Troubles with accessing network share with wireless connection

mattyh88

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Hi,

I have a laptop (with win 7 home premium) connected wirelessly to the router. I have a server connected (wired) with some shared folders on it.

Now, when I try to open the networkshare on my laptop (when I'm connected wireless to the network), it won't work 3/4 of the times I try. But to let it work, I just do a ping to the IP of the server and when I try again the networkshare will open. Very strange.

When I'm connected to the network with a wired connection, the networkshare will always open up directly.

Is something wrong with my wireless connection? I have an excellent signal and installed the latest drivers for the network card.

My network is setup as followed:

Wireless router -> switch (downstairs) -> switch (upstairs)
My laptop is wirelessly connected to the router. The server is connected to the switch that's upstairs.

Hope I explained it well. :)

Thanks,
Mathew
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Studio XPS 1645
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 Q720
Memory
4GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670
Monitor(s) Displays
RGBLED Edge to Edge Display Truelife 1080p
Hard Drives
500GB - 7200rpm SATA
have you tried creating a desktop shortcut with
//192.168.1.4
as the target? (where 192.168.1.4 is the address of the server machine)
 

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Intel i7 2600k
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Asrock z68 extreme 4 gen 3
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G.skill Ripjaw 16gigs @ 1866
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I just added a shortcut to my server. When I double click it, it works. Let's see in about half an hour if it still works then :)
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Studio XPS 1645
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 Q720
Memory
4GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670
Monitor(s) Displays
RGBLED Edge to Edge Display Truelife 1080p
Hard Drives
500GB - 7200rpm SATA
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