LAN PC doesn't appear on discovery but can be reached via its name


Jose Hidalgo

Jose Hidalgo

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Hi everybody. There are two PCs currently in my LAN:
  • My main PC (Win 11, desktop)
  • My travel PC (Win 10, laptop)
My travel PC's HDD is shared with anybody. My main PC isn't shared for the moment.

My main PC can NOT see my travel PC via Windows 11 discovery:

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But if I type \\travelpc_name\share_name (in my case \\Pc-delphine\d), I can browse my travel PC from my main PC. And after a few seconds, the travel PC even appears on Windows 11 discovery:

2024.02.14 - 19.52.51.png

However, if I close the Explorer window and I open another one, I can no longer find the secondary PC via discovery.
So I have to type the full name every time, which is a bit annoying.

Of course discovery is ON via the relevant settings (sorry about the French but you can guess : "Private networks > Network discovery > Activated"):

2024.02.14 - 19.55.23.png

And the Network control panel says that I'm in a Private network:

2024.02.14 - 20.02.33 copy.jpg

Is there something I can do? Thank you. :-)
 
Windows Build/Version
Win 11 23H2 22631.3155

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Personal build
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7700
    Motherboard
    Asus TUF Gaming B650M-Plus WiFi
    Memory
    32 GB (2x16) Corsair Dominator DDR5 RGB 6000 MT/s
    Graphics Card(s)
    Not yet
    Sound Card
    No
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Philips BDM3270QP2
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    2 TB Samsung 990 Pro
    12 TB Western Digital Red (WD120EFAX, SATA, 5400 rpm)
    PSU
    850W Corsair RM850e (2023, ATX 3.0)
    Case
    Corsair Crystal 280X RGB White
    Cooling
    Aerocool Mirage L240 AIO
    Keyboard
    Corsair K55
    Mouse
    Vertical mouse from AliExpress
    Internet Speed
    Fiber
    Browser
    Firefox, Brave, Tor
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    1000VA UPS (Nitram PB1000 LCD) for PC + Screen + Speakers
Jose Hidalgo said:
Hi everybody. There are two PCs currently in my LAN:
  • My main PC (Win 11, desktop)
  • My travel PC (Win 10, laptop)
My travel PC's HDD is shared with anybody. My main PC isn't shared for the moment.

My main PC can NOT see my travel PC via Windows 11 discovery:

View attachment 87181

But if I type \\travelpc_name\share_name (in my case \\Pc-delphine\d), I can browse my travel PC from my main PC. And after a few seconds, the travel PC even appears on Windows 11 discovery:

View attachment 87182

However, if I close the Explorer window and I open another one, I can no longer find the secondary PC via discovery.
So I have to type the full name every time, which is a bit annoying.

Of course discovery is ON via the relevant settings (sorry about the French but you can guess : "Private networks > Network discovery > Activated"):



And the Network control panel says that I'm in a Private network:



Is there something I can do? Thank you. :-)
Click to expand...
This has been brought up many times.
Create a shortcut with
Code: 
\\Pc-delphine\d
as the target is the easiest solution for your extra typing woes.
C'est la solution la plus facile.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win11 All /Debian/Arch
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. TUF Gaming FX705GM
    CPU
    2.20 gigahertz Intel i7-8750H Hyper-threaded 12 cores
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. FX705GM 1.0
    Memory
    24428 Megabytes
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) Display Audio / Realtek(R) Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Integrated Monitor (17.3"vis)
    Screen Resolution
    FHD 1920X1080 16:9
    Hard Drives
    2 SSD SATA/NVM Express 1.3
    WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500.1 GB
    WDCSDAPNUW-1002 256 GB
    PSU
    19V DC 6.32 A 120 W
    Cooling
    Dual Fans
    Mouse
    MS Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    Fiber 1GB Cox -us & ADSL Bouygues -fr
    Browser
    Edge Canary- Firefox Nightly
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    VMs of Windows 11 stable/Beta/Dev/Canary
    VM of XeroLinux- Arch based & Debian 12
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Insider Canary
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS X751BP
    CPU
    AMD Dual Core A6-9220
    Motherboard
    ASUS
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Radeon R5 M420
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3
    Screen Resolution
    1600X900 16:9
    Hard Drives
    1TB 5400RPM
OAT said:
This has been brought up many times.
Create a shortcut with \\Pc-delphine\d as the target is the easiest solution for your extra typing woes.
C'est la solution la plus facile.
Click to expand...
Yup, I already did that and it works.
So this is just a Win 11 bug? There's no other way around it? We have to wait for a Microsoft fix?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Personal build
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7700
    Motherboard
    Asus TUF Gaming B650M-Plus WiFi
    Memory
    32 GB (2x16) Corsair Dominator DDR5 RGB 6000 MT/s
    Graphics Card(s)
    Not yet
    Sound Card
    No
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Philips BDM3270QP2
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    2 TB Samsung 990 Pro
    12 TB Western Digital Red (WD120EFAX, SATA, 5400 rpm)
    PSU
    850W Corsair RM850e (2023, ATX 3.0)
    Case
    Corsair Crystal 280X RGB White
    Cooling
    Aerocool Mirage L240 AIO
    Keyboard
    Corsair K55
    Mouse
    Vertical mouse from AliExpress
    Internet Speed
    Fiber
    Browser
    Firefox, Brave, Tor
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    1000VA UPS (Nitram PB1000 LCD) for PC + Screen + Speakers
Jose Hidalgo said:
Yup, I already did that and it works.
So this is just a Win 11 bug? There's no other way around it? We have to wait for a Microsoft fix?
Click to expand...
There is a semi more permanent fix :
Stop & Restart on the target machine the service:
Function Discovery Provider Host- it will stop/restart a second Function service as well-
Your Pc-delphine should then appear in Explorer.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win11 All /Debian/Arch
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. TUF Gaming FX705GM
    CPU
    2.20 gigahertz Intel i7-8750H Hyper-threaded 12 cores
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. FX705GM 1.0
    Memory
    24428 Megabytes
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) Display Audio / Realtek(R) Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Integrated Monitor (17.3"vis)
    Screen Resolution
    FHD 1920X1080 16:9
    Hard Drives
    2 SSD SATA/NVM Express 1.3
    WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500.1 GB
    WDCSDAPNUW-1002 256 GB
    PSU
    19V DC 6.32 A 120 W
    Cooling
    Dual Fans
    Mouse
    MS Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    Fiber 1GB Cox -us & ADSL Bouygues -fr
    Browser
    Edge Canary- Firefox Nightly
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    VMs of Windows 11 stable/Beta/Dev/Canary
    VM of XeroLinux- Arch based & Debian 12
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Insider Canary
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS X751BP
    CPU
    AMD Dual Core A6-9220
    Motherboard
    ASUS
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Radeon R5 M420
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3
    Screen Resolution
    1600X900 16:9
    Hard Drives
    1TB 5400RPM
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