vista shared folders

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fresh start 0 Newbie Poster

15 Years Ago

Hi members,
I need help setting up a shared folder. The main computer is wired into a router adn the other computer sees the router with a wireless setup. I can only see the main computer for a short period of time and when I close out of it, it is gone. I don't know how to have a constant connection with the main computer.
thanks for your help

windows-vista-7-8

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Xlphos 16 Veteran Poster

15 Years Ago

have you turned file sharing on in the network and sharing center? Do you have firewalls installed? I had to configure my firewall to allow access.

Adamsappleone 2 Posting Whiz

15 Years Ago

They won't.
I have 3 PC's and 1 laptop, all 3 PC's are a wired connection and the laptop is wireless.
My PC is the main and the others will not show up in the network unless they are on.

See if this link will help;

http://www.computing.net/answers/networking/cant-access-one-computer-on-net/25769.html

Edited 15 Years Ago by Adamsappleone because: n/a

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fresh start 0 Newbie Poster · Answer 1 · 2009-10-02T02:26:51+00:00

I have turned file sharing on and I have turned off the firewall for now. I can see the computers but I do not have access. they say they cannot be read from the DNS server, the name is unknown. I shouldnt have to go through the DNS server right?

cguan_77 8 Nearly a Posting Virtuoso · Answer 2 · 2009-10-02T16:02:23+00:00

hi fresh start, all suggestion above are good..try also mapping a network shared folder to your main pc..check reconnect at logon..so you can have a connection always...
check out this one...
http://www.gilsmethod.com/how-to-map-a-network-drive-in-vista

fresh start 0 Newbie Poster · Answer 3 · 2009-10-03T05:25:03+00:00

thanks everyone for your help. I just used ethernet to hardwire them. Some people have said that when using wireless with the new vista, it does not recognize itself well. for me that was true, when I hard wired it I was able to see all computers and then even the laptop that has windows xp on it could be seen. The error was that the DSN server could not recognize the new vista wireless computers. When I ran through ethernet all was fine. Thanks again for your help, this will work for me.