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Windows 7 Homegroup - Network Issue

I have two PCs set up as a home group, PC-A and PC-B. PC-B appears on th PC-A network map, but Windows network cannot access PC-bA cannot see PC-B. PC-A appears twice on the PC-B network map, once by a solid line and once by a dotted line. PC-B can access the files on PC-A. What should I do resolve this?

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Open Network and sharing Center

Make sure Turn on Network Discovery is on

Make sure Turn on File and Print Sharing is on

Kash

i take it both PCs have been named differently .

i would re-do the homegroup >>> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/help/home-sweet-homegroup-networking-the-easy-way

jerseysam

yes re-set up the homegroup.

See:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/homegroup-help#homegroup-start-to-finish=windows-8&v1h=win8tab1&v2h=win7tab1

wardrichard9411

ASKER

I checked the settings and redid the homegroup, but the result is the same. The name of PC-B appears under home group and under network, If I try to access via network Windows says it cannot access PC-B.

Member_2_6492660_1

check services for computer browser is on started disabled ????

should be set to manual and started

jerseysam

Ensure Uac is off on pc-b.

Also check firewall and any antivirus/Internet security programme on pc-b.

File sharing enabled on both pcs. Network discovery on both pcs.

Share pc-b c driv with the everyone permission set

wardrichard9411

ASKER

Yes, the computer browser service is manual and started

wardrichard9411

ASKER

First, thanks to all of you for your suggestions. I've done what you suggested but the problem remains. I removed both machines from the home group.
Now both machines list both machines under the network tab in Windows Explorer. On PC-B I can access all the files on PC-A. When I try to access B from PC-A I get
error code 0x80070035 The network path was not found.
Running the diagnostic gives the message "Your computer appears to be correctly configured, but the device or resource (PB-B) is not responding.

Any further things I can try? (By the way, this did all work a few months ago.)

Member_2_6492660_1

How do you have the shares defined?

do you share with Home Group Home group R/W or with specific people?

wardrichard9411

ASKER

On boyh machines the share items are available to read, write. At this moment I have no home group defined. I get the same problem with or without a home group. The share is with anyone on the local network.

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wardrichard9411

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The root of the problem was the way the in-house network was defined in the Kaspersky firewall. Once it was made 'trusted' at both ends, the files were all accessible.