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Re: using the shared folders on the lan

From Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk>
Newsgroups alt.comp.os.windows-11
Subject Re: using the shared folders on the lan
Date 2025-04-18 14:49 +0100
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <vttl9c$34moq$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
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knuttle wrote:
> I have been using folders that are shared on the LAN by several 
> computers for years on Windows 10 computers.
> 
> Now I have upgraded to a new computer with Windows 11 Home.
> 
> Now when ever I try to map a network drive I get the message "Windows 
> Can not access \\LaptopĀ  (Laptop is the name of the other computer on 
> the LAN.)
> 
> I have worked on this for a couple of days and can not find why all 
> incoming and outgoing activity to LAN devices is blocked.
> 
> What am I missing?

There was a really good checklist here several weeks ago - possibly from 
Java Jive.  See if you can find that and work through it ...

How many devices are on your LAN?  What are they, and what OS do they run?


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Graham J

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using the shared folders on the lan knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2025-04-18 09:37 -0400
  Re: using the shared folders on the lan Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2025-04-18 14:49 +0100
    Re: using the shared folders on the lan knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2025-04-18 11:18 -0400
      Re: using the shared folders on the lan Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2025-04-18 16:40 +0100
  Re: using the shared folders on the lan Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2025-04-18 15:26 +0100
    Re: using the shared folders on the lan Valerio Vanni <valerio.vanni@inwind.it> - 2025-04-18 17:54 +0200
      Re: using the shared folders on the lan SOLUTION knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2025-04-19 07:16 -0400
        Re: using the shared folders on the lan SOLUTION Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-04-19 14:04 +0100
          Re: using the shared folders on the lan SOLUTION knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2025-04-19 13:02 -0400
            Re: using the shared folders on the lan SOLUTION MikeS <mikes@is.invalid> - 2025-04-19 19:11 +0100
  Re: using the shared folders on the lan Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-04-18 22:26 -0400
    Re: using the shared folders on the lan Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2025-04-22 20:34 -0500
  Re: using the shared folders on the lan Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-04-19 11:34 +0000

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