I have an XFINITY modem/router with wired connection to one laptop. There is also a Netgear router connected to the XFINITY router that connects various other things around the house.
But for internet, I'm using the 2.4GHz and 5GHz connections from the XFINITY router.
I have a second laptop that uses these wireless connections.
For a couple of days, I've been trying to get these two computers to share files, but something is causing it not to work.
I'm attaching screenshots of IPCONFIG for each. I think these are all protected numbers (10 and 192), not external IP addresses, so I think it's ok, right?
As you can see, they both show the same IPv4 address 10.5.0.2 and other info on the NORDLYNX adapter.
But then the wired laptop has 192.168.1.5 on the ethernet adapter, while the wireless laptop has 10.0.0.238 on the wi-fi adapter.
In each computer I can go to address \\10.5.0.2 and what appears is all the shared folders for the respective computer, not the other computer.
In neither computer does the other computer's IP address come up (check the name, cannot access, etc.).
I can't ping either computer from the other.
I've tried both the 5GHz and 2.4GHz connections and they simply do not see each other.
Networking computers is not my strong suit.
Can anybody advise on what's happening here?
Thanks.
But for internet, I'm using the 2.4GHz and 5GHz connections from the XFINITY router.
I have a second laptop that uses these wireless connections.
For a couple of days, I've been trying to get these two computers to share files, but something is causing it not to work.
I'm attaching screenshots of IPCONFIG for each. I think these are all protected numbers (10 and 192), not external IP addresses, so I think it's ok, right?
As you can see, they both show the same IPv4 address 10.5.0.2 and other info on the NORDLYNX adapter.
But then the wired laptop has 192.168.1.5 on the ethernet adapter, while the wireless laptop has 10.0.0.238 on the wi-fi adapter.
In each computer I can go to address \\10.5.0.2 and what appears is all the shared folders for the respective computer, not the other computer.
In neither computer does the other computer's IP address come up (check the name, cannot access, etc.).
I can't ping either computer from the other.
I've tried both the 5GHz and 2.4GHz connections and they simply do not see each other.
Networking computers is not my strong suit.
Can anybody advise on what's happening here?
Thanks.