File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks Failing

[jdorion]

Is there any update to this issue? As a help desk tech, the inability to remotely connect to a client laptop that is connected to a docking station and or browse remotely via Windows Explorer is very frustrating.

[Wim]

Hi All

I was just reading this thread and it reminded me of a known issue in Windows when you have connected too many USB Ethernet adaptors and they are stored in the registry. You get weird behaviour of the connection working but unable to connect to network shares.

It was a problem in Windows 7, and not sure if it has been solved for Windows 10. There is a thread on it here:

https://social.technet.microsoft.com...ork-interfaces

And here:

https://social.technet.microsoft.com...tpronetworking

Worth checking if this is the issue, especially if you use hot desking, so will end up with many different USB Ethernet entries in device manager, if you move desks a lot.

Wim

[jdorion]

Originally Posted by Wim

Hi All

I was just reading this thread and it reminded me of a known issue in Windows when you have connected too many USB Ethernet adaptors and they are stored in the registry. You get weird behaviour of the connection working but unable to connect to network shares.

It was a problem in Windows 7, and not sure if it has been solved for Windows 10. There is a thread on it here:

https://social.technet.microsoft.com...ork-interfaces

And here:

https://social.technet.microsoft.com...tpronetworking

Worth checking if this is the issue, especially if you use hot desking, so will end up with many different USB Ethernet entries in device manager, if you move desks a lot.

Wim

I don't think this is the issue or at least isn't in our environment. The only that that changed was going from a Windows 7 Pro laptop to a Windows 10 Pro laptop. The docking station and all peripherals remained the same.

[jdorion]

Still no update on this?

[oswaldmwhite]

Is there an update on this? I am having the same issue where some of my Dell 7280's and 7290's that are docked with Dell 6000 docks I am unable to C$ into. If I remove them from the dock and put them on wifi or even hard wire directly into the laptop, I can then C$. Please help!

[jdorion]

Originally Posted by oswaldmwhite

Is there an update on this? I am having the same issue where some of my Dell 7280's and 7290's that are docked with Dell 6000 docks I am unable to C$ into. If I remove them from the dock and put them on wifi or even hard wire directly into the laptop, I can then C$. Please help!

Exactly, what I am experiencing at my office. It makes helping users remotely almost impossible!

Any update?

[jdorion]

I have found a fix. See below.

https://superuser.com/questions/1240...can-by-localho

Someone also developed a command line program to automate the share fix.

I have deployed the fix to run silently on affected clients, had them restart and now can browse to to \\host\c$ and connect via Dameware Mini Remote Control!