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seeing other PC on my network
I have a new Windows 7 computer. It connects to my home netwrk just fine
and connects to the internet just fine. But I cannot see the other computers on my netwrk like I used to on my older W7 PC and I therefore cannot find the printer that is attached to another PC. Not sure what to do. Any sugestions? Thanks |
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On Sun, 05 Aug 2012 11:33:02 -0400, "
wrote: I have a new Windows 7 computer. It connects to my home netwrk just fine and connects to the internet just fine. But I cannot see the other computers on my netwrk like I used to on my older W7 PC and I therefore cannot find the printer that is attached to another PC. Not sure what to do. Any sugestions? Where I usually start is by comparing 'ipconfig /all' on a working computer versus the new one that doesn't work as well. You'll mostly focus on the IPv4 sections, making sure they have (different) IP addresses in the same subnet, that the netmasks are the same, and the gateway IP's are the same. Try to ping one from the other, in both directions, to verify LAN connectivity. If no problems so far, click the Start Orb and type \\192.168.1.10 (substituting the IP address of the target computer, of course). If the IP addressing is ok, the other computer's shared folders (and shared printer) will quickly pop up. Try some of that and see where you are. Next steps depend on your results. Also, are you using the same Workgroup or Homegroup? I assume you're using a router as a LAN gateway, though you didn't say. -- Char Jackson |
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On 8/5/2012 11:54 AM, Char Jackson wrote:
On Sun, 05 Aug 2012 11:33:02 -0400, " wrote: I have a new Windows 7 computer. It connects to my home netwrk just fine and connects to the internet just fine. But I cannot see the other computers on my netwrk like I used to on my older W7 PC and I therefore cannot find the printer that is attached to another PC. Not sure what to do. Any sugestions? Where I usually start is by comparing 'ipconfig /all' on a working computer versus the new one that doesn't work as well. You'll mostly focus on the IPv4 sections, making sure they have (different) IP addresses in the same subnet, that the netmasks are the same, and the gateway IP's are the same. Try to ping one from the other, in both directions, to verify LAN connectivity. If no problems so far, click the Start Orb and type \\192.168.1.10 (substituting the IP address of the target computer, of course). If the IP addressing is ok, the other computer's shared folders (and shared printer) will quickly pop up. Try some of that and see where you are. Next steps depend on your results. Also, are you using the same Workgroup or Homegroup? I assume you're using a router as a LAN gateway, though you didn't say. Yes I am using a router. I have not yet tries what you say but will do so. However I suspect the problem is not the same Workgroup or Homegroup. I've searched but cannot find *where* the name of my new laptop's Workgroup and Homegroup can be found and changed. (Could not even remember the term "workgroup" to search for it. Thanks. Jeff |
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" écrivait news:jvm8ts$42q$1
@dont-email.me: On 8/5/2012 11:54 AM, Char Jackson wrote: On Sun, 05 Aug 2012 11:33:02 -0400, " wrote: I have a new Windows 7 computer. It connects to my home netwrk just fine and connects to the internet just fine. But I cannot see the other computers on my netwrk like I used to on my older W7 PC and I therefore cannot find the printer that is attached to another PC. Not sure what to do. Any sugestions? Where I usually start is by comparing 'ipconfig /all' on a working computer versus the new one that doesn't work as well. You'll mostly focus on the IPv4 sections, making sure they have (different) IP addresses in the same subnet, that the netmasks are the same, and the gateway IP's are the same. Try to ping one from the other, in both directions, to verify LAN connectivity. If no problems so far, click the Start Orb and type \\192.168.1.10 (substituting the IP address of the target computer, of course). If the IP addressing is ok, the other computer's shared folders (and shared printer) will quickly pop up. Try some of that and see where you are. Next steps depend on your results. Also, are you using the same Workgroup or Homegroup? I assume you're using a router as a LAN gateway, though you didn't say. Yes I am using a router. I have not yet tries what you say but will do so. However I suspect the problem is not the same Workgroup or Homegroup. I've searched but cannot find *where* the name of my new laptop's Workgroup and Homegroup can be found and changed. (Could not even remember the term "workgroup" to search for it. Thanks. Jeff Start|Control panel|System Or you can right-click "Computer" in the Start menu or on the desktop and select "Properties" HTH |
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On 8/5/2012 11:54 AM, Char Jackson wrote:
On Sun, 05 Aug 2012 11:33:02 -0400, " wrote: I have a new Windows 7 computer. It connects to my home netwrk just fine and connects to the internet just fine. But I cannot see the other computers on my netwrk like I used to on my older W7 PC and I therefore cannot find the printer that is attached to another PC. Not sure what to do. Any sugestions? Where I usually start is by comparing 'ipconfig /all' on a working computer versus the new one that doesn't work as well. You'll mostly focus on the IPv4 sections, making sure they have (different) IP addresses in the same subnet, that the netmasks are the same, and the gateway IP's are the same. Try to ping one from the other, in both directions, to verify LAN connectivity. If no problems so far, click the Start Orb and type \\192.168.1.10 (substituting the IP address of the target computer, of course). If the IP addressing is ok, the other computer's shared folders (and shared printer) will quickly pop up. Try some of that and see where you are. Next steps depend on your results. Also, are you using the same Workgroup or Homegroup? I assume you're using a router as a LAN gateway, though you didn't say. OK, the Workgroup name was wrong. It was the default "WORKGROUP" so I changed it to match the correct network workgroup name and I was "welcomed" to that network. I was sure that was the problem and now I can see the other PCs. Thank you. Actually what I am really trying to do is reach and install a network printer that is on my home wlan. This printer is not attached to any pc. It is connected to the wlan by a wired print server that is connected directly to the router. This printer works well from the other pc's on the wlan but the new pc cannot find it when it searches for it using "add a printer". So right now I cannot print from the new pc. That is what I need to fix. Thanks for helping. |
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On 8/5/2012 1:20 PM, Dominique wrote:
" écrivait news:jvm8ts$42q$1 @dont-email.me: On 8/5/2012 11:54 AM, Char Jackson wrote: On Sun, 05 Aug 2012 11:33:02 -0400, " wrote: I have a new Windows 7 computer. It connects to my home netwrk just fine and connects to the internet just fine. But I cannot see the other computers on my netwrk like I used to on my older W7 PC and I therefore cannot find the printer that is attached to another PC. Not sure what to do. Any sugestions? Where I usually start is by comparing 'ipconfig /all' on a working computer versus the new one that doesn't work as well. You'll mostly focus on the IPv4 sections, making sure they have (different) IP addresses in the same subnet, that the netmasks are the same, and the gateway IP's are the same. Try to ping one from the other, in both directions, to verify LAN connectivity. If no problems so far, click the Start Orb and type \\192.168.1.10 (substituting the IP address of the target computer, of course). If the IP addressing is ok, the other computer's shared folders (and shared printer) will quickly pop up. Try some of that and see where you are. Next steps depend on your results. Also, are you using the same Workgroup or Homegroup? I assume you're using a router as a LAN gateway, though you didn't say. Yes I am using a router. I have not yet tries what you say but will do so. However I suspect the problem is not the same Workgroup or Homegroup. I've searched but cannot find *where* the name of my new laptop's Workgroup and Homegroup can be found and changed. (Could not even remember the term "workgroup" to search for it. Thanks. Jeff Start|Control panel|System Or you can right-click "Computer" in the Start menu or on the desktop and select "Properties" HTH Thank you Dominique. As I wrote above I can now see the other pcs on the home wlan, but "add printer" still cannot find the printer. It's an old HP 1100 I tried to look at the properties of the printer where it is installed in the other pc's but it has no "address" I can use. Jeff |
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