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Home networking file/printer sharing problems
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Try this: - Check if the firewall on your laptop is enabled (could be caused by the upgrade) - Check for the same on your home machine. - try to ping the home machine from the laptop and vice versa. Let us know what you find. -----Original Message----- I have a strang problem that is probably very easy to solve. At home I have a computer with Windows XP wired to a LinkSys broadband (wireless) router. I also have a laptop from my office with wireless access that I oftern work with at home. The wireless connection works fine. In the past I have been able to run the "Set up a home or small office network" wizard and my shares and connected printer would show up on my laptop. I didn't have to make any changes on my laptop can kept the office DOMAIN and log in process set up on it alone. Now, all of a sudden (with recent Windows upgrades?) I cannot locate my home computer, shares or printer from my laptop. Shouldn't I be able to see the my home computer from my laptop? My laptop has a DOMAIN name from my office, my home computer has a workgroup name set up, they are not the same. THIS WORKED BEFORE? I have been trying to fix this for days now... . |
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Home networking file/printer sharing problems
JR... well you nailed it. I checked this same thing multiple times on the "home computer", but neglected to check this on my connecting laptop - as I had never set /change that config before.
Once I disabled the firewall through the wireless network connection, everything is back. Thanks very much! "JR" wrote: Try this: - Check if the firewall on your laptop is enabled (could be caused by the upgrade) - Check for the same on your home machine. - try to ping the home machine from the laptop and vice versa. Let us know what you find. -----Original Message----- I have a strang problem that is probably very easy to solve. At home I have a computer with Windows XP wired to a LinkSys broadband (wireless) router. I also have a laptop from my office with wireless access that I oftern work with at home. The wireless connection works fine. In the past I have been able to run the "Set up a home or small office network" wizard and my shares and connected printer would show up on my laptop. I didn't have to make any changes on my laptop can kept the office DOMAIN and log in process set up on it alone. Now, all of a sudden (with recent Windows upgrades?) I cannot locate my home computer, shares or printer from my laptop. Shouldn't I be able to see the my home computer from my laptop? My laptop has a DOMAIN name from my office, my home computer has a workgroup name set up, they are not the same. THIS WORKED BEFORE? I have been trying to fix this for days now... . |
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Home networking file/printer sharing problems
Yes, I've done all that.
When I look at the printer in my desktop, I see the icon indicating it is being shared. Also, the radio button is definitely checked indcating it is being shared, and it has a name. It just will not show up in the 'select a printer' dialog on the laptop. Is there some sort of net use command I can use to 'ping' it? When I do a net use * \\desktopmachine\printer on my laptop it reports that the device is an unsupported type which leads me to believe it knows it's a printer. "JR" wrote in message ... Hi Francis, Click "Start" Printers and faxes. Now right click your printer and select "Sharing" Select "Share this printer" and give it a name easy to remember. That should make this printer appear when you browse for a printer on your network Hope it helps ! -----Original Message----- I have a similar problem. I have a wireless laptop connected to my Linksys router as is my desktop. On the desktop I have installed an HP1000 printer and have enabled sharing. On the laptop, I click to install a printer and have it browse for a printer. On the 'Browse for a printer page', I see a tree with my workgroup name followed by my desktop computer name, bu no printer. Shouldnt' it appear there? Is there some other setting to make it shareable? I am able to share drives. Thanks. "JR" wrote in message ... Try this: - Check if the firewall on your laptop is enabled (could be caused by the upgrade) - Check for the same on your home machine. - try to ping the home machine from the laptop and vice versa. Let us know what you find. -----Original Message----- I have a strang problem that is probably very easy to solve. At home I have a computer with Windows XP wired to a LinkSys broadband (wireless) router. I also have a laptop from my office with wireless access that I oftern work with at home. The wireless connection works fine. In the past I have been able to run the "Set up a home or small office network" wizard and my shares and connected printer would show up on my laptop. I didn't have to make any changes on my laptop can kept the office DOMAIN and log in process set up on it alone. Now, all of a sudden (with recent Windows upgrades?) I cannot locate my home computer, shares or printer from my laptop. Shouldn't I be able to see the my home computer from my laptop? My laptop has a DOMAIN name from my office, my home computer has a workgroup name set up, they are not the same. THIS WORKED BEFORE? I have been trying to fix this for days now... . . |
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