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WNDR3400v3 different network numbers
I recently added a new Windows 10 computer and upgraded the Windows 7 computers on my network to Windows 10. I am having issues with each of the computers showing that they are connected to different networks; however, I can ping each and every one of them from each other. For instance, the main desktop says it is on Network 2, one laptop says it is on Network, another desktop says it is on Netork 3, another says it is on Network 2, etc. If I turn off a computer and restart it, it might change to a different network. Due to this, if I try to transfer files from one computer to the shared hard drive on the main desktop, sometimes it will take seconds, and other times it will take hours depending if it is on the same network.
My current setup is: Cable modem connected to the WNDR3600v3, which is going through a 20 port network switch and all of my computers, video consoles, etc are hard wired. I have two computers directly connected to the router and all of the other computers/devices are connected to the switch. I have WiFi turned off as I cannot have WiFi in my house due to the way it is constructed.
I have one computer(Win10 Pro) that cannot see all of the other computers, another computer that can see all of the computers, and the other computers can only see a combination of the others. The computer running Win10 Pro also has the Netgear Genie on it and it can see all of the devices through that. The computers can all connect to the shared hard drive on my main desktop computer by typing in the correct address, but still don't see the main computer on the networking tab. For two of the computers, I had to create a Guest account on the main desktop to allow them to access this shared hard drive.
I have tried the following:
1. Turn off all devices, remove power from modem, router, switch. Power up modem, wait for signal, power up router, wait for signal, power up switch, wait for signal, then turn on all devices. I have even tried to power up the modem, router and switch in different orders.
2. All computers have advanced sharing turned on, and I have done various setting changes on the computers that I have found on Microsoft's website, including changing some of the registry values on the main desktop to make it the main computer on the network.
I have the computers set up on the same workgroup.
Any help is appreciated.
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> [...] the main desktop says it is on Network 2, one laptop says it is
> on Network, another desktop says it is on Netork 3, [...]Those numbers depend on the history of the Windows system, and are
not significant is determining what can connect to what.> [...] Due to this, [...]
I doubt that anything is "Due to this". You may have a problem, but
I doubt that these "Network" numbers are any part of it.> My current setup is: Cable modem [...]
What is this "Cable modem"?
> [...] a 20 port network switch [...]
What is this "a 20 port network switch"?
Do the LED indicators on these devices indicate anything?> I have one computer(Win10 Pro) that cannot see all of the other
> computers, another computer that can see all of the computers, and the
> other computers can only see a combination of the others. [...]What are the IP addresses of all these computers?
> [...] but still don't see the main computer on the networking tab.
> [...]This all sounds to me like a Windows file-sharing mystery, not a
networking problem, as such.- The cable modem is a netgear cable modem, and the 20 port switch is a TP-Link branded switch. The LED indicators on the modem and switch show that everything is working just fine. As far as my assumption that the network numbers have something to do with this, prior to my upgrading the Windows 7 computers to Windows 10, all of the computers had the same Network number and file transfers between computers took less than a minute depending on the file size. After this, they all have different numbers and the file transfer takes upwards of 4 hours. As far as the IP addresses that I use to ping the various computers and devices on my network, they all have the same first part of the IP, but they have their own corresponding number depending on what port of the switch that they are on. For instance, 111.1.2.x, where x is the port of the switch that the ethernet cable is plugged into. Since this is more of a software issue than a hardware issue, I will have to try to get with the Microsoft folks to figure it out. I was hoping that someone else may have had the same type of issue.
What happens if you remove the switch from the network or directly connect PCs to the router?
