Networking Windows 8.1 HomeGroup, Pi is wanting WorkGroup?? [solved]

[hoosiermomma71]

My husband has his Raspberry Pi 2 all hooked up. He is trying to network his Windows 8.1 computer to the Pi... Window's 8.1 has a HomeGroup, now...Raspberry Pi is wanting the WorkGroup of his computer...do you see the problem? He has tried to rename the Domain: HomeGroup, to WorkGroup, and tried to put that in Pi, but it doesn't work. He tried using OSMC, and Raspbain, I think was the name of the application. Neither of these have helped us. No matter what operating system he puts on the Pi....when he goes to network to his PC...run into the same problem. He even tried to do a direct link from Pi to his computer using a Cap5 wire...but still nothing...Pi is still wanting the User name and Password for the Domain: WorkGroup. Can someone please help me, so that he does not drive me insane, for three days, he's been nothing but angry and frustrated.

[fruitoftheloom]

My husband has his Raspberry Pi 2 all hooked up. He is trying to network his Windows 8.1 computer to the Pi... Window's 8.1 has a HomeGroup, now...Raspberry Pi is wanting the WorkGroup of his computer...do you see the problem? He has tried to rename the Domain: HomeGroup, to WorkGroup, and tried to put that in Pi, but it doesn't work. He tried using OSMC, and Raspbain, I think was the name of the application. Neither of these have helped us. No matter what operating system he puts on the Pi....when he goes to network to his PC...run into the same problem. He even tried to do a direct link from Pi to his computer using a Cap5 wire...but still nothing...Pi is still wanting the User name and Password for the Domain: WorkGroup. Can someone please help me, so that he does not drive me insane, for three days, he's been nothing but angry and frustrated.

It is a Windows issue nothing related to the RPi, complain to Bill Gates, thankyou

fyi HomeGroup is for interconnecting Microsft Operating Systems

Do not use Microsoft HomeGroup, turn it off and use Workgroups in Windows 8.1

[hoosiermomma71]

okay can you give me a link as to how to turn off the homegroup, and turn on the Workgroup?

[hoosiermomma71]

Sorry I should probably say, he is on Windows 8.1 Home Edition...but he doesn't see the Workgroup, only see's the HomeGroup, and he has just turned that off...so how does he find the WorkGroup...please

[fruitoftheloom]

okay can you give me a link as to how to turn off the homegroup, and turn on the Workgroup?

I do not use Windows unless have to, but found this guide, you may find additional information in Windows orientated forums:

http://www.techradar.com/news/networkin ... de-1119901

[hoosiermomma71]

Okay...he was on Microsoft site, turns out Windows 8.1 Home Edition does not have WorkGroups, only HomeGroups, but Windows 8.1 Pro Edition does have the WorkGroups, so now that I know, his operating system does not have WorkGroups, how do we figure out a way to network the Raspberry Pi 2 to work on his computer. Anyone with any suggestions and I don't need any smarmy comments, just help please.

[fruitoftheloom]

Likely the easiest solution in Raspbian Operating System is to use Remote Access to Share Files

https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentati ... /README.md


In the past I used a Windows PC which had a Wireless Connection to my Router and just used a Cat5 Ethernet Cable to the Pi and turned on ICS to enable SSH etcetera

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/wind ... =windows-7

[hoosiermomma71]

errr..not work on his computer...but network with his computer...sorry very tired

when we find his hard drive on the Pi...it is asking for this from his computer

Username:

Domain: WorkGroup <-------is already chosen...and can not change it to HomeGroup

Password:

this is the sticking point...can't get it to go through

[hansotten]

Okay...he was on Microsoft site, turns out Windows 8.1 Home Edition does not have WorkGroups, only HomeGroups, but Windows 8.1 Pro Edition does have the WorkGroups, so now that I know, his operating system does not have WorkGroups, how do we figure out a way to network the Raspberry Pi 2 to work on his computer. Anyone with any suggestions and I don't need any smarmy comments, just help please.

Windows Home Edition supports workgroups out of the box. Backwards compatible to W7, Vista, XP, W98, W95 and Windows for Workgroups 3.11 and Samba on Unix/Linux (and the Raspberry Pi uses that)...
It does not support Active Directory domains, but that is irrelevant in this case.

On Windows Go to Control Panel - System - the first tab gives the ability to change the name of the computer and the name of the workgroup. Check the user and (non-empty) password also on Windows. Having the same user and password on both sides often helps.

[hoosiermomma71]

thank you...he claims he tried these solutions, and I am at my wits end. I no longer care if he gets the thing running but for those of you who have tried to help, thank you so very much, I will let him figure it out. Also, I did find I am not the only one having this issue, seems there is the same situation on another website, only there were able to express the problem better than what I was able to. For anyone who is having the same issue, please look to this link. http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=98737

[fruitoftheloom]

thank you...he claims he tried these solutions, and I am at my wits end. I no longer care if he gets the thing running but for those of you who have tried to help, thank you so very much, I will let him figure it out. Also, I did find I am not the only one having this issue, seems there is the same situation on another website, only there were able to express the problem better than what I was able to. For anyone who is having the same issue, please look to this link. http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=98737

Yes as I originally stated it is a Microsoft issue, not an issue with the Raspberry Pi Operating Systems pare-se.......

[hoosiermomma71]

Finally!...a friend of mine who has Pi uninstalled his Pi and reinstalled. You have to use the same log in credentials as you would to log into windows. But, here is the kicker, it has to be an administrator account. So, if your windows account isn't set to administrator, then make a whole new user as an administrator, once you do that...reboot both your Pi and computer....it will then work. Thank you Ian!

[hoosiermomma71]

Thank you all for all your help and support, now he can play with his new toy...and I can go back to some serenity.