Network discovery in Windows 10 is a feature that allows your computer to detect other devices on the same network, enabling easy sharing of files and resources. File sharing allows users to share files and folders with other devices on the network, facilitating collaboration and access to shared resources. Both features can be managed through the Network and Sharing Center in Windows settings, where users can enable or disable them based on their preferences for privacy and security. Proper configuration ensures that only authorized users can access shared files.
The window used to configure network discovery and file sharing settings is called "Network and Sharing Center." You can access it through the Control Panel or by right-clicking the network icon in the system tray. Within this window, you can enable or disable network discovery, file sharing, and manage your network settings.
XP and 7 supports file sharing through network or any Windows supported storage device.
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If you can't see shared folders in Windows 8, first ensure that you are connected to the same network as the shared device. Check your network settings to confirm that network discovery is enabled by going to Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center > Change advanced sharing settings. Additionally, ensure that file and printer sharing is turned on. If the issue persists, restarting the computer and the router may help resolve connectivity problems.
The network layer protocol is Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
File and Print Sharing
"File-sharing" is a platform-independent concept, that of sharing files between computers. If you are referring to the service / file system that allows other computers on the same network to access files on the local computer, this is usually done with NFS (Network File System). For compatibility with Windows, it is also possible to use Samba.
File and printer sharing, Client for Microsoft Windows
The Windows file sharing protocol is the Server Message Block or SMB. It was developed by Barry Feigenbaum at IBM.
Go to the Control Panel then network Connections, Right Click on the currently working Connection then Properties, on the General Tab you will see the File and Printer Sharing
Go to connect to, open Network andSharing Center, Switch file sharing on or off and check on all files and folders that are being shared as well as network folders on the computer.
For starters, TCP/IP works equally well in both operating systems. Other protocols of interest include:SMB (Windows File Sharing/Samba) - Network drives, file/printer sharingLDAP (OpenLDAP) - Address book information