I am running Windows 8.1 on a new HP Envy computer. I have connected the HP directly to an iMac running Yosemite (the latest operating system} via an Ethernet cable.
The connection is used mainly from the HP to access files on the iMac from the HP and to back up files from the HP to the iMac.
The connection has worked perfectly in the past but it appears due to a recent Windows update it will not work reliably. The HP shows the iMac in the network control panel for Windows but will not connect. Diagnostics report by Windows on the Ethernet connection reveals the following messages from Windows:
“Windows can communicate with the name resolution server but can't find the host name."
The diagnostic report in detail states the following
Ethernet adapter Ethernet:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : EC-B1-D7-93-0B-F3
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.107(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
The iMac:
The iMac network control panel shows Ethernet as connected, active, and has IP address 192.168.2.107
tcp/ip enabled.
Configure Ipv4 manually ….. address 192.168.2.1
If you can assist me with getting this peer to peer network operating reliably again, I would really appreciate it. Thank you.
