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Forums › LAN (ethernet/Wifi/routers/Bluetooth) › finding other clients on domain/workgroup
fran1942

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#154760 6-Nov-2014 20:47
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out of interest, when you enter "\\someHostname" in explorer, will this only find the other machine if they are also part of the same workgroup/domain that you are ?

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  #1170326 6-Nov-2014 21:02
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It will find it provided DNS resolution is successful, regardless of domain/workgroup.

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