Local Network Problem....

[mjonesjr]

I manage the network at work. I have all the PC's on a local network. I have 1 laptop that I can't get to see the shared drive on the primary PC. There are 6 local PC's and even 2 PC's that see the drive over a VPN.

The Windows firewall on the laptop has been set for file sharing, and I have even tried it with the firewall off.

Any ideas why the 1 laptop wont connect?

 

[Mark_88]

Did you happen to set any restrictions on the shared drive...like groups or users that might exclude the laptop or it's user? Can you see any drives or ping the other IP addresses on the network???

Other than that...try a direct cable connection to the computer to eliminate network connectivity issues...

 

[mjonesjr]

I can ping the IP address, but not connect to the drive.

The laptop was connected to the drive before I had to re-install Windows. I can't go direct connect because if the laptop is out of the office and VPN's in, then it wouldn't be able to connect.

 

[fastpakr]

Are you saying that you can't browse to the share, or that it fails when you try to force a map (by either net use or Tools/Map Network Drive)?

 

[BlackBII]

x2 what Fastpakr said.

??

 

[Mark_88]

OK...so connectivity is not the issue...sounds like a security setting...maybe create a dummy folder set it to share and leave the group everyone in and test that...

 

[mjonesjr]

I can't see the drive period. I can't force a map or Explorer the users.

The workgroups are both the same. I have changed the work groups and still couldn't.

I have tried a dummy folder and that laptop is the only computer that wont connect to it.


File shareing is enabled on the laptop's firewall.

 

[BlackBII]

Go to start>run

Type in \\ and the primaryPC's computer name, so \\primaryPC

What happens?

 

[mjonesjr]

Go to start>run

Type in \\ and the primaryPC's computer name, so \\primaryPC

What happens?

It says the same thing as if I was forcing a Map on it.

The network is unavailable

 

[BlackBII]

But you can ping the address?

Try \\(ip-address)

 

[mjonesjr]

I tried that without the () around the IP addy.

Yes, I can ping the IP from the command prompt.

 

[fastpakr]

Any chance the subnet mask is wrong? And you cannot browse by IP, correct?

 

[Mark_88]

Hmmmm...is there a router set to restrict IP addresses by any chance?

If you can you might try assigning a static IP address and/or use one of the existing IP addresses from one of the PCs...connect using the same cable (if possible) and try the connection that way...or are you using DHCP...or a simple work group (I know you mentioned work group before...)

 

[mjonesjr]

I feel kinda like an idiot.

Under the properties on the network connection, the following wasn't checked:
- Client for Microsoft Networks
- File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks
- QoS Packet Scheduler

Once I checked those, it mapped the drive like every other PC in our office.


Simple stuff like that pisses me off.

 

[BlackBII]

Ha, you beat me to it, I had a screen shot of those checkboxes I was about to post.