Weird networks, causing weird problems. I am a new employee at this company, the network is a bit weird, but I have figured it out to a degree. I have some networking knowledge, but not greatly versed.

I have a Windows 7 machine in the front office. It is setup for serving some network drives, and some software. Quickbooks, Wasp Barcode System, etc.

I have a computer connected to the switch in the second building that I am trying to connect the the Windows 7 (Server) in the front office.

I am unable to do so. I keep getting Network Path errors, I have turned Ping echo on the "Server" but do not receive responses. I can see it when I look at the Network in Explorer, but cannot open it (Error Code 0x80070035 The network path was not found). I have checked the sharing settings on both computers, they are ok (see attached). Firewall is disabled on the "Server". I am attaching a quick diagram that I drew up.

I can ping the server from the front office. I can also view the shared drive from the "Server" from my main machine in the front office. I am on the same switch at that time.

I can provide more info if needed.

Any Suggestions?

Sharing Settings:

Network Diagram:

I had something similar dealing with a client site with a DDWRT'd router a while back and found this: http://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/howto/clientmode#routed_client_mode

From the above page:

Masqueraded - "Using masquerading (NAT) on a client router connects a network segment behind the client to an existing wireless network without further modifications to the access point. The downside is that hosts on the AP side cannot access hosts behind the client router. "

Routed - "This option requires a static route on the AP pointing to the subnet behind the client router using the client router's IP on the AP network as a gateway. This allows hosts on both segments to reach each other directly, but it requires administrative access to the AP in order to configure the static route. "

Yours is sounding a lot like the "Masqueraded" option, where you'd be wanting the "Routed" option.

I'm not sure how exactly to do that in the EnGenius software, but a quick look through the user manual makes me think that's what it does by default.