- Jun 6, 2014
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Windows 8.1 Networking i have the following home network configuration:
Dell XPS27 with Win 8.1,Netgear WNDR4500v2 wireless router,Networked AVR, networked DirectTV, several android phones on WIFI,and a post XP laptop running Crunchbang Linux. Everything works fine. Networked music, internet access by all devices works great. Crunchbang works great as well, especially on an challenged vintage 1954 Dell Inspiron 600m.
I am able to ping the laptop from Win 8.1 and I am able to ping the Win 8.1 box from Crunchbang.
Samba is running and configured on Linux but I can tweak that for sharing if the Win PC and the Linux laptop can't see each other. I have changed the Homegroup on Win 8.1 to Workgroup as I am told that Homegroup is only for networked Windows devices. The Linux PC is set to workgroup as well. For what it is worth all devices show up on the Netgear Genie Network map by name. there is no Linux firewall installed and I am told that the windows firewall will pass through any request within the local subnet. If I search the network on the Win8.1 PC Crunchbang is not found. i cannot map it either. I am also told that I need Win 8.1 Pro to network non Win PC's ( I am skeptical).
Is this a Linux issue, a Windows Pc issue or a router issue?
Thanks
Dell XPS27 with Win 8.1,Netgear WNDR4500v2 wireless router,Networked AVR, networked DirectTV, several android phones on WIFI,and a post XP laptop running Crunchbang Linux. Everything works fine. Networked music, internet access by all devices works great. Crunchbang works great as well, especially on an challenged vintage 1954 Dell Inspiron 600m.
I am able to ping the laptop from Win 8.1 and I am able to ping the Win 8.1 box from Crunchbang.
Samba is running and configured on Linux but I can tweak that for sharing if the Win PC and the Linux laptop can't see each other. I have changed the Homegroup on Win 8.1 to Workgroup as I am told that Homegroup is only for networked Windows devices. The Linux PC is set to workgroup as well. For what it is worth all devices show up on the Netgear Genie Network map by name. there is no Linux firewall installed and I am told that the windows firewall will pass through any request within the local subnet. If I search the network on the Win8.1 PC Crunchbang is not found. i cannot map it either. I am also told that I need Win 8.1 Pro to network non Win PC's ( I am skeptical).
Is this a Linux issue, a Windows Pc issue or a router issue?
Thanks
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