Network Drive Missing after Fiber Installed

redsoxfanatic76

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Had fiber installed on Monday, and just noticed today that I can't access my network drive anymore. It worked fine before the install. I have Google Wifi so the Att wireless settings are off.

I've got the Google Wifi connected to a network switch and the switch has a line running into an Asus AC-66 router that is set up as an access point. It's connected through a regular LAN port, not the WAN.

My TV is connected through the ASUS router (access point). The TV (through DLNA) sees the drive and can access it without any issues, but I can't get to it from any of my wired computers or phone. It's like it doesn't exist.

All of my computers are set to share via network, and they all used to show up in my computer's file explorer, but now only the computer I'm on shows up. I can access the Asus router from my file explorer, so I know it's connected. When I access the Asus router, I can change settings, and I can see the hard drive is connected. When I run a scan of the drive through the router, there's no issues reported. Can anyone help? I also recently purchased Malwarebytes, and I can't see the drive (not sure if the new software could be the issue?) It did allow me to create an exclusion for the network drive.

 
Solution
In network and sharing center, is your network "Unidentified"? If so, in control panel>admin tools>local security policy>network list manager policies and change unidentified to 'Private'.

Sam Poland

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In network and sharing center, is your network "Unidentified"? If so, in control panel>admin tools>local security policy>network list manager policies and change unidentified to 'Private'.
 
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