Cannot write to network drive although in same Homegroup


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    Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
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    Cannot write to network drive although in same Homegroup


    Dear forum,

    I have a very simple network. Two desktop PCs - PC1 and PC2 - connected directly with each other via an ethernet cable (also having a WLAN connection) and one laptop connected only via WLAN. PC1 has a mapped network drive that PC3 should be able to not only read from, but write to also.

    From the laptop, I can RDP into PC1 and PC2 to control them - but I cannot write files to PC1's shared network drive Z from the laptop, although the permissions on PC1 are set so I should be able to. All three computers are in the same Homegroup.

    Any hints pointing me in the right direction are much appreciated!

    PC1 (desktop PC connected directly to PC2 via ethernet, also has WLAN connection)
    Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
    Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.
    C:\Windows\system32>ipconfig /all
    Windows-IP-Konfiguration
    Hostname . . . . . . . . . . . . : PC1
    Primäres DNS-Suffix . . . . . . . :
    Knotentyp . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
    IP-Routing aktiviert . . . . . . : Nein
    WINS-Proxy aktiviert . . . . . . : Nein
    Ethernet-Adapter LAN-Verbindung:
    Verbindungsspezifisches DNS-Suffix:
    Beschreibung. . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82579V Gigabit Network Connection
    Physikalische Adresse . . . . . . : 54-04-A6-17-FE-B7
    DHCP aktiviert. . . . . . . . . . : Nein
    Autokonfiguration aktiviert . . . : Ja
    Verbindungslokale IPv6-Adresse . : fe80::49cc:d0fb:caef:e4e1%13(Bevorzugt)
    IPv4-Adresse . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.2(Bevorzugt)
    Subnetzmaske . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
    Standardgateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
    DHCPv6-IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 357827750
    DHCPv6-Client-DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-1A-91-20-87-F8-D1-11-61-4F-10
    DNS-Server . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
    fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
    fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
    NetBIOS über TCP/IP . . . . . . . : Aktiviert
    Drahtlos-LAN-Adapter Drahtlosnetzwerkverbindung:
    Verbindungsspezifisches DNS-Suffix:
    Beschreibung. . . . . . . . . . . : Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter
    Physikalische Adresse . . . . . . : F8-D1-11-61-4F-10
    DHCP aktiviert. . . . . . . . . . : Ja
    Autokonfiguration aktiviert . . . : Ja
    Verbindungslokale IPv6-Adresse . : fe80::1cc5:1796:8186:c993%11(Bevorzugt)
    IPv4-Adresse . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.108(Bevorzugt)
    Subnetzmaske . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
    Lease erhalten. . . . . . . . . . : Freitag, 28. Februar 2014 09:00:03
    Lease läuft ab. . . . . . . . . . : Samstag, 22. März 2014 04:38:40
    Standardgateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
    DHCP-Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
    DHCPv6-IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 200855825
    DHCPv6-Client-DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-1A-91-20-87-F8-D1-11-61-4F-10
    DNS-Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
    NetBIOS über TCP/IP . . . . . . . : Aktiviert
    Tunneladapter isatap.{F9985EB4-738B-4F4C-8CFD-F13B2BDF2C0B}:
    Medienstatus. . . . . . . . . . . : Medium getrennt
    Verbindungsspezifisches DNS-Suffix:
    Beschreibung. . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft-ISATAP-Adapter
    Physikalische Adresse . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
    DHCP aktiviert. . . . . . . . . . : Nein
    Autokonfiguration aktiviert . . . : Ja
    Tunneladapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:
    Medienstatus. . . . . . . . . . . : Medium getrennt
    Verbindungsspezifisches DNS-Suffix:
    Beschreibung. . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
    Physikalische Adresse . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
    DHCP aktiviert. . . . . . . . . . : Nein
    Autokonfiguration aktiviert . . . : Ja
    Tunneladapter isatap.{DC9D804D-DE76-44E2-8E88-04F0FB7D13CC}:
    Medienstatus. . . . . . . . . . . : Medium getrennt
    Verbindungsspezifisches DNS-Suffix:
    Beschreibung. . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft-ISATAP-Adapter #2
    Physikalische Adresse . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
    DHCP aktiviert. . . . . . . . . . : Nein
    Autokonfiguration aktiviert . . . : Ja

    PC2 (desktop PC connected directly to PC1 via ethernet, also has WLAN connection)
    Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
    Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.
    C:\Windows\system32>ipconfig /all
    Windows-IP-Konfiguration
    Hostname . . . . . . . . . . . . : PC2
    Primäres DNS-Suffix . . . . . . . :
    Knotentyp . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
    IP-Routing aktiviert . . . . . . : Nein
    WINS-Proxy aktiviert . . . . . . : Nein
    Ethernet-Adapter LAN-Verbindung:
    Verbindungsspezifisches DNS-Suffix:
    Beschreibung. . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82579V Gigabit Network Connection
    Physikalische Adresse . . . . . . : 54-04-A6-49-7B-C3
    DHCP aktiviert. . . . . . . . . . : Nein
    Autokonfiguration aktiviert . . . : Ja
    Verbindungslokale IPv6-Adresse . : fe80::34a0:5c8c:e400:1983%12(Bevorzugt)
    IPv4-Adresse . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.3(Bevorzugt)
    Subnetzmaske . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
    Standardgateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
    DHCPv6-IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 357827750
    DHCPv6-Client-DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-16-97-FD-A0-B0-48-7A-C3-A9-6B
    DNS-Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
    NetBIOS über TCP/IP . . . . . . . : Aktiviert
    Drahtlos-LAN-Adapter Drahtlosnetzwerkverbindung:
    Verbindungsspezifisches DNS-Suffix:
    Beschreibung. . . . . . . . . . . : TP-LINK Wireless N Adapter
    Physikalische Adresse . . . . . . : B0-48-7A-C3-A9-6B
    DHCP aktiviert. . . . . . . . . . : Ja
    Autokonfiguration aktiviert . . . : Ja
    Verbindungslokale IPv6-Adresse . : fe80::b4cb:cfd3:fffd:335c%11(Bevorzugt)
    IPv4-Adresse . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.107(Bevorzugt)
    Subnetzmaske . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
    Lease erhalten. . . . . . . . . . : Donnerstag, 27. Februar 2014 14:59:33
    Lease läuft ab. . . . . . . . . . : Mittwoch, 19. März 2014 15:04:12
    Standardgateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
    DHCP-Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
    DHCPv6-IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 246433914
    DHCPv6-Client-DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-16-97-FD-A0-B0-48-7A-C3-A9-6B
    DNS-Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
    NetBIOS über TCP/IP . . . . . . . : Aktiviert
    Tunneladapter Reusable ISATAP Interface {4E919AF4-7C43-49F1-BE1C-C87C84C41845}:
    Medienstatus. . . . . . . . . . . : Medium getrennt
    Verbindungsspezifisches DNS-Suffix:
    Beschreibung. . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft-ISATAP-Adapter
    Physikalische Adresse . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
    DHCP aktiviert. . . . . . . . . . : Nein
    Autokonfiguration aktiviert . . . : Ja
    Tunneladapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:
    Verbindungsspezifisches DNS-Suffix:
    Beschreibung. . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
    Physikalische Adresse . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
    DHCP aktiviert. . . . . . . . . . : Nein
    Autokonfiguration aktiviert . . . : Ja
    IPv6-Adresse. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:9d38:6ab8:24c7:200c:3f57:fd94(Bevorzugt)
    Verbindungslokale IPv6-Adresse . : fe80::24c7:200c:3f57:fd94%13(Bevorzugt)
    Standardgateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
    NetBIOS über TCP/IP . . . . . . . : Deaktiviert
    Tunneladapter isatap.{8BDCEEF8-4C7A-4428-866B-915A70A74AAE}:
    Medienstatus. . . . . . . . . . . : Medium getrennt
    Verbindungsspezifisches DNS-Suffix:
    Beschreibung. . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft-ISATAP-Adapter #2
    Physikalische Adresse . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
    DHCP aktiviert. . . . . . . . . . : Nein
    Autokonfiguration aktiviert . . . : Ja
    Tunneladapter Reusable ISATAP Interface {578E022B-2BB5-46D2-BE65-52809A973828}:
    Medienstatus. . . . . . . . . . . : Medium getrennt
    Verbindungsspezifisches DNS-Suffix:
    Beschreibung. . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft-ISATAP-Adapter #3
    Physikalische Adresse . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
    DHCP aktiviert. . . . . . . . . . : Nein
    Autokonfiguration aktiviert . . . : Ja
    Tunneladapter isatap.{49CBF0C7-A10D-472F-A0EC-686779947343}:
    Medienstatus. . . . . . . . . . . : Medium getrennt
    Verbindungsspezifisches DNS-Suffix:
    Beschreibung. . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft-ISATAP-Adapter #4
    Physikalische Adresse . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
    DHCP aktiviert. . . . . . . . . . : Nein
    Autokonfiguration aktiviert . . . : Ja

    PC3 (laptop with WLAN connection only)
    Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
    Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
    C:\Windows\system32>ipconfig /all
    Windows IP Configuration
    Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : PC3
    Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
    Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
    IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
    WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
    Ethernet adapter Bluetooth Network Connection:
    Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Bluetooth Device (Personal Area Network)
    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 14-10-9F-DA-3E-2E
    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
    Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:
    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 802.11n Network Adapter
    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 14-10-9F-DA-3E-2D
    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
    Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::fd9e:19ae:77e3:69e6%11(Preferred)
    IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.113(Preferred)
    Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
    Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Mittwoch, 12. März 2014 03:41:08
    Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Samstag, 22. März 2014 08:09:34
    Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
    DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
    DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 236195999
    DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-18-5E-58-55-14-10-9F-DA-3E-2D
    DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::1%11
    192.168.2.1
    NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
    Tunnel adapter 6TO4 Adapter:
    Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft 6to4 Adapter #2
    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
    Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 13:
    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. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:9d38:90d7:349a:20fb:26a0:2673(Pref
    erred)
    Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::349a:20fb:26a0:2673%21(Preferred)
    Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
    NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
    Tunnel adapter isatap.{8E980B6E-142D-4833-A5E1-32B66C8A8D71}:
    Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2
    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
    Tunnel adapter isatap.{EA460696-99CE-4A07-8DC0-40D28D014044}:
    Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #3
    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
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  2. Posts : 8,870
    Windows 7 Ult, Windows 8.1 Pro,
       #2

    I'm wondering why you connected those machines using an Ethernet cable when you already have a router?

    I can't think of any valid reason for doing this when these machines are already connected to a router with a common gateway.

    As for the drive sharing issue, it's usually required to share the drive via the instructions in the following link.

    HDD sharing
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  3. Posts : 147
    Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
    Thread Starter
       #3

    The two desktop PCs are constantly swapping much data back and forth. They are rendering light simulations. A WLAN connection was much too slow.

    Thanks for the link; I shall use these instructions for the sharing aspect.
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  4. Posts : 8,870
    Windows 7 Ult, Windows 8.1 Pro,
       #4

    Useless User said:
    The two desktop PCs are constantly swapping much data back and forth. They are rendering light simulations. A WLAN connection was much too slow.

    Thanks for the link; I shall use these instructions for the sharing aspect.


    Edit: sorry I had trouble envisioning this particular network set up, I figured out that you meant the machines were only connectable to the router through wireless but were close enough to each other in order to run a wire between them so as to transfer files faster or run the light program, I get it finally!
    Last edited by chev65; 13 Mar 2014 at 15:36.
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  5. Posts : 147
    Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
    Thread Starter
       #5

    I prioritised Ethernet over WLAN with some help from one of the threads here. The WLAN router has three Ethernet sockets but is in a bad location. The sharing works as it should now, which is great. Not as straightforward as I'd thought at first.
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  6. Posts : 8,870
    Windows 7 Ult, Windows 8.1 Pro,
       #6

    Useless User said:
    I prioritised Ethernet over WLAN with some help from one of the threads here. The WLAN router has three Ethernet sockets but is in a bad location. The sharing works as it should now, which is great. Not as straightforward as I'd thought at first.
    Yes you can play around with the metric to set network connection priorities although Windows typically favors the wired connection over the wireless.

    Thanks for letting me know the security tab adjustments worked to allow access.

    There is also local security policy that allows Windows to connect both wired and wireless at start up, I do this just for testing wireless settings etc.
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Cannot write to network drive although in same Homegroup-group-policy-using-two-connections-once.png  
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