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Intermittent network issue
Here is my situation.
1 windows 7 ultimate wireless laptop
1 windows 7 home premium laptop
1 windows xp desktop computer
I have setup sharing of folders and it works beautifully. However sometimes when I turn on my laptop, the windows 7 system can no longer see the desktop computer (xp). This is not always the case. Sometimes I shutoff and its working beautifully next day. Weird thing is I have had this issue on another windows 7 laptop too (my older dell). In between shutting down, Im not making any changes (ala firewall,settings, et) on either of the systems.
The way I fixed it is very weird too. If I change my wireless network name in my router, and connect to this new network name, it works beautifully. All Im changing is the network name and trick my computer into thinking its new network. I think this is why it works. I have also tried changing the network location from home to work and vice versa and it does not work. You have to literally trick it into thinking its a new network you are connecting.
When its not working I have checked all the wireless settings and it is the same as when it worked (network sharing on, etc). The two windows 7 systems can always see each other fine.
Any reason on why this is occurring.