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trickyt · 11-03-2007, 12:03 PM

I had the same problem after installing a new router.

I solved it by logging on to my router (on mine you type 192.168.1.1 into the internet explorer window). Then I put in the user name and password (on mine the default was "admin" and "1234"), then go into expert mode, and find the section which reads: Configure, IP Passthtough.

On mine it was "Enabled". By setting it to "disabled" the computer suddenly became visible to the network (after re-starting the router and the PC).

Why does this work? All my computers except the invisible one had IP addresses like 192.168.1.33 or 192.168.1.34 or 192.168.1.35 etc. However the invisible computer had an IP address starting 85.5.134....... (You can see the IP address by loading the command prompt from accessories and tyoing in "ipconfig".

According to my router "If "User Configured PC" is selected, a local PC must be manually configured to have the public IP address."

Thus when the PC had an address outside the Local range of IP numbers starting with 192.168..... it will not be found as part of the network.

11-03-2007, 12:03 PM	#5 (permalink)
trickyt Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 2 OS: XP	Re: Unable to view files on networked pc I had the same problem after installing a new router. I solved it by logging on to my router (on mine you type 192.168.1.1 into the internet explorer window). Then I put in the user name and password (on mine the default was "admin" and "1234"), then go into expert mode, and find the section which reads: Configure, IP Passthtough. On mine it was "Enabled". By setting it to "disabled" the computer suddenly became visible to the network (after re-starting the router and the PC). Why does this work? All my computers except the invisible one had IP addresses like 192.168.1.33 or 192.168.1.34 or 192.168.1.35 etc. However the invisible computer had an IP address starting 85.5.134....... (You can see the IP address by loading the command prompt from accessories and tyoing in "ipconfig". According to my router "If "User Configured PC" is selected, a local PC must be manually configured to have the public IP address." Thus when the PC had an address outside the Local range of IP numbers starting with 192.168..... it will not be found as part of the network.