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How do I share folders between Windows 10 PCs?

Hau Lin

I have some shared folders on my Windows 10 PCs  and with a Sophos XG firewall I cannot see the shared folders from other PCs on the network.

Previously, I had a simple Netgear wireless router and the PCs were able to share the folders quite easily.

Now, XG is the firewall and the Netgear wireless router is merely an AP.

What do I need to do so XG allows the shared folders to be seen and shared across my network? (Its for home use and am sharing photos and videos).

(I’m pretty new to networking so I probably don’t know the correct terminologies to do a proper search for the answer).



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    Sounds like the PCs do not have file sharing enabled.

    I can see all the devices on my network, windows 10, MACs, NAS and printers. I am doing this over Sophos APs and physically connected devices.

    Ian

  • 0 in reply to rfcat_vk

    File sharing was enabled and worked before installing XG.

    Is there an XG setting or configuration that may be blocking file sharing between computers on the network? 

  • 0 in reply to Hau Lin

    I don't think its XG. I implemented it to my network and I have over 250 users with 30 shares and all work fine.

     

    Have you checked the IP ranges / Share name is the same after installing the XG? Did you change the device giving DHCP?

    Maybe the Ip address of the share changed?

     

    Have you tried going to the PC that has the folder and stopping the share and recreating it? Check permissions and also Windows Firewall that its on a Private Network - not Public as this can cause it too.

    Then remapping the share with the new name / details?

  • 0 in reply to M8ey

    Thanks for the insights. Can you see anything wrong here?

    Should I look at other areas to help troubleshoot?

  • 0 in reply to Hau Lin

    No idea - is that the same IP range at what was being used by the Netgear?

     

    Does the PC with the shares have the same IP address?

    Did you share via IP or Hostname?

     

    Did you stop the PC share and recreate it like I posted above?

  • 0 in reply to M8ey

    Sophos XG is the DHCP server for my entire network.

    The PCs do have the same IP address that is assigned to them listed on XG.

    Yes, I did stop the PC shares and then recreated them.

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  • 0 in reply to Hau Lin

    Thanks Hau,

     

    How are you currently mapping the share?

    Via a GPO, GPP or batch file?

     

    Can you manually open the share by Start / Run and typing \\hostname\sharename

    If that fails how about \\IP address\sharename

  • 0 in reply to M8ey

    The netgear router instructions say to connect the local network to the internet connection on the netgear which is very strange because that usually puts a firewall f some sort between you and the local LAN.

    Ian

  • 0 in reply to M8ey

    I'm sorry I don't know what "GPO, GPP or batch file" means.

    Wow! This did work:

    open the share by Start / Run and typing \\hostname\sharename

     

    But when I go to the "network" in the folder, none of the shared network folders show up at all:

     

  • 0 in reply to Hau Lin

    Sounds like you have Network Discovery turned off on your Windows Firewall.

     

    GPO = Group Policy Object - you can add Drive mappings so Domain Connected PC's get a drive share automatically

    GPP = Group Policy Preference - similar to GPO but different

    Batch file is you can create a small file that you may put in the start folder of a PC so it runs upon login with something like

    "net use g: \\hostname\sharename /user:authorised-username password"

     

    https://www.windowscentral.com/how-configure-network-discovery-windows-10-0

     

    See if your Network Discovery is on.

    That said I normally use one of the methods above to map drives.

  • +1 in reply to M8ey

    Thanks so much for all you guys' help!

    This solved my problem...apparently it was because of a Windows 10 update that coincided with my XG installation!:

    www.ghacks.net/2018/04/17/fix-pcs-no-longer-recognized-in-network-after-windows-10-version-1803-upgrade/