Network Discovery Issues

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  1. Posts : 19
    Windows 7 RC 7100
       #1

    Network Discovery Issues


    Hello all,

    Whenever I turn network discovery on and click save changes, I go right back to edit advanced sharing settings to find that it has set itself back to off automatically. Any ideas? I have researched a bit and can't really seem to find anything that works for me.
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  2. Posts : 19
    Windows 7 RC 7100
    Thread Starter
       #2

    Here is a recording I just took of the exact issue as it happens:

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrApdg7e0Ac"]YouTube - Network Discovery Issues[/ame]
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  3. Posts : 28,845
    Win 8 Release candidate 8400
       #3

    where are you turning network discovery on? Is there a prohibition against it by the admin?
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  4. Posts : 196
    Windows 7
       #4

    Have you tweaked any services? SSDP Discovery Service?
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  5. Posts : 19
    Windows 7 RC 7100
    Thread Starter
       #5

    zigzag3143 said:
    where are you turning network discovery on? Is there a prohibition against it by the admin?
    I am the admin.

    ultraplanet said:
    Have you tweaked any services? SSDP Discovery Service?
    I have turned off Windows Defender but I was able to turn it on before and detect my brother's computer. All firewalls have been turned off etc. Turning this off is what is stopping me from finding his network path. I do not know what SSDP Discovery Service is.
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  6. Posts : 1,557
    XP, Seven, 2008R2
       #6

    Jmachol said:
    Turning this off is what is stopping me from finding his network path.
    You don't need Network Discovery for file sharing.

    Go to his computer, run ipconfig in a command window (or check the network adapter properties). Note the IP address.

    Go to your computer. Open My Computer and type \\his.ip.address.here in the address bar and press Enter.

    In fact, you don't even need to go to his computer. Use ipscan or netscan to scan the whole network and it will find his computer very quickly.
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  7. Posts : 196
    Windows 7
       #7

    Jmachol said:
    Turning this off is what is stopping me from finding his network path.
    No but it could be what is preventing you from being able to get network discovery to stay on when you turn it on. Which is the question you asked I thought.
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  8. Posts : 19
    Windows 7 RC 7100
    Thread Starter
       #8

    sup3rsprt said:
    Jmachol said:
    Turning this off is what is stopping me from finding his network path.
    You don't need Network Discovery for file sharing.

    Go to his computer, run ipconfig in a command window (or check the network adapter properties). Note the IP address.

    Go to your computer. Open My Computer and type \\his.ip.address.here in the address bar and press Enter.

    In fact, you don't even need to go to his computer. Use ipscan or netscan to scan the whole network and it will find his computer very quickly.
    The network path can't be found for his IP. It can be pinged though. It shows up under Network but the Network Discovery is to get me and him in the same workgroup. His is on and says he is in WORKGROUP. Mine is off which in turn makes me not in any workgroup. I'm just wondering why it keeps automatically turning off every time I change it to on. Because once I fix this we will both be in the same workgroup and I will be able to find his network path.
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  9. Posts : 1,557
    XP, Seven, 2008R2
       #9

    "network path can't be found" error is usually caused by the file sharing services not running properly (or not all of them started).

    can you show me the output of all these commands?

    nbtstat -n

    netstat -an

    net start

    you might need to run them from an elevated command prompt
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  10. Posts : 19
    Windows 7 RC 7100
    Thread Starter
       #10

    C:\Users\Josh>netstat -n

    Active Connections

    Proto Local Address Foreign Address State
    TCP 127.0.0.1:1029 127.0.0.1:27015 ESTABLISHED
    TCP 127.0.0.1:13687 127.0.0.1:13688 ESTABLISHED
    TCP 127.0.0.1:13688 127.0.0.1:13687 ESTABLISHED
    TCP 127.0.0.1:13689 127.0.0.1:13690 ESTABLISHED
    TCP 127.0.0.1:13690 127.0.0.1:13689 ESTABLISHED
    TCP 127.0.0.1:27015 127.0.0.1:1029 ESTABLISHED
    TCP 192.168.1.4:13507 96.17.77.73:80 CLOSE_WAIT
    TCP 192.168.1.4:14667 72.165.61.144:27039 CLOSE_WAIT
    TCP 192.168.1.4:15019 74.86.200.237:80 ESTABLISHED
    TCP 192.168.1.4:15020 74.86.200.237:80 ESTABLISHED
    TCP 192.168.1.4:15021 74.125.67.102:80 ESTABLISHED
    TCP 192.168.1.4:15022 74.125.45.113:80 ESTABLISHED

    C:\Users\Josh>netstat -an

    Active Connections

    Proto Local Address Foreign Address State
    TCP 0.0.0.0:135 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
    TCP 0.0.0.0:445 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
    TCP 0.0.0.0:912 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
    TCP 0.0.0.0:1025 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
    TCP 0.0.0.0:1026 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
    TCP 0.0.0.0:1027 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
    TCP 0.0.0.0:1028 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
    TCP 0.0.0.0:1031 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
    TCP 0.0.0.0:2890 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
    TCP 0.0.0.0:5357 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
    TCP 0.0.0.0:53854 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
    TCP 127.0.0.1:1029 127.0.0.1:27015 ESTABLISHED
    TCP 127.0.0.1:5354 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
    TCP 127.0.0.1:13687 127.0.0.1:13688 ESTABLISHED
    TCP 127.0.0.1:13688 127.0.0.1:13687 ESTABLISHED
    TCP 127.0.0.1:13689 127.0.0.1:13690 ESTABLISHED
    TCP 127.0.0.1:13690 127.0.0.1:13689 ESTABLISHED
    TCP 127.0.0.1:27015 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
    TCP 127.0.0.1:27015 127.0.0.1:1029 ESTABLISHED
    TCP 192.168.1.4:139 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
    TCP 192.168.1.4:13507 96.17.77.73:80 CLOSE_WAIT
    TCP 192.168.1.4:14667 72.165.61.144:27039 CLOSE_WAIT
    TCP 192.168.1.4:15019 74.86.200.237:80 ESTABLISHED
    TCP 192.168.1.4:15020 74.86.200.237:80 ESTABLISHED
    TCP 192.168.1.4:15021 74.125.67.102:80 ESTABLISHED
    TCP 192.168.1.4:15022 74.125.45.113:80 ESTABLISHED
    TCP [::]:135 [::]:0 LISTENING
    TCP [::]:445 [::]:0 LISTENING
    TCP [::]:1025 [::]:0 LISTENING
    TCP [::]:1026 [::]:0 LISTENING
    TCP [::]:1027 [::]:0 LISTENING
    TCP [::]:1028 [::]:0 LISTENING
    TCP [::]:1031 [::]:0 LISTENING
    TCP [::]:2890 [::]:0 LISTENING
    TCP [::]:5357 [::]:0 LISTENING
    TCP [::]:53854 [::]:0 LISTENING
    UDP 0.0.0.0:500 *:*
    UDP 0.0.0.0:3544 *:*
    UDP 0.0.0.0:3702 *:*
    UDP 0.0.0.0:3702 *:*
    UDP 0.0.0.0:3702 *:*
    UDP 0.0.0.0:3702 *:*
    UDP 0.0.0.0:4500 *:*
    UDP 0.0.0.0:5355 *:*
    UDP 0.0.0.0:49542 *:*
    UDP 0.0.0.0:50997 *:*
    UDP 0.0.0.0:53016 *:*
    UDP 0.0.0.0:53854 *:*
    UDP 0.0.0.0:54382 *:*
    UDP 0.0.0.0:58703 *:*
    UDP 0.0.0.0:65121 *:*
    UDP 127.0.0.1:44301 *:*
    UDP 127.0.0.1:59689 *:*
    UDP 127.0.0.1:61034 *:*
    UDP 192.168.1.4:137 *:*
    UDP 192.168.1.4:138 *:*
    UDP 192.168.1.4:1900 *:*
    UDP 192.168.1.4:5353 *:*
    UDP 192.168.1.4:50785 *:*
    UDP 192.168.1.4:53377 *:*
    UDP [::]:500 *:*
    UDP [::]:3702 *:*
    UDP [::]:3702 *:*
    UDP [::]:3702 *:*
    UDP [::]:3702 *:*
    UDP [::]:4500 *:*
    UDP [::]:5355 *:*
    UDP [::]:49543 *:*
    UDP [::]:53017 *:*
    UDP [::]:53854 *:*
    UDP [::]:54383 *:*
    UDP [::]:58704 *:*

    C:\Users\Josh>net start
    These Windows services are started:

    Apple Mobile Device
    avast! Antivirus
    avast! iAVS4 Control Service
    Background Intelligent Transfer Service
    Base Filtering Engine
    Bonjour Service
    COM+ Event System
    Computer Browser
    Cryptographic Services
    DCOM Server Process Launcher
    Desktop Window Manager Session Manager
    DHCP Client
    Diagnostic Policy Service
    Diagnostic Service Host
    Distributed Link Tracking Client
    DNS Client
    Function Discovery Provider Host
    Function Discovery Resource Publication
    Group Policy Client
    HomeGroup Provider
    IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules
    IP Helper
    iPod Service
    Kodak AiO Device Service
    Multimedia Class Scheduler
    Network Connections
    Network List Service
    Network Location Awareness
    Network Store Interface Service
    NVIDIA Display Driver Service
    NVIDIA Stereoscopic 3D Driver Service
    Offline Files
    Plug and Play
    PnkBstrA
    Portrait Displays Display Tune Service
    Power
    Print Spooler
    Process Monitor
    Program Compatibility Assistant Service
    Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
    RPC Endpoint Mapper
    Security Accounts Manager
    Security Center
    Server
    Shell Hardware Detection
    Steam Client Service
    Superfetch
    System Event Notification Service
    Task Scheduler
    Themes
    User Profile Service
    VMware Authorization Service
    VMware DHCP Service
    VMware NAT Service
    WebClient
    Windows Audio
    Windows Audio Endpoint Builder
    Windows Connect Now - Config Registrar
    Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework
    Windows Event Log
    Windows Firewall
    Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)
    Windows Live ID Sign-in Assistant
    Windows Management Instrumentation
    Windows Search
    Windows Update
    Workstation

    The command completed successfully.
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