Connect to another PC in my house

I have a wireless router at my PC. I have a wireless adapter connected to the PC with my backup drives. I normally Map the backup drive and then use FreeFileSync to mirror my drives to the drives in the backup PC. Nothing has changed at the "backup" end. At the main PC end I upgraded to 64-bit, so need to setup again.

Using the default IPs allocated by the router. I can ping the backup PC. I cannot see it under Network nor Map it.

In Netwrok & Sharing -> Local Area Connection -> Details it shows the correct IP and Gateway addresses.
I am at my wits end trying to set it up this end.

macnab said:

I have a wireless router at my PC. I have a wireless adapter connected to the PC with my backup drives. I normally Map the backup drive and then use FreeFileSync to mirror my drives to the drives in the backup PC. Nothing has changed at the "backup" end. At the main PC end I upgraded to 64-bit, so need to setup again.

Using the default IPs allocated by the router. I can ping the backup PC. I cannot see it under Network nor Map it.

In Netwrok & Sharing -> Local Area Connection -> Details it shows the correct IP and Gateway addresses.
I am at my wits end trying to set it up this end.

It sounds like you aren't using the same WORKGROUP name for all of your networked PC's, this will prevent them from seeing each other.

Workgroup Name - View and Change

You should also make sure that the C:>Users folder, of your networked machines is shared through the sharing tab as well. :)

The workgroup names are the same.

Public folders on main PC are shared because I use the same router to connect to my TV for viewing videos.

Network and Sharing Center:
Local Area Connection
Home Network
Advanced sharing settings for Home or Work:
Network discovery on
File and printer sharing off
Public folder sharing on
Media streaming on
128-bit encryption
Password protection off
Windows doing management

Windows Network Diagnostics says: "The device or resource (pupserver) is not set up to accept connections on port "The File and printer sharing (SMB)".

The main PC can ping the remote PC (192.168.2.103).
The remote PC can ping the router(192.168.2.1) but not the main PC(192.168.2.100)

VistaKing said:

If you want to share files across the computers you want

File and printer sharing to be ON

This.

Nice spot :wink:

The backup PC is Linux.
It is setup that all three HDDs are shared.
So I need it to show up in Network, so I can map it.
File and Printer sharing was on at one stage.
No difference.
The remote PC can't ping the main PC, just the router.

macnab said:

The backup PC is Linux.
It is setup that all three HDDs are shared.
So I need it to show up in Network, so I can map it.
File and Printer sharing was on at one stage.
No difference.
The remote PC can't ping the main PC, just the router.

Is there a third party anti virus software or firewall installed on the machine that won't show up?

If the workgroup name is the same you should have no problems seeing that PC on the network as long as network discovery, file and printer sharing etc. is enabled.

If you can post a screen shot of the ipconfig/all from two of these networked machines it would be helpful. :)

Remote PC (Linux):
wlan0 LINK ENCAP ETHERNET HWaddr: ......(not relevant)
inet addr:192.168.2.103 BCAST:192.168.2.255 MASK:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 METRIC:1



Main PC (Windows 7):
ipconfig:

Windows IP Configuration


PPP adapter iBurst:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2c0f:ffd8:1b:3a96:4885:dcd:fff4:821c
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::4885:dcd:fff4:821c%30
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 41.56.91.167
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : fe80::212:80ff:fef1:96eb%30
0.0.0.0

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::28d7:2aff:11b1:6b5f%14
Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : 169.254.107.95
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : smc.com
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::e049:5447:cf0a:8bd1%10
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1

Tunnel adapter isatap.{D78C9528-0C7B-49CC-AEDF-EA131404B94A}:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Tunnel adapter isatap.smc.com:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : smc.com

Tunnel adapter isatap.{9A7646E1-6E30-4B26-AF5B-1414ADF1661A}:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:9d38:953c:147c:17c0:d6c7:83e6
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::147c:17c0:d6c7:83e6%18
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :


ipconfig /all:

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Nigel-PC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : smc.com

PPP adapter iBurst:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : iBurst
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . :
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2c0f:ffd8:1b:3a96:4885:dcd:fff4:821c(Preferred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::4885:dcd:fff4:821c%30(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 41.56.91.167(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : fe80::212:80ff:fef1:96eb%30
0.0.0.0
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 196.2.97.124
196.46.70.10
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : iBurst Terminal #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-C0-EE-0D-29-35
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::28d7:2aff:11b1:6b5f%14(Preferred)
Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : 169.254.107.95(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 184598766
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-18-B6-25-A2-90-2B-34-95-80-4D
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : smc.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 90-2B-34-95-80-4D
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::e049:5447:cf0a:8bd1%10(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.100(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 06 March 2013 08:03:44
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 07 March 2013 08:03:43
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 244329268
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-18-B6-25-A2-90-2B-34-95-80-4D
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 168.192.1.1
168.95.1.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter isatap.{D78C9528-0C7B-49CC-AEDF-EA131404B94A}:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter isatap.smc.com:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : smc.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #4
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter isatap.{9A7646E1-6E30-4B26-AF5B-1414ADF1661A}:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #5
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:9d38:953c:147c:17c0:d6c7:83e6(Preferred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::147c:17c0:d6c7:83e6%18(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

What is the PPP adaptor for? It appears to have it's own IP address and subnet mask and a default gateway with no value, it's also not in the same subnet as your router is using.

There is also a secondary Ethernet connection which appears to be plugged in but isn't getting anything from the router. This is a very strange network configuration to say the least and I'm not surprised that you are having problems.