Cant link computers in homegroup

[alwyn]

I am trying to link my laptop to my desk top computer. Both running windows7 home premium x64. When trying to link the two i get the message 'This computer belongs to a homegroup' on both computers, I dont have an option on either to join a homegroup. Not being computer literate can someone please help?

 

[Yard Dog]

Hello alwyn. Welcome to the forums.. great free tips here : 5 Networking Tips and Tricks | Maximum PC
See if they helps out.. otherwise.. we can suggest other ways.

 

[Brink]

Hello Alwyn, and welcome to Seven Forums.

Go ahead and leave the homegroup on both PCs, then double check through the tutorials below to create a homegroup on one PC and join the homegroup with the other PC. Be sure to read all information in the tutorials below to see if they may help ID what may have went wrong the first round.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/43961-homegroup-create.html

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/43972-homegroup-add-computer-join.html
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Hope this helps for now,
Shawn

 

[alwyn]

I have left homegroup on both laptop and desktop. Recreated homegroup on desktop tried to join homegroup with laptop but a message tells me that there are no computers in homegroup on netwok and asks to create one. I'm getting very frustrated because I'm not very computer literate.

 

[Brink]

Did you check each and every item listed in the blue NOTE box at the top of the tutorials, and go through each step?

 

[alwyn]

Because of my inexperience computer skills I am reluctant to go too far. All these settings should be default?

 

[Brink]

Not all of them will be set properly by default.

If you like, take a look at each of them, and feel free to ask any questions you may have. We'll be happy to help you get through them.

 

[alwyn]

When clicking on 'computer' on both computers in the bottom left hand corner they both say ....Workgroup: Rays Computer .
Rays computer is the desktop computer. The computers still don't talk to each other.

 

[Brink]

Ok, good they both have the same "workgroup" name. They must also have different "computer names".

Keep on going down the check list.

 

[alwyn]

All the right boxes are ticked. Both computers have different names but still not connecting.

 

[Brink]

How about the rest of the items in the Note and Warning boxes at the top of the tutorial?

 

[alwyn]

They are all correct...started and manual

 

[Brink]

Ok. Go ahead and run the Homegroup troubleshooter to see if it may be able to detect, repair, or report any issues found.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/472-troubleshooting.html

 

[alwyn]

Checked troubleshooting, no luck. Device Names are different. I went into my router and checked that both computers are connected to the same router. The first 3 sets of numbers in IP address are the same the last one differs.

 

[Brink]

If the laptop is using a wireless connection, then double check your router settings to make sure that PCs connected through the router are able to see each other like in step 3 below.

What brand and model number is your router? I'll see if I may be able to help find this setting for it.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/43972-homegroup-add-computer-join.html

 

[alwyn]

Wirless Isolation is unchecked

router manager
N300 Wirless ADSL2+Modum Router mmodel DGN2200

When clicking for step6 thhe 'homegroup' scrteen shot appears not 'capture screen' (hope these screen shots come throu)

 

[Brink]

If the bottom screenshot is what you got, then that means you are joined to the homegroup.

If you open File Explorer and expand Homegroup in the left navigation pane, do you see the other PC?

 

[alwyn]

It tells me that there are no other people in the homegroup the same thing happens on the laptop. Network only has the desk top on it

 

[alwyn]

Sanpshot homegroup

 

[Brink]

Is that screenshot from the same computer as this one below?