Welcome guest. Before posting on our computer help forum, you must register. Click here it's easy and free.

Author Topic: Can't see other computers on home network  (Read 3928 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

dgorrd

    Topic Starter


    Newbie

    • Experience: Experienced
    • OS: Windows 10
    Can't see other computers on home network
    « 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?

    DaveLembke



      Sage
    • Thanked: 662
    • Certifications: List
    • Computer: Specs
    • Experience: Expert
    • OS: Windows 10
    Re: Can't see other computers on home network
    « Reply #1 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.

    dgorrd

      Topic Starter


      Newbie

      • Experience: Experienced
      • OS: Windows 10
      Re: Can't see other computers on home network
      « Reply #2 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.

      Mark.



        Adviser
      • Forum Regular
      • Thanked: 67
        • Yes
      • Certifications: List
      • Computer: Specs
      • Experience: Experienced
      • OS: Windows 10
      Re: Can't see other computers on home network
      « Reply #3 on: July 21, 2018, 06:42:33 AM »
      fruitful investigations then.
      good find. :)