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Sunday, December 17, 2017 5:59 PM
We have 4 networked computers, 3 Windows 10 and an Ubuntu. After one of the last updates the only way I could get on my wife's computer was to use this format: \JIMS-PC\Users\Suzy, when I used to browse to her computer through the Map Network Drive her drive didn't show up. Now when I attempt to go to her drive using that format I get this error:
There is no problem getting on any of the other computers. And she can get on my computer.
I can get to \JIMS-PC\Users through the Run app (right-click Start) and she does not show up, this is all I get:
Any ideas?
Jim
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Sunday, December 17, 2017 10:26 PM âś…Answered
Right clicking Users, Advanced Sharing, says shared, right clicking Suzy, Share says shared, the same as Jim who I can map to.
Just tried it again to verify I could map to Jim, and using Browse... look what came up:
I was able to map to Suzy, nothing has changed expect I looked at her Users on her Windows Explorer.
Thanks for you help, I think.
Jim
Sunday, December 17, 2017 6:03 PM
Did you try to remove and add back the network drive ?
Sunday, December 17, 2017 8:24 PM
Just tried that, 'Map Network Drive - Browse...' did not show her computer. Using Folder: \JIMS-PC\Users\Suzy gave me the original error.
Jim
Sunday, December 17, 2017 8:33 PM
Your computer seems to not be visible anymore on the network.
Could you do a ipconfig (in a cmd.exe) on your wife's computer?
With this IP, try to ping it from your PC and see if it works. In case of yes, let's do a ping of JIMS-PC.
If both are working, you may have a problem of sharing, check parameters here :
Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network and Sharing Center\Advanced sharing settings
And check if users folder is still shared
(JIMS-PC is your wife's computer, right ?)
Sunday, December 17, 2017 9:40 PM
Both pings worked. File and printer sharing is turned on.
Interesting, her computer was updated a few minutes ago (Version 1703 Build 15063.786), so I attempted to map a drive letter to her, using the Browse... method, this time I 'm able to see JIMS-PC but she's the only user I can't see. Using \JIMS-PC\Users\Suzy I get the same error as before.
Yes JIMS-PC is my wife's computer (she gets my old hand me downs :-)
Jim
Sunday, December 17, 2017 9:47 PM
Did you check the share permission ? On the folder C:\Users ; right click and you will find informations in Sharing tab
What you can try is also \JIMS-PC\C$
Ok it was for that ! I was confuse :)
Monday, December 18, 2017 3:54 PM
Thanks Momominta but I think the problem went away, I will save your response in case it comes up again and will mark my last response as answer.
Jim
Monday, December 18, 2017 9:28 PM
It can be the ping I think:
If this occurs again, think about that, to get your DNS name (or NETBIOS) your computer need to ask on the network, with the ping, you know that a computer is here with this IP and you can request his netbios name...
I said that because it can be useful.. maybe.. who knows? :)