to be understood. Those who throw out blocks of 15 lines without punctuation and with a mistake in every word, that’s where I draw the line…
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  13. xpremierx Posted messages 169 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   6
     
    Hello everyone and thank you again for your help.
    Please excuse this absence of a few days: I took the time to change my main PC.
    I now have 1 PC instead of 2, and a laptop.
    I have the same problem: PC visible on laptop, laptop invisible on PC...

    In the network connections,
    On the PC, the connection to my box is named "Ethernet 2"
    On the laptop, it is named "Ethernet"

    Could this be the source of the problem? Should I rename one of the two connections?
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    1. SATS_fr Posted messages 4849 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   785
       
      Hello. No, the name doesn't matter. Redo the operation from message <21>
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  14. xpremierx Posted messages 169 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   6
     
    Thank you SATS_fr
    I re-did the operation: only my box appears, not my phone...
    You were proposing to indicate how to connect by entering the remote sharing.
    Can you? Thanks in advance..
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    1. SATS_fr Posted messages 4849 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   785
       
      I'll explain the process on one of the two PCs, and you'll duplicate it on the second one.
      Right-click on the shared directory, then click "share." Under the heading "network path," you have a string that looks like \\PC name\directory name. Copy this name accurately. Go to the other PC. Carry out the process from message <21> until you navigate (or you shouldn't see anything). In the input area, enter the string \\PC name\directory of the other PC and hit enter.
      If that doesn't work, it means that some sharing settings are incorrect.
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  15. xpremierx Posted messages 169 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   6
     
    "You right-click on the directory you are sharing."
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    1. SATS_fr Posted messages 4849 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   785
       
      In the file explorer. Did you share a folder on each of the PCs?
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  16. xpremierx Posted messages 169 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   6
     
    I've shared everything...
    Do I click on any directory?
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    1. SATS_fr Posted messages 4849 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   785
       
      You must not share everything, especially just a directory.
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  17. xpremierx Posted messages 169 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   6
     
    OK: I will therefore remove the sharing of the directories, except for one.
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    1. SATS_fr Posted messages 4849 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   785
       
      You are never safe from a malware that could take advantage of a vulnerability to explore the entire PC if you share everything.
      The shared directory acts as a buffer between the two PCs.
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  18. xpremierx Posted messages 169 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   6
     
    OK: thank you very much...
    I'm going to get started.
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  19. xpremierx Posted messages 169 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   6
     
    Thanks again, SATS_fr!
    But nothing doing... I've followed your instructions to the letter (I think), but my phone still doesn't show up on my PC.
    That said, it's not a big deal since my PC appears on my phone.
    So, I can transfer files from one to the other.
    And with TeamViewer, I don't even need to get up to switch between the two...
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    1. SATS_fr Posted messages 4849 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   785
       
      When you connect with \\computer name\share name\, is there an error?
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  20. xpremierx Posted messages 169 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   6
     
    No, no mistakes...
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    1. SATS_fr Posted messages 4849 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   785
       
      In the explorer, is the connection shown with a letter?
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  21. xpremierx Posted messages 169 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   6
     
    I did the operation again: it’s all good!
    Except for one detail: the connection appears in the explorer with a letter and not in "Network". But that's really just a detail...
    How can I thank you?
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    1. SATS_fr Posted messages 4849 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   785
       
      Yes, the connection does appear in the "This PC" hierarchy. This is due to the fact that the network path is quite erratic and that we go through a permanent connection.
      Happy for you.
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