Thread: Trying to set network up?
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Old 27-03-2010, 05:43   #4
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Re: Trying to set network up?
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Originally Posted by Jonathan90 View Post
No they have the same names maybe thats the problem lol Both running widows 7 main home premiu and lappy starter it worked before and also they had diff names before
You've more or less answered you own question, each machine on a a network MUST have a unique name.

Also, approaching this logically, can you ping each PC from the other, do it via IP first and then computer name?

When fault finding network problems you need to work from the ground up, that's because higher level services i.e. file and print sharing are dependant on lower lever services like TCP/IP. If you haven't got connectivity at one level between two machines, then communication at a higher level isn't going to happen.
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