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Multiple Network sharing issues
Hey guys,
This is my first post here, so sorry if I posted in the wrong place.
I have multiple PCs/laptops that I would like to network together to share folders and a printer. Currently, I have two PCs that I have built myself, one being my personal computer and the second one I plan on using as the central location for the file/printer sharing (this is the PC that the printer is connected to). I had this setup working before, and then something went wrong and everything stopped working.
I currently have all my data on a separate partition named "DATA", that I would like accessible to the 4 other computers on my network. For some reason, I am having trouble viewing this central PC on any other computer.
Let's call the central PC "Media-PC". When I go into my Network folder on any of the other 4 computers, "Media-PC" will not show up. I have checked many things already and am at loss as to why it is not appearing. Here is what I have done so far:
1. Double-check Network and Sharing center settings on all PCs, so they are as follows:
Network Discovery ON
File and Printer Sharing ON
Public Folder Sharing ON
Password-Protected Sharing ON
Use user accounts and passwords to connect to other computers
2. Check Windows firewall settings
3. Uninstall/reinstall all network drivers
4. Do a ping test. It appears the ping is not successful when I try to ping Media-PC. I get a 0% loss, however, I also get an error "Destination host unreachable".
If there is anything I'm missing, please let me know. This has me stumped as to why Media-PC is not showing on the network map.
If you need any more information, let me know.
Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it :)!