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   Message 3,382 of 4,852   
   Fokke Nauta to Frank Slootweg   
   Re: Can't open W11 laptops   
   17 Dec 25 16:52:03   
   
   From: fnauta@solfon.nl   
      
   On 17/12/2025 15:19, Frank Slootweg wrote:   
   > Fokke Nauta  wrote:   
   >> On 16/12/2025 17:22, Frank Slootweg wrote:   
   >>> Paul  wrote:   
   >>> [...]   
   >>>> Since the error at the moment, is one of Network Path Not Found,   
   >>>> I don't think it is getting tested on credentials just yet. First   
   >>>> it has to connect, before it can be rejected on credentials :-)   
   >>>   
   >>>     I agree [1]. Coming to think of it, could it be something simple as   
   >>> the workgroup being inconsistent accross his network? I.e. the computer   
   >>> name and share name could be correct, but in the wrong workgroup.   
   >>>   
   >>> [1] The error *message* is actually "The network path was not found."   
   >>   
   >> We have only one workgroup. One private network with 3 W10 pc's and 2   
   >> W11 laptops. All W10 pc's can see eachother and open their shares. We   
   >> can see the 2 W11 laptops, but can't open them.   
   >   
   >    The point isn't that you have only one workgroup, but whether the   
   > workgroup is correctly set on all systems, especially on the two Windows   
   > 11 laptops, which "don't work" and are apparently relatively new.   
      
   There are many settings on the laptops which I checked, and these are OK.   
      
   Fokke   
      
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