From time to time, I temporarily disable my NIC by going to "Network and Sharing Center" -> "Change adapter settings" -> (select LAN adapter) -> "Disable". I do this to prevent any network access to one of my computers for a while. When I'm done, I re-enable the NIC and most of the time, everything works perfectly from then on -- including being able to see other computers and their shared resource on my Workgroup LAN network.
However, every once in a while, the other computers/folders NEVER show up again under the "Network" desktop icon, no longer how long I wait. When that occurs, a reboot completely fixes the problem. But there are times when a reboot is unacceptable (for example, if the computer is working on a long task that can't be interrupted). In that circumstance, what can I do to force those other computers to be seen WITHOUT a reboot?
NOTE that this is an uncommon situation, which means that it's very unlikely some important setting is incorrect, such as the browsing master or other such setting.
Thanks!
However, every once in a while, the other computers/folders NEVER show up again under the "Network" desktop icon, no longer how long I wait. When that occurs, a reboot completely fixes the problem. But there are times when a reboot is unacceptable (for example, if the computer is working on a long task that can't be interrupted). In that circumstance, what can I do to force those other computers to be seen WITHOUT a reboot?
NOTE that this is an uncommon situation, which means that it's very unlikely some important setting is incorrect, such as the browsing master or other such setting.
Thanks!
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Professional 64-bitIntel Core i7-4790K Devil’s Canyon Quad-Core ...16GB G.SKILL TridentX 2666 (PC3 21300) RAMEVGA nVidia GTX-750
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Home-built
- OS
- Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
- CPU
- Intel Core i7-4790K Devil’s Canyon Quad-Core 4.0 GHz
- Motherboard
- ASUS Z97-A/USB 3.1 Gen 2
- Memory
- 16GB G.SKILL TridentX 2666 (PC3 21300) RAM
- Graphics Card(s)
- EVGA nVidia GTX-750
- Sound Card
- LogiLink USB 2.0 7.1 Channel Sound Box
- Monitor(s) Displays
- DELL U2713HM, ViewSonic 22, HDTV
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Hard Drives
- System is on 2x RAID 0 Samsung 850 PRO 256GB SATA-III SSD
System has several other SATA III disks as well
- PSU
- Corsair RM750x
- Case
- CoolerMaster Storm Scout 2
- Cooling
- CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO
- Keyboard
- Apple Slim, Bluetooth slim
- Mouse
- Logitech Trackball Marble & Logitech Wireless Trackball
- Internet Speed
- 100 Gbps
- Antivirus
- Avira AntiVirus Pro
- Browser
- Waterfox, Opera, Basilisk
