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System: an XP PC and a PC recently upgraded from XP to Windows 7. I had no problem connecting the two (went kind of automagically, to be honest), and also could share folders both ways.
This morning, however, the Win7 PC no longer sees the XP machine, and while the XP PC still shows the other one in its workgroup it can no longer access it. I didn't change any networking settings(!). Both PCs are still member of the same workgroup.
Question: how can I set up communication between an XP and Win7 PC?
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Seems I was a bit too quick with my reboot comment. The connection was lost again, and this time didn't restore upon rebooting. I can ping the other computer, though. Annoying! Any help will be greatly appreciated with upvotes and possibly accepting answer :-)
"solved" by rebooting. I still have the feeling that this is not the proper answer, nor a proper solution. – stevenvh – 2011-11-08T15:07:45.927
Something to try if it happens again, see if they communicate if you type the IP address directly into the explorer address bar? (ie on machine 2 type machine 1's IP address \192.168.0.1) – HaydnWVN – 2011-11-08T16:06:44.357
@HaydnWVN - typing the IP address directly in the explorer address bar results in a timeout error (cannot connect). I can ping the other PC, though. – stevenvh – 2011-11-08T18:21:55.560
Are the machine names the same? Are they on the same subnet? And same subnet mask? And to confirm - you have files/folders shared on the Windows 7 PC? – HaydnWVN – 2011-11-09T10:09:00.517
1@HaydnWVN - They have different names. They're on the same subnet (192.168.1.*), and have the same subnet mask (255.255.255.0). I have folders shared with "full control" to "everyone", but that's of little use if the other PC doesn't show on the network in the first place :-(. I might have thought there's something basic missing, but it did work after installation, and I didn't change any of the network settings. Thanks for your thoughts. – stevenvh – 2011-11-09T10:23:32.103