How to share files between two computers at same physical address, one on ethernet connection and one on wifi connection?

Jackie Boyd 0 Reputation points
2024-05-03T17:47:36.8666667+00:00

At my job, I am trying to scan files and store them on an external drive that is connected to my boss's computer. My internet connection is via wifi and her connection is via ethernet. Is it possible to share files or do we both need to be connected via ethernet, or both via wifi? I have already changed the file and folder sharing settings so I should be able to see the external drive from my computer under the Network but I can not see it.

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Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Network: A group of devices that communicate either wirelessly or via a physical connection.
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  1. MotoX80 32,566 Reputation points
    2024-05-05T17:33:40.9033333+00:00

    If your boss's computer is plugged into the wifi router, then it will work.

    Are both machines on the same IP subnet? Do you know how get each pc's IP address?

    Open a command prompt and see if any of these commands work. Use your name and IP. 

    ping yourbossescomputername
nslookup yourbossescomputername
nslookup the-ip-address-of-your-bosses-computer
net view \\yourbossescomputername

    Your pc will need to authenticate to your boss's pc, did you define your account with the same name and password on your bosses pc, or did you define a different account so that you can map a drive? I don't recommend using the guest account to access file shares. That opens you up to any machine that gets on your network.

    If name resolution does not work, you will need to enable network discovery. See the accepted answer in this post.

    https://video2.skills-academy.com/en-us/answers/questions/302088/how-to-switch-from-a-call-by-ip-address-to-a-call

    You might also want to read through that post to see examples of commands that were run to try to troubleshoot a sharing problem.

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