Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Fokke Nauta Newsgroups: alt.comp.os.windows-11 Subject: Re: Can't connect to laptop Date: Fri, 2 May 2025 11:47:46 +0200 Lines: 88 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net 8iWtcM/cYWzmvf5AFeUqYg6F8IkFkHiQii8NTjhxjTDUaHiqRr Cancel-Lock: sha1:rkTHtLwRFpBG6kzRRFBX2n6UxZE= sha256:v4pHmzE4F9+/LLukJ4c4YeIXJj7Z8KtjBijPFWlyZCE= User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:102.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/102.15.1 Content-Language: nl In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com alt.comp.os.windows-11:18945 On 01/05/2025 22:59, knuttle wrote: > On 05/01/2025 9:05 AM, Fokke Nauta wrote: >> On 01/05/2025 13:19, Graham J wrote: >>> Fokke Nauta wrote: >>> >>> [snip] >>> >>>>> It would now help us to have a complete picture of your system. >>>>> Please therefore list every device with its details, as follows: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Computer name >>>>> IP address >>>>> Desktop or laptop >>>>> Operating system >>>>> Ethernet cable or WiFi connection >>>>> Accounts present and whether Standard User or Administrator >>>>> Shared folder name(s) >>>>> >>>>> Printer name, make and model >>>>> Connection type >>>>> - USB >>>>> - WiFi to router >>>>> - WiFi to specific computer >>>>> - Ethernet cable >>>>> IP address if networked >>>>> >>>>> NAS (if present) - make and model >>>>> >>>>> Other network components: switch, WiFi extender, etc. >>>>> >>>>> Please also state the make and model number of your router. >>>>> >>>>> Then summarise which computer can see what shares on all the other >>>>> computers. >>>>> >>>>> Thank you. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> Of course I won't do that. >>> >>> >>> Many people here have offered sensible suggestions as to what you >>> should look for.  But you have not resolved the problem. >>> >>> So there must be something about your set-up that you haven't told us >>> - probably without realising your omission. >>> >>> So the purpose of my question was to get you to review everything and >>> document it for us all to see.  It also makes it easier for us to ask >>> very specific questions or make carefully targetted suggestions.  I >>> am aware that this will take some time - but you have already spent a >>> lot of time on this already! >>> >>> Nothing that I've asked you compromises your security unless we come >>> to visit you in your home.  And if you asked a local computer support >>> business to help you the first thing they would do is to gather as >>> much information as possible about your system. >>> >>> >> >> Ofcourse I'm not going to reveal all those details. It doesn't make >> any sence. >> But we've got 3 pc's with W10 Pro, and 2 laptops withy W11 Pro. They >> all get an IP address from our router, depending on their MAC address. >> The 3 pc's and my laptop have shares, and can see eachothers shares. >> No problem. >> The W11 laptop of my wife can see all shares of the other pc's and my >> laptop. But my laptop and the pc's can't see the shares of my wife's >> laptop. >> >> Fokke > DUMB Questions:  In all of the attemps to help you, there is a basic > question I must ask.   Many changes to security, computer system, etc. > require that the computer be rebooted to have them take effect. > > Are you rebooting your computer after making the suggested changes? Yes, ofcourse. > > Some screens require you to use a SAVE or equivalent button to exit > after changes.   Are you using that button? In case there was a Save option, I saved it. Fokke