Connecting with my other computers on myEthernet network - continued

Question

I refer to the exchange titled Connecting with my other computers on my Ethernet network of a few weeks ago. All seemed to work as advertised but when I tried to contact a

the another PC's Desktop during Loading I got a timeout: ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT.

Any ideas?

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Answer 1

Hello,

This issue may be caused by network configuration issues, firewall settings, etc. You can refer to the following steps to troubleshoot:

1. First, make sure that both PCs are on the same network and can communicate with each other. You can try to ping the target PC by opening a command prompt on the source PC and entering [IP address of the target PC]

If ping fails, there is a network connection problem.

2. On both PCs, make sure network discovery and file sharing are enabled:

Open Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center > Advanced Sharing Settings.

Under the Private* network profile, turn on Network discovery and File and Printer Sharing.

3. Open Control Panel > Windows Defender Firewall > Allow an app or feature through Windows Defender Firewall. Make sure File and Printer Sharing for Private and Public Networks is checked.

Best Regards

Zunhui

Answer 2

1. I did "ping NEW" and that computer replied three times TTL 128

So that seems ok. "NEW" is the target computer name. (It is all on the only network I have anyway.

2. all checked and set.
3. Windows says this is controlled by Bit Defender. Bit Defender says "inbound connections that do not match a rule are blocked" but it is not obvious how to change/create such a rule a rule. Should I take this issue to Bit Defender support?

Thankyou,

peter

Answer 3

Hi Peter,

Thank you for your reply, you can actually try to disable the firewall first to troubleshoot whether this problem is caused.

Best Regards

Zunhui