How to switch from a call by IP address to a call by Device name on a home network?

Lev Gorinshteyn 21

On my home network, I can log into the other two from my computer. In the first one I go by the command CD \ <Device name> \ <Folder>, and in the second - CD \ <IP address> \ <Folder>. Addressing the IP address is very inconvenient, since when the modem is restarted, IP address changes and each time after that I need to change the command. How to switch from a call by IP address to a call by Device name? What needs to be changed and where?

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MotoX80 37,861

If you can't find any DNS settings in your router, or your ISP can't help you, here is one more thing that you can try.

http://winrollup.com/enable-network-discovery-in-windows-10-creator-edition-without-using-the-netsh-command-in-powershell

I consolidated the commands from that web site. Run Powershell_ISE as an administrator, and paste these commands into a script window and run it. Do this on the machines that can't see each other.

Get-Service  -name "UPnP Device Host" | Set-Service -StartupType Automatic  
Get-Service  -name "Function Discovery Resource Publication" | Set-Service -StartupType Automatic  
Get-Service  -name "Function Discovery Provider Host" | Set-Service -StartupType Automatic  
Get-Service  -name "SSDP Discovery" | Set-Service -StartupType Automatic  
  
   
Get-Service  -name "DNS Client" | Start-Service  
Get-Service  -name "UPnP Device Host" | Start-Service  
Get-Service  -name "Function Discovery Resource Publication" | Start-Service  
Get-Service  -name "Function Discovery Provider Host" | Start-Service   
Get-Service  -name "SSDP Discovery" | Start-Service  
  
Set-NetConnectionProfile -NetworkCategory Private -PassThru  
Get-NetFirewallRule -DisplayGroup 'Network Discovery'|Set-NetFirewallRule -Profile 'Private, Domain' -Enabled true -PassThru|select Name,DisplayName,Enabled,Profile|ft -a

Then in explorer open up Network and press F5 to refresh. See if your PC's show up then.

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Lev Gorinshteyn 21 Reputation points

2021-03-08T05:23:13.027+00:00
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Lev Gorinshteyn 21 Reputation points

2021-03-08T00:34:04.677+00:00

In the network settings, did you check off the register this connection in DNS?
No, in all my computers the “Register this connection’s addresses in DNS” are check on, as on your picture.
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MotoX80 37,861 Reputation points

2021-03-08T00:44:42.01+00:00

What does nslookup return on the IP's?

C:\>nslookup 192.168.1.3
Server: Wireless_Broadband_Router.home
Address: 192.168.1.1

Name: slick.home
Address: 192.168.1.3
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MotoX80 37,861 Reputation points

2021-03-07T22:33:00.527+00:00

In the network settings, did you check off the register this connection in DNS?
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cheong00 3,491 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator

2021-03-11T02:10:00.827+00:00

That only works on domain controlled computers, and you need an AD server in your network.

Lev Gorinshteyn 21 Reputation points

2021-03-11T06:31:45.183+00:00

I have a VR1600v modem router (I showed a screenshot of its window). Isn't it the DNS server on my home network? And why from DESKTOP-EBR1DDA I can call ANN-14-19 by name, but NATHA-PC cannot? And before I could! But at some point, this call stopped working. Perhaps after the next updates. And if I need an AD server for my home network, how do I install it?

MotoX80 37,861 Reputation points

2021-03-11T13:30:40.083+00:00

Please test NSLOOKUP from a command prompt against the IP addresses and verify that DHCP from your router has registered the names to the IP.

Do that from all 3 pc's and compare the results.

You do not need Active Directory at home.

Lev Gorinshteyn 21 Reputation points

2021-03-12T04:57:01.893+00:00

I checked how the NSLOOKUP command works on all three computers. I quote the result from one computer, the results are similar on the other two. The computer names were not shown anywhere. It turns out that computer names are not registered to match IP addresses. And again I cannot understand why from DESKTOP-EBR1DDA I can call ANN-14-19 by name? Maybe I was running the NSLOOKUP command incorrectly somehow?

Lev Gorinshteyn 21 Reputation points

2021-03-12T04:59:45.397+00:00

This is my screenshot
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Lev Gorinshteyn 21 Reputation points

2021-03-07T04:56:22.387+00:00

I have verified that the services you specified - UPnP Device Host, SSDP Discovery, Feature Discovery Resource Publishing, DNS Client - are running on both computers.
Also, both computers have a Private network marked for Network discovery in Allow applications to communicate.
But I cannot enter the second computer by Device name.
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Anonymous

2021-03-08T09:39:21.923+00:00

But I cannot enter the second computer by Device name.

What's the exact error message when you cannot enter the second computer device name? Please post the screenshot for us to understand your issue better.

Lev Gorinshteyn 21 Reputation points

2021-03-08T10:23:36.327+00:00

I am not getting any error message. Simply the required folder of the second computer does not open on my computer. And when I make a request there by IP address, the folder of the second computer opens on my computer.
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How to switch from a call by IP address to a call by Device name on a home network?

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