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Can connect to share by IP but not computer name
Hi,
I have a Win7 home Premium box and I want to share folders and a printer with 2 XP laptops. I've turned off homegroups and all PCs are using the same workgroup.
One XP laptop can connect to the shared folders and printer with no problem and the shares appear in My Network places etc.
The other XP laptop ** can't ** connect via \\COMPUTERNAME (I get access denied error). Nor does anything show up in My Network Places. One way I can get it to connect is do this:
- Connect via IP - \\102.168.1.101
- a password box appears, so I enter the my user name and password for my Win 7 account (I don't have a password account set up on the XP laptop, but I am using the same username as on the Win 7 box)
- I can then see the shares on the Win 7 box
- If I then type \\COMPUTERNAME I can now connect to the Win7 box and access the shares and printer no problem. Also everything appears correctly in My Network Places
Any ideas on how I can fix things so that I don't have to go in via IP first would be much appreciated!
:)
Cheers
JK