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Is it secure to run Windows 7 HomeGroup over an unsecured wifi network?
Just wondering what the security implications are of running Windows 7 HomeGroup over an unsecured (open) WiFi network.
Are there known hacks on the HomeGroup password or is it possible to otherwise …
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Homegroup should be working, but doesn’t
I have Win7 installed on both my PC and laptop. When I choose to make a homegroup I can go through the steps of creating, getting password, then joining it from the other computer and it says that it …
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How do I install a Windows 7 Homegroup printer?
I have a local printer on Desktop A and I want to use it on LapTop B. I have made a homegroup and can copy files between the two computers. On Desktop A I have the 'Printers' checked, in order to …
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Can a Win7 HomeGroup permit VPN connections?
Would like to integrate HomeGroup with my vpn (Hamachi/LogMeIn) addesses. Possible?
thx
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Homegroup doesn’t show other computers, but “Network” does
I have a desktop and a laptop (both running windows 7) in my Windows 7 homegroup. The desktop created the homegroup, and the laptop joined it. Both share a few folders.
On the laptop, I have no …
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Everyone can access my Windows 7 Homegroup file shares - Even Windows XP computers.
Hi,
I have 3 computers in my network, two running Windows 7 and one running Windows XP. I've set up a homegroup on both Windows 7 computers. Also, all computers are in the same Workgroup.
The …
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Installing HomeGroup Printer
Hello, I have two Windows 7 computers on a HomeGroup. I am on "Computer A" and need to access a printer connected to "Computer B". On Computer A, the HomeGroup panel tells me that it found a new …
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Windows 7 homegroup sharing problem
I have two machines in a homegroup. My desktop and my wife's laptop. The public folders like pictures, videos, etc. are shared fine. But if I try to share a single folder with the homegroup from the …
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Is it possible to use IPv6 in LAN with router only supporting IPv4?
My router (Belkin N1 Vision) seem to only support IPv4. The problem is that i'm trying to get Windows 7 Homegroup going and it requires IPv6. I'm trying to connect home computer which is connected to …
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How do I add a Windows 7 Homegroup folder to iTunes?
I have a HTPC running Windows 7 with music in the public Music folder. Is it possible to add this folder to the iTunes library on another computer in the same homegroup?
The obvious File->Add Folder …
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Windows 7 Homegroups not working?
I've got a homegroup set up, and only the accounts/machines where the user and password is identical can see/share files. I thought the setting to let homegroup control the accounts would make that …
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How can I connect a Snow Leopard computer to a Windows 7 homegroup?
Is there any way to connect to a Windows 7 homegroup from a Mac running Snow Leopard? The computers show up in my Finder on the left side as PCs, but when I try to connect I don't see anything. Any …
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Windows 7: Homegroup Connectivity
It seems that no matter what I do, I cannot get my two computers to work together and join the same Homegroup.
The computers in question:
Desktop with Win7 Ultimate x64 connected via Wireless …
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connecting a wireless home network wirelessly to the internet
If I am using the wireless cards in my two laptops to establish a home network using Windows 7, in other words a "homegroup," can I share an internet connection obtained from a wireless adaptor …
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Are Homegroups compelling enough for the cost of buying Windows?
I have run a Linux fileserver with Samba on my home network for over 12 years. I have mapped drives, user home directories, etc. I recently started using Windows 7 on a laptop, and I'm intrigued by …
