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Very unstable local network
Hi there,
I have a very small local network consisting of a desktop and a laptop both running windows 10 fall creator. The desktop is connected by cable to a router and the laptop connected via wifi. The desktop's file manager can see the laptop, but the desktop is not shown on the laptop's file manager. That is, sometimes the desktop is displayed, but other times it is not. In short, the network is very unstable. I have pinged the desktop from the laptop and the connection seems ok, and I have also pinged 127.0.0.1 to check the network card of the the laptop. Also fine.
I have run the Windows built-in trouble shooter to check on the network card. It can't find anything wrong with it . I have diagnosed the network itself. Same result nothing wrong. I have tried and tried, but it seems I can't find what is at fault here.
So what I am asking is this. When the network is down, is there anything I can do to sort of "wake" it up or do I have to wait till next time it chooses to connect the desktop to the laptop that is the desktop is displayed by the laptop's file manager.
oeivinr