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R6300 wired computer cannot see wirelss computers
Sometime in the last couple of months I lost the ability to connect to my laptop on the wireless network. The laptop can see the desktop mapped drives through the wireless network.. I have tried...
- Permissions on sub-folders do NOT necessarily inherit the permissions assigned in parent folders. You may have to explicitly enable sharing on the Desktop folder. Anyway, I suggest you take this to a Windows forum where you may be able to get expert help.
Yes the laptop can see all the mapped desktop drives and access files on them.
The desktop when I open the Homegroup tab in explorer says no computers connected to the Homegroup, not even the Desktop. I left the Homegroup on both computers and set up another. Still no good.
When I open the Homgroup tab on the desktop I see all the mapped drives for the Desktop.
I'm convinced that this is a Windows problem. I Googled about "The specified network provider name is invalid" and found a number of links. Here's just one:
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-networking/the-specified-network-provider-name-is-invalid/5957318d-3dc3-46c3-99ec-f0b67a1f520b
In the thread, there appears to be a helpful tip to make sure that the Microsoft Client for Microsoft Networks is installed. You need it in order to access resources on other computers.
You'll want to check on the computer where the error is seen. In your case, I believe this would be your desktop.
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-networking/the-specified-network-provider-name-is-invalid/5957318d-3dc3-46c3-99ec-f0b67a1f520b
In the thread, there appears to be a helpful tip to make sure that the Microsoft Client for Microsoft Networks is installed. You need it in order to access resources on other computers.
You'll want to check on the computer where the error is seen. In your case, I believe this would be your desktop.
Microsoft Client for Microsoft Networkswas not installed on the desktoip for some reason. Installing it and now I can join the workgroup and see the folder icons for the laptop on the desktop in Network on the Desktop. But theyare not shared so the error messaage says when I click on the icon.
Previously the icosn were not there and I was not a memeber of the workgroup.
So on the laptop all sharing is enabled. Yet still cannot see individual foilders or files.
I added Everyone to all the shared drives on both computers and now can see almost all files and folders. I still cannot see the desktop folder in the Network. But if I drill down to the C drive and click on the User aI can then see all the folders but can only acces some of them. Apparently wht is shared in the Homegroup sharing options page.
I believe this is always how it ws before.
- Permissions on sub-folders do NOT necessarily inherit the permissions assigned in parent folders. You may have to explicitly enable sharing on the Desktop folder. Anyway, I suggest you take this to a Windows forum where you may be able to get expert help.
I have been on several forums with this problem and this one has been the most helpful, thatk you.