Today at the right of my Windows display it asked me if I wanted to be discoverable and it recommended it for home networks.
I don't normally communicate PC to PC at home (as I just yell across the
hall from my PC to my wife's PC if I need to communicate with her, and my kids, on their laptops, would ignore me even if I were bleeding out), so
what gives with being discoverable?
What's the advantage/disadvantage of being discoverable?
I'm not a network guru but maybe if I try I can do the basics.
Today at the right of my Windows display it asked me if I wanted to be discoverable and it recommended it for home networks.
I don't normally communicate PC to PC at home (as I just yell across the
hall from my PC to my wife's PC if I need to communicate with her, and my kids, on their laptops, would ignore me even if I were bleeding out), so
what gives with being discoverable?
What's the advantage/disadvantage of being discoverable?
I'm not a network guru but maybe if I try I can do the basics.
Today at the right of my Windows display it asked me if I wanted to be discoverable and it recommended it for home networks.You say you don't communicate between computers. In the way you
I don't normally communicate PC to PC at home (as I just yell across the
hall from my PC to my wife's PC if I need to communicate with her, and my kids, on their laptops, would ignore me even if I were bleeding out), so
what gives with being discoverable?
What's the advantage/disadvantage of being discoverable?
I'm not a network guru but maybe if I try I can do the basics.
What's the advantage/disadvantage of being discoverable?You say you don't communicate between computers. In the way you
I'm not a network guru but maybe if I try I can do the basics.
mentioned, we do not either. HOWEVER, the LAN is the principal device
in my backup system. We have two computers on the LAN. I sync our computers frequently. I have an external drive connected to the
desktop, which is set to back up the data on the C: drive to the
external. So at any one time I have three copies of all of our data.
Additionally one printer is connected to the two computers through the
lan. We frequently print to and scan with the printer through the LAN.
On Mon, 15 Jul 2024 22:27:05 -0400, knuttle wrote:Setting up a LAN is tricky. One of the things that creates a problem
What's the advantage/disadvantage of being discoverable?You say you don't communicate between computers. In the way you
I'm not a network guru but maybe if I try I can do the basics.
mentioned, we do not either. HOWEVER, the LAN is the principal device
in my backup system. We have two computers on the LAN. I sync our
computers frequently. I have an external drive connected to the
desktop, which is set to back up the data on the C: drive to the
external. So at any one time I have three copies of all of our data.
Additionally one printer is connected to the two computers through the
lan. We frequently print to and scan with the printer through the LAN.
For printers, at least on my LAN, the printer has an IP address and the PCs on the network seem to have "network stuff" that finds those printers.
So that's different, right?
The PCs themselves are also on the network, but as far as I can tell, my PC can't do anything useful with any other PC on the network.
Once I tried setting up shared folders and it was so difficult I gave up.
Is there an easy way to set up shared folders amongst two PCs on a LAN?
BTW, I have no passwords on my PCs which the LAN setup seems to hate.
Can you set up sharing easily between two PCs on a LAN without passwords?
Setting up a LAN is tricky. One of the things that creates a problem
is trying to share a folder that you do not have ownership of. You must
be logged into the computer as the owner of the folder to share it.
You share a folder from Properties, Sharing; and can check ownership
from Properties, Security, Advance
Rather that try to explain it here I would recommend you do a search of
the web for sharing folders in the current version of your OS ie
Windows 10.
Once the folders on both computers are shared, they should appear under "network" in the File Explorer where they can be accessed.
In File Explorer there is an icon in the Computer section "Map Network Drive". From this icon you can give a shared folder a drive letter and access it like any C: drive.
On Tue, 16 Jul 2024 07:19:45 -0400, knuttle wrote:To turn off the password go to Control Panel, Network and Internet,
Setting up a LAN is tricky. One of the things that creates a problem
is trying to share a folder that you do not have ownership of. You must
be logged into the computer as the owner of the folder to share it.
You share a folder from Properties, Sharing; and can check ownership
from Properties, Security, Advance
Rather that try to explain it here I would recommend you do a search of
the web for sharing folders in the current version of your OS ie
Windows 10.
Once the folders on both computers are shared, they should appear under
"network" in the File Explorer where they can be accessed.
In File Explorer there is an icon in the Computer section "Map Network
Drive". From this icon you can give a shared folder a drive letter and
access it like any C: drive.
I've searched far and wide how to share folders & it just does not work.
Not without a password it doesn't.
It's far more tricky than people think it is when there's no password.
The "owner" is different for each PC but it's a home PC so no password.
I came to the conclusion that sharing is impossible on Windows as a result. But this thread wasn't (initially) about sharing a folder between home PCs.
This thread was asking what use is it to make a PC discoverable on a LAN. Given sharing between home PCs fails - what else does discoverable do?
This thread was asking what use is it to make a PC discoverable on a LAN.To turn off the password go to Control Panel, Network and Internet,
Given sharing between home PCs fails - what else does discoverable do?
Network and Sharing Center, Advance Sharing Settings.
In the All Network section scroll down to Password Protected Sharing.
Click Turn Off password protected sharing.
On 07/16/2024 4:52 AM, Mickey D wrote:
On Mon, 15 Jul 2024 22:27:05 -0400, knuttle wrote:
For printers, at least on my LAN, the printer has an IP address andWhat's the advantage/disadvantage of being discoverable?You say you don't communicate between computers. In the way you
I'm not a network guru but maybe if I try I can do the basics.
mentioned, we do not either. HOWEVER, the LAN is the principal device >>> in my backup system. We have two computers on the LAN. I sync our
computers frequently. I have an external drive connected to the
desktop, which is set to back up the data on the C: drive to the
external. So at any one time I have three copies of all of our data. >>>
Additionally one printer is connected to the two computers through the
lan. We frequently print to and scan with the printer through the LAN. >>
the PCs
on the network seem to have "network stuff" that finds those printers.
So that's different, right?
The PCs themselves are also on the network, but as far as I can tell,
my PC
can't do anything useful with any other PC on the network.
Once I tried setting up shared folders and it was so difficult I gave up.
Is there an easy way to set up shared folders amongst two PCs on a LAN?
BTW, I have no passwords on my PCs which the LAN setup seems to hate.
Can you set up sharing easily between two PCs on a LAN without passwords?
Setting up a LAN is tricky.
One of the things that creates a problem
is trying to share a folder that you do not have ownership of. You must
be logged into the computer as the owner of the folder to share it.
You share a folder from Properties, Sharing; and can check ownership
from Properties, Security, Advance
Rather that try to explain it here I would recommend you do a search of
the web for sharing folders in the current version of your OS ie
Windows 10.
Once the folders on both computers are shared, they should appear under "network" in the File Explorer where they can be accessed.
In File Explorer there is an icon in the Computer section "Map Network Drive". From this icon you can give a shared folder a drive letter and access it like any C: drive.
On Tue, 16 Jul 2024 12:58:19 -0400, knuttle wrote:Experience has found that like yours my computer do not have a pass
This thread was asking what use is it to make a PC discoverable on a LAN. >>> Given sharing between home PCs fails - what else does discoverable do?To turn off the password go to Control Panel, Network and Internet,
Network and Sharing Center, Advance Sharing Settings.
In the All Network section scroll down to Password Protected Sharing.
Click Turn Off password protected sharing.
Appreciate the help but that has always been turned off so that's not why Windows can't share a folder on the LAN that has no password set for it.
Must be some other reason. https://i.postimg.cc/sfP4WnbB/sharing.jpg
On Tue, 16 Jul 2024 07:19:45 -0400, knuttle wrote:
Setting up a LAN is tricky. One of the things that creates a problem
is trying to share a folder that you do not have ownership of. You must
be logged into the computer as the owner of the folder to share it.
You share a folder from Properties, Sharing; and can check ownership
from Properties, Security, Advance
Rather that try to explain it here I would recommend you do a search of
the web for sharing folders in the current version of your OS ie
Windows 10.
Once the folders on both computers are shared, they should appear under
"network" in the File Explorer where they can be accessed.
In File Explorer there is an icon in the Computer section "Map Network
Drive". From this icon you can give a shared folder a drive letter and
access it like any C: drive.
I've searched far and wide how to share folders & it just does not work.
Not without a password it doesn't.
It's far more tricky than people think it is when there's no password.
The "owner" is different for each PC but it's a home PC so no password.
I came to the conclusion that sharing is impossible on Windows as a result. But this thread wasn't (initially) about sharing a folder between home PCs.
This thread was asking what use is it to make a PC discoverable on a LAN. Given sharing between home PCs fails - what else does discoverable do?
For printers, at least on my LAN, the printer has an IP address and the PCs >on the network seem to have "network stuff" that finds those printers.
So that's different, right?
The PCs themselves are also on the network, but as far as I can tell, my PC >can't do anything useful with any other PC on the network.
Once I tried setting up shared folders and it was so difficult I gave up.
Is there an easy way to set up shared folders amongst two PCs on a LAN?
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