device discovery

Started having intermittent problems seeing devices on my network so i checked sharing options and discovered network discovery was turned off. I made the changes to turn discovery on then saved settings. I went back and discovered that the settings reverted back to turning discovery off. I...

I am seeking help as networking is not my field. I have a Windows 10 Desktop and a Windows 11 Lenovo Laptop. Both are on the same WORKGROUP private network. My Desktop is hard wired to my Vodafone router and my laptop is connected to the same network by Wi-Fi. On my Windows 10 Desktop (under...

I don't find anything on this and i'm trying to configure my home linux mini server to be able to make some lan webpages discoverable by windows as a "network infrastructure device" or other devices/media devices in the network explorer. I know it is possible as my router has the administration...

I have 2 computers one is running windows 8.1 and one is running windows 7. There are no issues with the windows 8.1 one. However the Windows 7 is old and has a weak graphics card and is unable to display the wireless display. I checked online for solution but found out that it will not work...

Hello. When I click on my network, in windows explorer, I noticed a phone on my network. It's a HWFURY UMAX apparently. I don't own one of these. Pressing F5 repeatedly shows that the connection of this phone on my home network is intermittent. It seems to disconnect / re-connect every few...

Overview Recently there has been a dramatic shift in the way users use their devices. Rather than substituting new devices, users are using additional form factors like phones and tablets, alongside their PCs; many consumers live in a heterogeneous environment (interact with multiple...

Project Rome Overview Project Rome is a platform for creating experiences that transcend a single device and driving up user engagement – empowering a developer to create human-centric scenarios that move with the user and blur the lines between their devices regardless of form factor or...

Overview Today we live in a multi-device world, and the way we use them spans different platforms and form factors: We read the morning news on our tablets, check email during the morning commute on our phones and at work on our desktop PCs. And at night, we watch movies on our home media...

Partition 1: Win7 on Home network: WMC broke & could not re-install/sfc/repair fix. Wanted setup a 2nd prtn/wmc/S'dust HDHR3 tuner h'ware without losing my recorded TV which will still play, but not from a 2nd prtn (copy protection). 2nd prtn Win7 is not discovering the HR3 device, & seems...

AllJoyn is a technology that enables IoT devices and applications to discover and interact with each other. Since AllJoyn is built into Windows 10 and the Windows 10 SDK, it's easy to take advantage of AllJoyn using the Universal Windows Platform (UWP). Link Removed This blog post will help...

Hi, I'm new to the forums so please don't lose it on me okay? Anyway, i got this new windows 7 computer (Emachines E528) From a relative of mine. It's Windows 7 Home Premium. And I wanted to start off, with making a youtube video, but the bulit in mic on this pc is so terrible i couldn't bare to...

So, my Rii Mini Keyboard with Trackpad (RT-MWK02) finally arrived from Newegg last night. The unit came with a small USB bluetooth adapter. I plugged the adapter in, but the keyboard in discoverable mode, typed in the password Windows gave me, and everything worked perfectly on the first...

Hey guys. I am working at a small office firm, and we just got a brand new printer. Specifically the Kyocera KM-6030. I've connected the network cables to the Switch/Hub and tried to connect it, but it does not appear on the network/printer list. I've tried to configure the TCP/IP settings...

Hello All, I have a very strange problem which I am assuming is some wrong with the Apple Bonjour service. It appears that it only work one way. By this I mean, the Win7 64-bit Ultimate system can be seen by other computers and devices but IT cannot see other computers and devices. Here's...

I have two Win 7 x64 machines. They are on the same homegroup and are physically plugged into the same switch. Each machine can see the other on the network, no problem. Machine 2 can See and access shared folders on Machine 1, no problem' Machine 1 can see the Machine 2, but whenever it...

I’ve been trying to stream media from my computer to the PS3. So far my guess is that the reason it isn’t working is because when I go to, Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Network and Sharing Center\Media streaming options, the pull down menu ‘Show devices on:’ is on ‘Local network’ and...

In one of my tools (and in many other utilities out there) there is the option to specify a certain computer (in the local LAN) by computername. So I tell the tool: Connect to remote computer "maggie" on port 1521 in LAN and do something.... Unfortunately the tool is not able to find...

Hi! I am having problem with my Bluetooth device on HP Mini 210-1030EY PC. The drivers seams to be installed and updated fine, but neither can I find any devices by my PC, neither can it be found, although "Allow Bluetooth devices to find this computer" has been enabled. Still I find...

I have a NAS (Western Digital MyBook World Edition) and recently I've upgraded my OS to Windows 7 64 bit (from 32-bit Vista) and I'm experiencing strange problems with NAS presently. When I start it up while Windows is working the system discovers it and allows access, but when I shut the...

Hey guys. I've got 2 computers in 2 different rooms that are on the same network (wired). I'm having lots of problems with networking. I didn't really want to use a homegroup, so I just shared the drives with each other. I can see the drives (Bedroom C, Bedroom D, Living Room C, Living Room D)...