Windows 10: Win10 connections on local network - only partial visibility

Discus and support Win10 connections on local network - only partial visibility in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; I'm starting a new thread for this, because it is a somewhat different issue than my previous thread. We have two machines; my machine is Win10 Pro,... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by Gorlash, Mar 2, 2021.

  1. Gorlash Win User

    Win10 connections on local network - only partial visibility


    I'm starting a new thread for this, because it is a somewhat different issue than my previous thread.

    We have two machines; my machine is Win10 Pro, my wife's is Win10 Home.
    I have followed the instructions in:
    Share Files and Folders Over a Network in Windows 10

    The only difference between the two, is that the SMP settings differ slightly since hers is Win10 Home.

    So, after logout/login, on *her* machine, both of our machines are visible on the network, and all shared folders are accessible.

    However, on *my* machine, only my machine is visible and accessible, her machine does not show up.
    I *do* have network discovery enabled, on both machines.
    Interestingly, I can type \\her_IP_address on the Explorer address bar, and then her machine pops up, and all shared folders are accessible - my machine just can't find her on the network search, for some reason.

    Does anyone know what this means??
    It's actually not a major issue, since presumably her IP address won't change very often.
    But it *is* curious, and if I can fix it easily, I'm just as happy to do so...

    :)
     
    Gorlash, Mar 2, 2021
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  2. dalchina Win User

    How to get our Win10 machines visible on local network??

    That's what I've always said, yes.

    Win10 connections on local network - only partial visibility [​IMG]
     
    dalchina, Mar 2, 2021
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  3. jimbo45 Win User
    How to get our Win10 machines visible on local network??

    Hi there
    Often the problem consists of 2 bits.

    1) To be visible to Windows Machines (other than Windows 10 only network) you need to enable SMBV1 in the turn on Windows features etc.

    2) On Linux type NAS systems in the SAMBA.Config file (usually in /etc/samba.conf) in the [global] section

    min protocol = NT1

    (also if sharing / visibility to XP / Vista systems required add the following lines as well
    lanman auth=yes
    ntlm auth=yes

    Also on the Windows 10 system allow incoming connections to this computer.

    You might also need to fiddle around with both your router and windows firewalls.

    Here's one of My NAS systems samba config file


    [global]
    min protocol = NT1
    # can set it to SMB2 if you want experimental SMB2 support.
    #
    workgroup = VIKINGURS
    server string = Samba Server Version %v

    ; max protocol = SMB2

    log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
    max log size = 50
    netbios name = hestur
    security = user
    passdb backend = tdbsam
    name resolve order = bcast host lmhosts wins

    ; local master = yes
    ; preferred master = yes
    ; os level = 10

    load printers = yes
    cups options = raw

    ; printcap name = /etc/printcap
    # obtain a list of printers automatically on UNIX System V systems:
    ; printcap name = lpstat
    ; printing = cups


    #============================ Share Definitions ==============================

    [homes]
    comment = Home Directories


    Here for example is a Windows XP VM system that has no problem seeing anything else on my LAN (currently 1 W10 VM system and 2 NAS systems (Hestur and Wulf) apart from the XP system itself.


    Win10 connections on local network - only partial visibility [​IMG]


    Cheers
    jimbo
     
    jimbo45, Mar 2, 2021
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  4. dalchina Win User

    Win10 connections on local network - only partial visibility

    How to get our Win10 machines visible on local network??

    Agreed.. there are more tutorials linked, as usual, below the main text. You may find more from comments following too.

    And here's a search hint: note the search format:

    Win10 connections on local network - only partial visibility [​IMG]
     
    dalchina, Mar 2, 2021
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