Question Wireless won't connect to my network storage.

[jamesdsimone]

I have 2 laptops one running Win7 and another running Win10. Both connect ok when a network cable is plugged in but will not connect to my network storage over the wireless connection. They connect to the internet fine over the wireless connection.

 

[In2Photos]

Sounds like the wireless network may be a different subnet. What IP address do you get when you connect both wired and wirelessly?

 

[Tech Junky]

Sounds more like wifi is on the guest network and the firewall is blocking it. Thus @In2Photos subnet mention sounds feasible as the guest network would typically be on another subnet.

 

[jamesdsimone]

That wasn't it but when I was looking I figured out the problem. I have 2 wireless networks, one from my router and one from my modem so I can give people wifi without letting them have access to my network. I had inadvertently connected to my modem wifi.

 

[albi56r]

That wasn't it but when I was looking I figured out the problem. I have 2 wireless networks, one from my router and one from my modem so I can give people wifi without letting them have access to my network. I had inadvertently connected to my modem wifi.

Good, so you fixed the issue. Are both wireless networks have the same SSID?

 

[jamesdsimone]

Yes everything is working ok now.