About this tag
The windows network sharing tag brings together discussions about connecting and identifying PCs on a small local area network. Topics include one machine being visible while others cannot discover it, making folders available across computers, and understanding Windows permissions, administrator and user entries, inherited access, and password settings. The archive also includes related connectivity experiences involving Wi-Fi routers, Ethernet connections, smartphones, broadband, and 4G internet. These conversations can help readers compare practical network setup issues, shared-folder access problems, and router behavior when replacing or combining wired broadband with mobile connectivity in a home or small-office environment.
  1. saberman

    Local Area Network Not Seeing One Of Three Machines

    Trying to setup a very small local area netwok -three machines in an office. Machine 2 can see machines 1 and 3. Machines 1 and 3 cannot see machine 2. Trying to make folder from machine 2 available to machines 1 and 3 and see: Type Principal Access Inherited from Applies to Allow...
    • saberman
    • Thread
    • computer name file permissions password protected sharing windows network sharing
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Networking
  2. H

    EE Wifi 2 Router does not remain active

    I now have a BT Mobile internet connection via EE Wifi 2 router to replace my Broadband +EE 4G Hybrid setup. Interestingly, before I set the EE Wifi 2 up, I disconnected the broadband ie copper cable from the socket. The system then was running 4G . The Download speed increased by a factor of...