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:

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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"):

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

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Is there something I can do? Thank you. :-)
 
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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.
 

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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 My Computer

At a glance

Windows 11AMD Ryzen 7700DDR5 = 32 GB = 2x16 GB (Corsair Dominator - D...Not yet
OS
Windows 11
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Personal build
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7700
Motherboard
Asus TUF Gaming B650M-Plus WiFi
Memory
DDR5 = 32 GB = 2x16 GB (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
M.2 = 2 TB (Samsung 990 Pro)
SATA = 12 TB (Western Digital Red - WD120EFAX - 5400 rpm)
PSU
Corsair RM850e (850W - ATX 3.0)
Case
Corsair Crystal 280X TG (White, RGB)
Cooling
Intake = 2x120mm fans (Corsair LL120 RGB) / Exhaust = 2x120mm AIO (Aerocool Mirage L240)
Keyboard
Corsair K55 RGB
Mouse
Vertical mouse from AliExpress, very good for the price and a lifesaver for my wrist :)
Internet Speed
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Browser
Firefox, Brave, Tor
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Windows Defender
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UPS = 1000VA (Nitram PB1000 LCD), protecting PC + Monitor + 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.
 

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    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Nitro ANV15-51
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS 3200-4500 Mhz 8 cores x 2
    Motherboard
    Sportage_RBH
    Memory
    32 GB DDR5
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon Graphic / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB GDDR6
    Sound Card
    AMD/Realtek(R) Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Integrated Monitor (15.3"vis)
    Screen Resolution
    FHD 1920X1080 16:9 144Hz
    Hard Drives
    KINGSTON OM8SEP4512Q-AA 1TB
    Western Digital 256GB
    PSU
    19V DC 6.32 A 120 W
    Cooling
    Dual Fans
    Mouse
    MS Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    Fiber 1GB Cox -us & 1GB Orange-fr
    Browser
    Edge Canary- Firefox Nightly-Chrome Dev-Chrome Dev
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender

  • At a glance

    Windows 11 BetaAMD A9-94208 GB of DDR4AMD Radeon R5
    Operating System
    Windows 11 Beta
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus X751BP
    CPU
    AMD A9-9420
    Memory
    8 GB of DDR4
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Radeon R5
    Screen Resolution
    1600x900
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 1 TB
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