Re: [Hampshire] [OT] W7 wired client cant map to XP Pro shar…

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Author: Peter Collins
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Subject: Re: [Hampshire] [OT] W7 wired client cant map to XP Pro share, wireless clients can
Hi Mike


On 24 January 2014 22:15, Mike Burrows <testermike@???> wrote:

> Hello Folks.
>
> I am managing a network which is setup with several wireless W7 clients
> connecting via a Netgear R6300 to an XP Pro hosted share as well as one W7
> wired client.
>
> The wireless clients can "see" the XP Pro machine in their network window
> and can map to a shared folder and work just fine. The wired client
> however, cannot. It can however ping the XP Pro machine using its IP
> address and name.
>
> Any clues please?
>
>

Does this help:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/enable-disable-network-discovery#1TC=windows-7


Rgds

Peter.
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