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Internet & Networking => Networking => Topic started by: dgorrd on July 19, 2018, 06:23:48 PM

Title: Can't see other computers on home network
Post by: dgorrd on July 19, 2018, 06:23:48 PM
I changed from a Netgear R8000 router to a Netgear RBR50 router with satellite in order to get better wifi coverage. The wifi and internet connection are working but not I can't communicate with my home network.  The computers/mobiles can't see each other. I thought maybe it was necessary to set the workgroup in the RBR50 setup but I don't see any place to do that.  How can I get my Windows computers and mobiles to see each other and share files?
Title: Re: Can't see other computers on home network
Post by: DaveLembke on July 20, 2018, 12:23:42 AM
Giving them all access to Google Drive is a way to share up to 15GB cloud storage between them which is easiest.
Title: Re: Can't see other computers on home network
Post by: dgorrd on July 20, 2018, 05:29:48 PM
The problem turned out to be that on the last Windows update, Windows removed the shares.  I put the shares back in Windows and I could see everything again.
Title: Re: Can't see other computers on home network
Post by: Mark. on July 21, 2018, 06:42:33 AM
fruitful investigations then.
good find. :)