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RubyTodd
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I have two PCs running Windows 7 on a local home network - one connected wirelessly and the other wired to the router. Both have files shared, and I can access the shared files from either computer or from my Nexus 5 using ES File Explorer...usually.
However, I'm having an issue where, for no known reason (no recent network architecture or software changes), I lose the ability to access the wired computer with ES File Explorer. The files are still visible to the wireless computer, and I can still access the wireless computer from the phone.
The strange thing is, if I do a network scan with ESFE, the wired computer does show up, but it is greyed out and I can't access the files. Sometimes it also shows up with the name WORKGROUP instead of the computer name. Adding the computer via IP doesn't work, I get a "Can't connect to server" error.
I've searched Google and haven't found anything exactly like this situation, although I've tried all of the fixes for similar issues: resharing the files, uninstall/reinstall, etc. Other Android file sharing programs show similar behavior (Astro, TotalCommander, AndroXplorer, etc.). I can ping the phone from the wired computer and vice versa, so I know it's visible, and again, the files are accessible from the wireless computer, plus I can see the wireless computer from the phone just fine. It's just a connectivity issue with the wired computer as best I can tell.
I'm at my wits' end at this point. The worst thing is, this has happened once before, I went through all this same nonsense, nothing worked, and then one day it just fixed itself somehow. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
However, I'm having an issue where, for no known reason (no recent network architecture or software changes), I lose the ability to access the wired computer with ES File Explorer. The files are still visible to the wireless computer, and I can still access the wireless computer from the phone.
The strange thing is, if I do a network scan with ESFE, the wired computer does show up, but it is greyed out and I can't access the files. Sometimes it also shows up with the name WORKGROUP instead of the computer name. Adding the computer via IP doesn't work, I get a "Can't connect to server" error.
I've searched Google and haven't found anything exactly like this situation, although I've tried all of the fixes for similar issues: resharing the files, uninstall/reinstall, etc. Other Android file sharing programs show similar behavior (Astro, TotalCommander, AndroXplorer, etc.). I can ping the phone from the wired computer and vice versa, so I know it's visible, and again, the files are accessible from the wireless computer, plus I can see the wireless computer from the phone just fine. It's just a connectivity issue with the wired computer as best I can tell.
I'm at my wits' end at this point. The worst thing is, this has happened once before, I went through all this same nonsense, nothing worked, and then one day it just fixed itself somehow. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
