I have two computers on my domain on different subnets, one in 10.100.176.x and other on 10.100.54.x. On the first one I can see the in explorer other network shares from 10.100.170.x to 10.100.178.x but although I can ping the second computer I can't see the shares and if I try to map anything I get error 53 network path not found. All the computers have the same configurations regarding network discovery and networking. Appreciate the help.
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Try checking port 445. That is the port for SMB over TCP in Server 2008.
Best Answer
This sounds like a firewall/routing issue. You need to find out which port your particular network shares are running and make sure traffic from one subnet is allowed to the other on that particular port. The shortcut would be to allow any traffic bi-directionally between the two subnets on your firewall/router. The long way would be to find out which ports are needed for the particular network services that are sharing the files and to open that.
Also, there might be another reason why those subnets were created to segment the networks, and if there are security precautions that should be taken.
Hope this helps!
-Byron