troubleshooting Question
connecting to another PC drive on the dsl network
on laptop A
the user name is
Jim Martini (no password for the user)
and
computer name is
tablet
the C drive is mapped for sharing as "\\Tablet\c"
on laptop B,
i typed \\Tablet\c
(both are win7 pro machines)
it asks for credentials
i type
tablet\[Jim Marini] with blank password
or
tablet\"Jim Marini" with blank password
how can i make this work.
when i do a
"ping tablet" it connects fine.
i tried by ip (instead of computer name) and it also fails.
the user name is
Jim Martini (no password for the user)
and
computer name is
tablet
the C drive is mapped for sharing as "\\Tablet\c"
on laptop B,
i typed \\Tablet\c
(both are win7 pro machines)
it asks for credentials
i type
tablet\[Jim Marini] with blank password
or
tablet\"Jim Marini" with blank password
how can i make this work.
when i do a
"ping tablet" it connects fine.
i tried by ip (instead of computer name) and it also fails.
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