LAN file transfer in Filemanager HD, need help.

[petexx]

Hi Guys,
Can you please help me with this? I'm already so fed up and frustrated....
I'm trying to set up LAN server in Filemanager HD.
I scan the network and it finds 192.168.1.102. Now no matter what I do I can't connect to it... I always get error "Connection Error: Connection is not available, modify the connection settings and try again".

I'm running Win 7 PC. Any ideas will be much appreciated.

[Frederuco]

In the Control Panel -> Firewall do you have a check box to allow file and printer sharing on your network type (I assume it would be home/private) and also to check that in the Network and Sharing that your network type is set to Home/Private

[Wooky]

Try this:

on Windows 7 PC, open 'Network and Sharing Centre (under Control Panel)...

Then click on 'Change advanced sharing settings' (on the top left side windows).

Under 'Home or Work' setting tick/click ON :
- Turn ON network discovery
- Turn ON file and printer sharing
- Turn on sharing so anyone with network access can read and write files in the Public folders
- Enable file sharing for devices that use 40- or 50-bit encryption
- Turn OFF password sharing
- Allow Windows to manage homegroup connections (recommended)

Took from File Sharing between Windows 7 and OS X - Page 2 - MacRumors Forums
Guess one of the problems is the encryption.

[petexx]

@Frederuco I don't have a checkbox there. My network is set to Home so it's all good here.
@Wooky I have changed encryption to 40-50 bit but I still suffer from the same problem. "Connection Error"

I'm slowly giving up now...

//edit
It finally works! The funny thing is that I haven't changed anything... it worked after I restarted my PC.
Anyway, thanks both of you.

[Frederuco]

You have to to love Microsoft for some of the quirks that are solved by a simple restart. Glad it is working for you!

[Wooky]

You have to to love Microsoft for some of the quirks that are solved by a simple restart. Glad it is working for you!

yeah, some network parameters are loaded at startup, so usually if you alter some Windows setting and it doesn't work as expected a reboot is a thing to consider. I guess maybe some command line magic could've done the same thing without a restart, but I am not really a Windows guy. Happy our friend got it working too.