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Hello all.
I have just bought a win8.1 tablet and have hit a problem with file sharing. As of yesterday the tablet was working perfectly fine on my network and I was transferring file between it and my PC without any problems. However now it wont work. I am on a WiFi network.
When on my PC (Me-PC) trying to connect to the tablet (Me-Tab) through My computer/Network it just pops up an error message saying the device is unaccessible. I can only see one instance of the Tablet.
When on the tablet I go to My Computer and then Network I can see Me-PC. However when I try to connect it pops up a login window asking me to enter my username and password to connect. The PC does not have a username or password to log in. I also notice that this log in window is trying to use a domain called "Me-Tab". Also in the network devices i can see the tablet listed twice as "Me-Tab" PLUS "MeTab"
My network does not use domains, all PCs are on a workgroup simply called HOME.
The PC (Me-PC) is set up for workgroup HOME.
The Tablet (Me-Tab) is set up for workgroup HOME
On both i have set:
Network type is "work" on the Win7 PC and "private" on the Win8 Tab
Network discovery - ON
File sharing - ON
Public folder sharing - ON
128bit encryption - ON
Password sharing - OFF
Let windows manage homegroup connections - ON
It seems to be stuck on thinking it is in a Domain called its own Device name, is there a way to completely reset all network settings? I have told the tablet to "forget" the wifi connection, restarted and reconnected several times to no effect.
Can anybody offer any advice before i turn this tablet into a firsbee out the window?
I have just bought a win8.1 tablet and have hit a problem with file sharing. As of yesterday the tablet was working perfectly fine on my network and I was transferring file between it and my PC without any problems. However now it wont work. I am on a WiFi network.
When on my PC (Me-PC) trying to connect to the tablet (Me-Tab) through My computer/Network it just pops up an error message saying the device is unaccessible. I can only see one instance of the Tablet.
When on the tablet I go to My Computer and then Network I can see Me-PC. However when I try to connect it pops up a login window asking me to enter my username and password to connect. The PC does not have a username or password to log in. I also notice that this log in window is trying to use a domain called "Me-Tab". Also in the network devices i can see the tablet listed twice as "Me-Tab" PLUS "MeTab"
My network does not use domains, all PCs are on a workgroup simply called HOME.
The PC (Me-PC) is set up for workgroup HOME.
The Tablet (Me-Tab) is set up for workgroup HOME
On both i have set:
Network type is "work" on the Win7 PC and "private" on the Win8 Tab
Network discovery - ON
File sharing - ON
Public folder sharing - ON
128bit encryption - ON
Password sharing - OFF
Let windows manage homegroup connections - ON
It seems to be stuck on thinking it is in a Domain called its own Device name, is there a way to completely reset all network settings? I have told the tablet to "forget" the wifi connection, restarted and reconnected several times to no effect.
Can anybody offer any advice before i turn this tablet into a firsbee out the window?
