Printers and wireless network

Hello. I'm very new to this and I'm trying to use a printer on the host
computer using a wireless network. I am able to connect to the internet on
the 2nd computer, but I cannot see or use the printer on the host computer.
I've tried to run the setup network wizard, but it doesn't seem to help!

Thanks!

A. Mundie wrote:

> Hello. I'm very new to this and I'm trying to use a printer on the
> host
> computer using a wireless network. I am able to connect to the
> internet on the 2nd computer, but I cannot see or use the printer on
> the host computer. I've tried to run the setup network wizard, but it
> doesn't seem to help!
>
> Thanks!

This is most commonly caused by a misconfigured firewall. Run the
Network Setup Wizard on both computers, making sure to enable File &
Printer Sharing, and reboot. The only "gotcha" is that this will turn
on the XPSP2 Windows Firewall. If you aren't running a third-party
firewall or have an antivirus with "Internet Worm Protection" (like
Norton 2005/06) which acts as a firewall, then you're fine. If you have
third-party firewall software, configure it to allow the Local Area
Network traffic as trusted. I usually do this with my firewalls with an
IP range. Ex. would be 192.168.1.0-192.168.1.254. Obviously you would
substitute your correct subnet.

Then create shares as desired. XP Home does not permit sharing of users'
home directories (My Documents) or Program Files, but you can share
folders inside those directories. A better choice is to simply use the
Shared Documents folder. For the printer, you would right-click on its
icon (on the computer to which it is connected) and share it.

If that doesn't work for you, here is an excellent network
troubleshooter by MVP Hans-Georg Michna. Take the time to go through it
and it will usually pinpoint the problem area(s) -
http://winhlp.com/wxnet.htm

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

It worked! Thank you - thank you - thank you!
Alison


"Malke" wrote:

> A. Mundie wrote:
>
> > Hello. I'm very new to this and I'm trying to use a printer on the
> > host
> > computer using a wireless network. I am able to connect to the
> > internet on the 2nd computer, but I cannot see or use the printer on
> > the host computer. I've tried to run the setup network wizard, but it
> > doesn't seem to help!
> >
> > Thanks!
>
> This is most commonly caused by a misconfigured firewall. Run the
> Network Setup Wizard on both computers, making sure to enable File &
> Printer Sharing, and reboot. The only "gotcha" is that this will turn
> on the XPSP2 Windows Firewall. If you aren't running a third-party
> firewall or have an antivirus with "Internet Worm Protection" (like
> Norton 2005/06) which acts as a firewall, then you're fine. If you have
> third-party firewall software, configure it to allow the Local Area
> Network traffic as trusted. I usually do this with my firewalls with an
> IP range. Ex. would be 192.168.1.0-192.168.1.254. Obviously you would
> substitute your correct subnet.
>
> Then create shares as desired. XP Home does not permit sharing of users'
> home directories (My Documents) or Program Files, but you can share
> folders inside those directories. A better choice is to simply use the
> Shared Documents folder. For the printer, you would right-click on its
> icon (on the computer to which it is connected) and share it.
>
> If that doesn't work for you, here is an excellent network
> troubleshooter by MVP Hans-Georg Michna. Take the time to go through it
> and it will usually pinpoint the problem area(s) -
> http://winhlp.com/wxnet.htm
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>

A. Mundie wrote:

> It worked! Thank you - thank you - thank you!
> Alison

Great! Glad you got it sorted. Thanks for taking the time to let me
know.

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Glad that this info was still here. By digging into firewall software, I was
able to find areas where I could allow access for my local network. And
Voila, the printer icon all of the sudden appeared and i cna print from my
laptop.

"A. Mundie" wrote:

> Hello. I'm very new to this and I'm trying to use a printer on the host
> computer using a wireless network. I am able to connect to the internet on
> the 2nd computer, but I cannot see or use the printer on the host computer.
> I've tried to run the setup network wizard, but it doesn't seem to help!
>
> Thanks!
>