Cannot connect to second PC on wired hub

Dreamhunter

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[SIZE=+2][FONT=Courier New, Courier, monospace]I have a Linksys 5 port workgroup hub[SIZE=+2][FONT=Courier New, Courier, monospace].

[SIZE=+2][FONT=Courier New, Courier, monospace]Our two PCs are connected by cable so we can move files between the PCs.

[SIZE=+2][FONT=Courier New, Courier, monospace]We access the Internet vi[SIZE=+2][FONT=Courier New, Courier, monospace]a[/FONT][/SIZE] wireless and the hub is only for file transfer.

[SIZE=+2][FONT=Courier New, Courier, monospace]Some[SIZE=+2][FONT=Courier New, Courier, monospace]times it works, but most time I can[SIZE=+2][FONT=Courier New, Courier, monospace]not connect to the other PC[SIZE=+2][FONT=Courier New, Courier, monospace]. The diagnostics do not return any help.

[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][SIZE=+2][FONT=Courier New, Courier, monospace][SIZE=+2][FONT=Courier New, Courier, monospace][SIZE=+2][FONT=Courier New, Courier, monospace][SIZE=+2][FONT=Courier New, Courier, monospace][SIZE=+2][FONT=Courier New, Courier, monospace][SIZE=+2][FONT=Courier New, Courier, monospace][SIZE=+2][FONT=Courier New, Courier, monospace]The other PC[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][SIZE=+2][FONT=Courier New, Courier, monospace][SIZE=+2][FONT=Courier New, Courier, monospace][SIZE=+2][FONT=Courier New, Courier, monospace][SIZE=+2][FONT=Courier New, Courier, monospace][SIZE=+2][FONT=Courier New, Courier, monospace][SIZE=+2][FONT=Courier New, Courier, monospace][SIZE=+2][FONT=Courier New, Courier, monospace][SIZE=+2][FONT=Courier New, Courier, monospace] can [SIZE=+2][FONT=Courier New, Courier, monospace]access one of my drives but not another even though I have the drive set for sharing[SIZE=+2][FONT=Courier New, Courier, monospace].

Nor sure what to do next.

Lee
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No need for such large fonts, really...

What is your IP configuration on the machines?

And you use a HUB? Are you sure it's not a hardware issue, I can't remember the last time I saw a hub...
 

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