Windows 10: Network names are diffent?

Low hours pilot here. I'm going to try another dozen things but does the differing "network" names point to something immediately apparent to you pros?

I'm going thru a book titled "Using Windows 10 as a Server at Home or in a Small Business". I'm using it and other resources for my intro into networking. I'm hacking.

I have two W10Pro64 boxes: S1 and S2. They both are cabled (recently) to my Xfinity router (model TG1682G). A third box, my W7Pro64 is also connected (and has been for a year). All can get to the internet.

In explorer "Network" (as seen on each box - after more than 20 mins on the network and multiple refreshes):
S1: can see S1, S2 and my W7 boxes (Network Internet Access icon via desktop shows "Network 2" connected)
S2: can see ONLY W7 (Network Internet Access icon via desktop shows "Network" connected and a large list of wifi connections available)
W7: can see ONLY W7 (I don't care right now about W7's sense of things. I concerned with S1 and S2.)

I've set the following in both S1 and S2. Login accounts are local. Each local account has admin
privileges. Both S1 and S2 have been rebooted multiple times.

Private
Network discovery ON
Automatic setup of network connected devices ON
File and printer sharing ON

The seems to be something going on with the network names?

On S1
MenuPath ->Settings ->Network & Internet ->Ethernet:
Line 1: Ethernet
Line 2: Ethernet
Line 3: Network connected

On S2
Line 1: Ethernet
Line 2: Ethernet
Line 3: Network 2 connected

Note one says Network, and one says Network 2 (as is shown in Network Internet Access icon listing) . Is this is an indication of a problem?

At one time I did an ipconfig dump on both. I see the masks are identical and IP address correctly
configured.

s1
Ethernet adapter Ethernet:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.mn.comcast.net
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2601:444:480:790e:e5ca:2fbd:583d:5104
Temporary IPv6 Address. . . . . . : 2601:444:480:790e:7847:adfb:7781:491d
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::e5ca:2fbd:583d:5104%9
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.135
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : fe80::faa0:97ff:fe6c:a963%9
10.0.0.1
s2
Ethernet adapter Ethernet:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.mn.comcast.net
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2601:444:480:790e::467e
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2601:444:480:790e:9c60:933:f233:f4d5
Temporary IPv6 Address. . . . . . : 2601:444:480:790e:60c5:2adc:60e9:fcd4
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::9c60:933:f233:f4d5%11
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.113
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : fe80::faa0:97ff:fe6c:a963%11
10.0.0.1

I don't know why they are not talking. Any ideas? Thank you.

:)

 

Windows 10; Network Name

Hi,

The Registry steps follower that resolved the issue.

But could you tell us why it appears to select a network status name based on your past Wi-Fi network connections, and then applies it to your wired Ethernet connection?

Thanks.

Mason

 

Windows 10; Network Name

Hi,

Thank you for the update and I apologize for the late response.

I suggest you to follow the steps and check if you are able to change the network name:

1. Press the
Windows + R keys and type
secpol.msc, and press Enter.

2. If prompted by
UAC, then click/tap on Yes.

3. In the left pane of Local Security Policy, click on
Network List Manager Policies.

4. In the right pane of
Network List Manager Policies, double click on your current network name.

5. In Network Properties, select
Name and type the name you prefer.

6. When finished, you can now close Local Security Policy.

7. Restart the computer.

Let us know if you need further assistance. We will be happy to help.

Thank you.

 

Edge Search Does Not Permit Change of Region


I got these suggestions from the Microsoft Community forum.No. 1 worked for me:

Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community. I am glad to assist you on this.
We have reproduce the issue here and we are able to access non-regional search for google using Microsoft Edge.
I would suggest you to try the below steps and check if it helps.
Step 1:
Clear browsing data option of Microsoft Edge and check if you face the issue. To do so perform the steps below.

1. Click on the More actions icon next to the feedback icon present on top right corner of the Project Spartan homepage.
2. Select Settings and click on Choose what to clear.
3. Check the boxes Browsing history, Cookies and saved website data and Cached data and files and click on Clear.

Step 2:
I suggest you to create a new user account and check if the issue occurs.

1. Go to Settings.
2. Choose Accounts and then select Family and other users.
3. Select add someone else on this PC.
4. Enter a user name and hit next.
5. Click on Finish.
6. Sign out from the current Account and Log into the new account.

Step 3:
It could also happen because of network issue. I suggest you to try with different network connection and check if it helps.