[RESOLVED] Problem accessing a PVR on my Network

[rogerbid]

Hi there,

Hi, I will try to keep my message succinct but sufficiently detailed.

I have a Fetch TV PVR attached to my ?smart? TV and it connects to my home network with the address 192.168.0.11

My Win 10 PC used to ?see? the PVR from File Explorer when it would show up under the heading 'This PC' see attached Image 1

My new Windows 11 laptop can ?see? the PVR in exactly the same way'. see attached image 2

A Windows Update in July had the effect of hiding the PVR and I haven?t been able to restore the link. (I blame the update because by reverting to an earlier date with System Restore I could restore the connection. This was fine but eventually the restore point disappeared and I was stumped.)

Can someone please tell me how to recreate the link to the Fetch box please? I have tried Map Network but without success.

Thanks very much,

Roger

[fink]

Have you tried rolling back the Windows network driver? Also look at the Fetch TV device website and see if they offer a (new) driver download specifically for Win 11 or any updates for the device itself.


https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-roll...indows-2619217

[Midknyte]

So you can see the Fetch in Windows 11, but NOT in Windows 10?

Can you even ping 192.168.0.11 from the Win10 machine?

Post the exact model of your Fetch device. Then we can at least look up the manual.

[jdc2000]

What happens if you open File Explorer ((My) Computer), and paste the line below in place of the C:\ drive and press Enter?

\\192.168.0.11\

[rogerbid]

Hi everyone,

Please forgive the delay in replying to the advice offered, Christmas chores seem to have dominated my time.

I will be answer the questions posed as soon as I can spend time at the computer, thank very much for your interest in my problem,

Best wishes for Christmas,

Roger

[rogerbid]

Hi, I am back again!

I hope you will not mind that I posted a parallel post in another forum and before I ventured into the scary realms of drivers and pinging IP addresses and the like I followed the advice received on the other forum:
Right click and select Settings then:
Network & Internet
At the bottom should be a link to Network and Sharing Center. Click on it.
While on this page, look for the status of your Internet connection. Should be Private network.
On the left side find and click on
Change advanced sharing settings
Turn on network Discovery should be selected. Once selected the option Turn on Automatic setup of network devices should appear. Make sure it is also checked..
While on this page I would also turn on File and printer sharing.

This resulted in the PVR showing in File Explorer > This PC so my problem has been resolved.

This advice is posted here for the benefit of anyone who might come looking for help with a similar problem.
Thank you very much to those who offered advice, I am most grateful and wish you all a very Happy Christmas,

Roger

[fink]

Thanks for the update. Season's Greetings to you too!