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Unable to connect to one PC, but can the other way
Good Afternoon all, I hope you're enjoying this beautiful weather!! Well, you won't be able to for another few minutes.
I'm here because the web is useless and despite me searching through pages of forum threads and Google searches, I have found nothing that relates to my problem exactly.
Here is a (very aesthetically-pleasing, if I do say so myself!) diagram of my setup of computers around my home:
PC 2 is getting its internet through ICS from PC 1. This is done in the diagram through a yellow line (an ethernet / CAT5 cable) - works fine. The red lines in the diagram represent any wireless connections amongst the (can I call it a network yet? )
Now, my whole intention here is for the computers to happilly share their files over the network, without any of this homegroup hassle - as it's not really needed afaik?
All of the computers are visible on eachother's 'Network' page in W7.
Now, here is what can access what:
When choosing another PC from PC-1:
- I can access PC-2 (Daniel-PC) and its files fine.
- I can access laptop (MANDY-PC) and its files fine.
When choosing another PC from PC-2:
- I cannot access PC-1 (Daniel-GPC). I receive the inevitable message of:
- I can access laptop (MANDY-PC) and its files fine.
When choosing another PC from LAPTOP (MANDY-PC):
- I can access PC-1 (Daniel-GPC) and its files fine.
- I can access PC-2 (Daniel-PC) and its files fine.
The part in red that I've highlighted above is the problem here. The fact that I can access PC1 -> PC2, but I cannot vice versa PC2 -> PC1. Yet internet connection sharing among both PCs works fine... I'm bewildered.
Here is another pretty diagram to put the above into a visual concept:
All 3 computers have the same settings in advanced network settings (i.e. network discovery is on, password file protecting is off, file sharing on etc...) They're also all connected to the same workgroup of 'WORKGROUP'.
PC-1: Windows 7 Ultimate x64
PC-2: Windows 7 Home x64
LAPTOP: Windows 7 Home x64
Ultimately there is nothing wrong with the LAPTOP's connections, I was merely adding it in to show that I can access PC-1 from somewhere.
I've used the 'diagnose' function, gone through and changed permissions, tried a different workgroup name, but nothing at all works.
You are a legend if you can help me with anything to get this working.
Thank you very much. :)
Daniel