re: Simple Network, Can't Make It Work
Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 9:54 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Johnb33
(1601 messages posted)
Do yourself a favor and the run "home or small office network" setup. Click on "Network
Places" icon on desktop and look under network tasks for "home or small office network.
Do this on both systems and make sure enable printer and file sharing during both
setups.
On Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 8:17 am, PeteC wrote:
>I was at some friends house last night. They have two computers and one printer.
> They have been carrying the printer from one computer to the other. I said, "Oh,
>I have a simple solution, I'll network the printer". Queue the "Lone Ranger to
the
>Rescue" music here. Yeah, right. I couldn't get it to work. Here is the setup.
>
>Computer A is hard wired to a router. Computer B is a notebook connected to the
router
>via wifi. The printer is connected to computer B. Both computers are running XP
>(SP???). Both have multiple family members as users but no passwords are used.
>Both computers are using CA antivirus/firewall software. Both computers can access
>the internet. I have disabled XP's firewall on both computers.
>
>After a lot of screwing around, I have the following setup.
>
>(1) Both computers have sharing enabled for the printer (even though it is currently
>on computer B, it has been on A before so it is listed as an available printer.)
>
>(2) Both computers have sharing enabled for drive C.
>
>(3) Both computers are in workgroup MSHOME.
>
>Results:
>
>Computer B CAN access the printer on computer A. Of course, after some time I get
>an error that the printer is not available.
>
>Computer B CAN access drive C on computer A
>
>Computer A can NOT access the printer on computer B
>
>Computer A can NOT access drive C on computer B.
>
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