Printing

I have a little home network, connected through a gateway. There are 3 PC -
1 XP, 1 W2K and 1 Win98SE.
The W2K PC is having no trouble at printing from the shared printer on the
XP machine but the W98 machine does not see the printer at all.
Both machines have access to the XP machine through the firewall.
The printer is shared on the XP machine.
I have the right drivers for the printer although I haven't been able to get
as far as installing the drivers on the W98 machine.
I have additional W98 drivers enabled in the printer setup on the XP machine
but they are greyed out and I cannot amend them (???).
Any ideas anyone

Ta

In article <71D7A131-9ED5-4650-8016-(E-Mail Removed)>,
"Bassett" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>I have a little home network, connected through a gateway. There are 3 PC -
>1 XP, 1 W2K and 1 Win98SE.
>The W2K PC is having no trouble at printing from the shared printer on the
>XP machine but the W98 machine does not see the printer at all.
>Both machines have access to the XP machine through the firewall.
>The printer is shared on the XP machine.
>I have the right drivers for the printer although I haven't been able to get
>as far as installing the drivers on the W98 machine.
>I have additional W98 drivers enabled in the printer setup on the XP machine
>but they are greyed out and I cannot amend them (???).
>Any ideas anyone
>
>Ta

Make sure that the printer's share name isn't longer than 12
characters. If it is, W98 won't be able to see it.
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Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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Thank Steve... you are a genious. It's these little things that keep us
amateurs so frustrated. Good job there's people like you around

Thanks again

"Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote:

> In article <71D7A131-9ED5-4650-8016-(E-Mail Removed)>,
> "Bassett" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >I have a little home network, connected through a gateway. There are 3 PC -
> >1 XP, 1 W2K and 1 Win98SE.
> >The W2K PC is having no trouble at printing from the shared printer on the
> >XP machine but the W98 machine does not see the printer at all.
> >Both machines have access to the XP machine through the firewall.
> >The printer is shared on the XP machine.
> >I have the right drivers for the printer although I haven't been able to get
> >as far as installing the drivers on the W98 machine.
> >I have additional W98 drivers enabled in the printer setup on the XP machine
> >but they are greyed out and I cannot amend them (???).
> >Any ideas anyone
> >
> >Ta
>
> Make sure that the printer's share name isn't longer than 12
> characters. If it is, W98 won't be able to see it.
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
> Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
> http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm
>

In article <3E4AED04-6DD0-4773-8B18-(E-Mail Removed)>,
"Bassett" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>I have a little home network, connected through a gateway. There are 3 PC -
>>>1 XP, 1 W2K and 1 Win98SE.
>>>The W2K PC is having no trouble at printing from the shared printer on the
>>>XP machine but the W98 machine does not see the printer at all.
>>>Both machines have access to the XP machine through the firewall.
>>>The printer is shared on the XP machine.
>>>I have the right drivers for the printer although I haven't been able to get
>>>as far as installing the drivers on the W98 machine.
>>>I have additional W98 drivers enabled in the printer setup on the XP machine
>>>but they are greyed out and I cannot amend them (???).
>>>Any ideas anyone
>>>
>>>Ta
>>
>>Make sure that the printer's share name isn't longer than 12
>>characters. If it is, W98 won't be able to see it.
>
>Thank Steve... you are a genious. It's these little things that keep us
>amateurs so frustrated. Good job there's people like you around
>
>Thanks again

You're welcome, Bassett. I found the solution in a previous answer in
the news group, and I'm glad that it worked for you.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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