If you've tried everything to get file sharing to work (checked firewall settings, checked services, checked permissions, etc) and still can't access the computer on your network, you can try to create a LMHOSTS file if the computer you're accessing has a static IP address.

- Open Notepad
- Save a file as LMHOSTS (without an extension, and I would save it in the Windows folder so its not accidentally deleted)
- In that file, put something similar to "192.168.1.1 computer #PRE" in it without the quotes. 192.168.1.1 is the IP address of the computer you're trying to access and 'computer' is the computer name and always put the #PRE at the end. (you can download the attached file and alter it to your needs)
*If you need multiple computers, put that info on a different line (see the attached file for an example)

- Once you get that file created, you need to import it into your TCP/IP protocol
- Open the properties of your Local Area Connection
- Go into the properties of your TCP/IP protocol
- Click on the Advanced button
- Click on the WINS tab
- Make sure 'Enable LMHOSTS lookup' is checked
- Click on "Import LMHOSTS"
- Browse to your Windows folder (or wherever you saved it at) and import your LMHOSTS file.
- Click OK twice then close (or OK out of every open window)

- You may need to restart your computer afterwards

- If you need to make your computer have a static IP address, make sure you know the IP scheme of your network (192.168.1.1, 192.168.0.1, etc) and make sure you know the gateway (or router IP address)
- Go back into your TCP/IP properties and assign it an IP address.

Attached Files

LMHOSTS.txt (81 Bytes, 31 views)