Hey,
So.. I've got a bit of an odd situation. My brother has been using my old laptop to access the internet. He bought his new computer and didn't get a wireless adapter, and so he uses my laptop via ethernet for internet.. Not pretty, but it works.
With his new computer, he's lost all of his games he'd downloaded (His old drive failed). I've got a lot of the games he plays, however I do not have a USB big enough to transfer them. I have an external drive, but it's hard and barely works. I remember I managed to transfer files using Homegroup's file sharing, and I was going to do that to give him bigger games to spare our internet the trouble, however for some reason, the way he access the internet is blocking it (I'm guessing, but I'm near 95% sure this is the issue). The laptop he uses can connect to the homegroup, but he can't. I can ping his local IP, but I can't ping his computer name.. I've got very little knowledge. I really want to be able to transfer these files by the homegroup, but his computer (Or rather, internet sharing) doesn't like me.
Any help appreciated, I'll keep throwing myself at it until I realise there is no hope.. =P
So.. I've got a bit of an odd situation. My brother has been using my old laptop to access the internet. He bought his new computer and didn't get a wireless adapter, and so he uses my laptop via ethernet for internet.. Not pretty, but it works.
With his new computer, he's lost all of his games he'd downloaded (His old drive failed). I've got a lot of the games he plays, however I do not have a USB big enough to transfer them. I have an external drive, but it's hard and barely works. I remember I managed to transfer files using Homegroup's file sharing, and I was going to do that to give him bigger games to spare our internet the trouble, however for some reason, the way he access the internet is blocking it (I'm guessing, but I'm near 95% sure this is the issue). The laptop he uses can connect to the homegroup, but he can't. I can ping his local IP, but I can't ping his computer name.. I've got very little knowledge. I really want to be able to transfer these files by the homegroup, but his computer (Or rather, internet sharing) doesn't like me.
Any help appreciated, I'll keep throwing myself at it until I realise there is no hope.. =P
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