Unable to join homegroup


  1. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
       #1

    Unable to join homegroup


    Hello, i have recently got a brand new machine and have updated from windows xp to windows 7. I have been trying to join the homegroup set up on my parents computer so i can access the printer. My computer is connected to my wired router before going into a ethernet connector in my wall and that then joins the modem. I am using norton internet security and so is my parents computer.

    When my computer is plugged into the router and i go into 'trust control' in norton, my router shows up as full trust, but no other computers show up and when i try joining homegroups none show up. But when i plug my computer into the wall bypassing my router, norton shows all the computers on the network and lets me join the homegroup. So to summarise, i cant join homegroups when i am connected to my router, but i can join when i dont use the router.

    Any help please?

    Edit:
    My router is a: Netgear WGR614v9
    Last edited by Rockefella09; 20 Nov 2011 at 08:32. Reason: Adding router model
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  2. Posts : 543
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #2

    Hello,

    Do you need to use the router? When you say you plug it into the wall, does that go to a switch?

    Have a look at this Windows HomeGroup troubleshooting guide and see if it helps:
    Ultimate Troubleshooting Guide for Windows 7 HomeGroup Connection Issues

    If this fails, tell use what model router you have.


    Dave
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