File sharing between two W7 PCs

Hello,

I've two Win7 PCs, plus an XP and a Mac. On both Win7, I've anonymous files shares setup; same goes for XP and Mac.

The problem is: any permutation of access works (7->XP, 7->Mac, Mac->7, XP->7), EXCEPT for when I try to access Win7 machine from the other Win7 machine. In that case, I am asked for username and password, and even when I provide it, it still doesn't let me to get in.

Is this a known problem? Am I missing an obvious piece somewhere?

BTW, it's 7100 and 7201 builds.

Thank you.

Regards,

Ilya.

wur said:

Hello,

I've two Win7 PCs, plus an XP and a Mac. On both Win7, I've anonymous files shares setup; same goes for XP and Mac.

The problem is: any permutation of access works (7->XP, 7->Mac, Mac->7, XP->7), EXCEPT for when I try to access Win7 machine from the other Win7 machine. In that case, I am asked for username and password, and even when I provide it, it still doesn't let me to get in.

Is this a known problem? Am I missing an obvious piece somewhere?

BTW, it's 7100 and 7201 builds.

Thank you.

Regards,

Ilya.

Hi and welcome to sevenforums. are both win 7 machines in the same homegroup and does both machines use the same password. Plus some system specs and networking might hlp

Ken

Hi Ken,

Actually, I am unable to join the two W7s into a single homegroup:

I create a homegroup on 7100 build; 7201 build sees the homegroup and offers to join it, however, it's always stuck after I type in the password. Several solutions I found on the web didn't help (including deleting certain key files).

Yes, both computers use the same username and password.

It's a regular flat LAN (Linksys WRT54GL, DD-WRT); 7100 is a generic PC (Intel DG31 chipset), 7201 is a Dell Inspiron 6400.

I'd like to emphasize that, per my original description, only W7 to W7 doesn't work, all other combinations are fine.

Thank you.

Ilya.

Scott,

Workgroup is the same on all machines (not that it matters for the anonymous sharing). Also, I've noted twice that connectivity between W7 and WXP works well - which precludes a workgroup-related explanation.

I'm starting to wonder if different architectures have anything to do with this (x64 on PC, x32 on laptop) - although a far more likely explanation is probably different and non-RTM builds....

Ilya.

Are they set up at home/private/public networks?

Zay,

Both W7 machines are able to communicate with all other machines on the network except with each other, and all other machines on the network are able to see and access both W7 machines.

Both W7 machines are set at Home network.

I'm toying with the idea of upgrading both W7s to 7600, though I'd rather wait for the official RTM.

Ilya.