Can ping by ip&name but don't see network

[norko]

Hello,


I have a PC desktop win7 ultimate 64bit and Dell Vostro 3500 win7 professional 64bit. Both connected through D-Link 655 router and they are in same WORKGROUP with files and printer sharing enable. As security the PC has Malwarebytes Anti-Malwares, Comodo firewall, Avira free antivirus. The Vostro has Zonealarm firewall and Avast for anti-virus.

Recently I bought a NAS (Synology DS211J) in order to centralize important documents, media files and the printer. My desktop win7 ultimate has no problem connecting to the NAS. I can ping the NAS ip and name. I can see the NAS listed in network from windows explorer connect to it and browse the NAS directories...yes flawless! However the Dell 3500 could ping the NAS ip and name but I do not see the NAS in the laptop Network of Windows Explorer therefore I could not access the NAS and browse the directories.

Both PC and Vostro could ping each other ip and name, both are listed in their respective Network of Windows Explorer and I could access to each other shared folders. For debugging I turned all securities softwares down on both PC . Problem still persist i.e. Vostro can ping NAS but do not see it in network.

I have another laptop winXP Home edition 32bit and I could ping both PC and the NAS by their ip and names. I could access from that laptop the shared folders of the PC win7 ultimate and NAS but not the Vostro. Vostro can ping ip and name of laptop winXP but not listed on his network places.

- > So in short I would like to know why the Vostro 3500 can ping the other machines by ip and name but it does not listed them in the network windows? Is it because of a Windows service not enable, a setting or something in the registry?

Thanks everyone in advance for your assistance.

 

[2xg]

Welcome to SF norko,

Have you created UserNames and Passwords on the NAS with proper permissions, same LogIn as your computers?
If you have, please try to access the NAS this way: Click on Start and type \\NASName\sharedfolder then press enter.

 

[norko]

Thanks for your assistance 2xg! Sorry to not be able to reply sooner I was stuck with my kids

I did create user accounts in the NAS with proper permission log/pass but not with identical login than computer. I do not know if that is needed since my desktop PC with win7 64bit can access to NAS just fine even though the login is different. Furthermore I would like to access to the NAS with whatever PC of the network as long as I use my NAS user l/p account.

However something shocking happened. I left the Vostro open with network in search mode while I went pick up the kids and now after 3 hours away from laptop I notice that all the PCs are listed on the network windows!!! :shock:

Wow! is it possible the Vostro take longer to discover all the PCs on the same network?!?! Usually my other PCs take like a couple of seconds to find!

Anyway I have to do some testing to validate that assumption.

Thanks again for your assistance. Very appreciated it! [Y]

 

[norko]

For testing I restarted the Vostro numerous time and the network discovery seems to be fast i.e. all PCs from the network appear within 5sec.

I guess by setting up a static ip inside the router for the laptop (which is always was), set "Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP" instead of "Default" of the TCP/IPv4 and disable the TCP/IPv6 solved the problem.

 

[2xg]

That's really great to hear norko.

Glad that you have it all sorted out now.