So it turns out that Win10 Update 1083 "broke" home network shares.
MS knows about it, but so much finger pointing is going on that no one has taken point to fix it.
There is a work around:
Make sure you go to Windows add/remove features and turn on all SMB check boxes.
Go to "Apps and Features" and on the right side of the screen is "Related Settings" and right below that is "Programs and Features"; click that.
Then on the left side of the screen is "Turn Windows Features on and off"; click that.
Scroll down to SMB 1.0/CIFS File Sharing Support and click all the boxes under it.
Also click on SMB Direct (right below the File Sharing).
It will load the missing files and you will need to restart.
That will get file sharing working.
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Then I got this from WiFi Ranger's actual engineer.
You've had an update to your case Want to connect to home network (# 1629) on 2018-09-05 15:45:47:
Awfeed Isho said:
Lou,
I do apologize for the confusion, the FUSION network is for completely a different purpose, what you are trying to accomplish is sharing between your devices and this can be done simply if all the devices are connected to one network. It does not matter whether or not they are windows devices- the ranger is simply acting as a router in this scenario.
I don’t know how you have your home network set up, but what you can do is connect the wifi ranger to your home network to use that as an internet source
( I am) . After that connect all your devices to your ranger to create one network where the sharing can be accomplished
(not possible as yet).
To enable sharing on your Windows computer, follow the steps below (this will need to be done on each device which is participating in the sharing):
Step 1: Open Control Panel. Step 2: Choose View network status and tasks under Network and Internet. Step 3: Select Change advanced sharing settings in Network and Sharing Center. Step 4: Choose Turn on file and printer sharing and save the changes.
If any device that you are trying to reach is not connected to the ranger and is connected directly to the ranger, they will be on separate networks and other steps will need to be taken in order to enable one device to allow for another device on a separate network to access its files. This would require the knowledge/ expertise of a network admin to set up- in receiving advice from such a person, he can treat the ranger as any other high-powered router. Most of the work however in that kind of set-up would be setting up a server or the protocols necessary for sharing between networks. There are plenty of options for sharing files however, it is a matter of personal preference.
Again I apologize for the mix-up, I hope this clears things up
(as mud). If you have any other questions, we would love to be of assistance.
Awfeed Isho
WiFiRanger Support
Support@WiFiRanger.com
wifiranger.com/support
(208) 321-5544
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In my case having my hard wired file server connected to the Ranger's net is out of the question. Refocussing my attention on getting the Ranger to see the hard wired PC directly.
More updates as I discover how to do this.
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