trouble sharing a printer

I'm having trouble sharing a printer and cannot seem to find the problem.
It used to work fine but I must have changed something and now it no longer
does.

PC 1 is connected through its printer port to a printer.
PC 1 and PC 2 are connected through a router and wireless network through
which both connect fine to the internet.
PC 1 can print fine to the printer.
PC 2 cannot print to that printer. When I try, I get an error message
telling me it failed to print. The printer is shared in both PCs.

When I open Network places, it shows my network group. But when I open
that, my PCs are not shown. Yet, when I search for my PC2 computer, it is
found and shown to be part of that (empty) group.

What do I need to do?

Jeff

By searching from PC 2 I could "find" PC 1, but printer still will not print
from PC 2

Jeff

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> I'm having trouble sharing a printer and cannot seem to find the
> problem. It used to work fine but I must have changed something and
> now it no longer does.
>
> PC 1 is connected through its printer port to a printer.
> PC 1 and PC 2 are connected through a router and wireless network
> through which both connect fine to the internet.
> PC 1 can print fine to the printer.
> PC 2 cannot print to that printer. When I try, I get an error message
> telling me it failed to print. The printer is shared in both PCs.
>
> When I open Network places, it shows my network group. But when I
> open that, my PCs are not shown. Yet, when I search for my PC2
> computer, it is found and shown to be part of that (empty) group.
>
> What do I need to do?
>
> Jeff

Additional info: even though search on PC2 can find PC1, I am told it is not
accessible or that I have no permission to access it.

Similarly, PC1 cannot find the network path to PC2.

But both can access the internet using the same wireless network!

Jeff

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> I'm having trouble sharing a printer and cannot seem to find the
> problem. It used to work fine but I must have changed something and
> now it no longer does.
>
> PC 1 is connected through its printer port to a printer.
> PC 1 and PC 2 are connected through a router and wireless network
> through which both connect fine to the internet.
> PC 1 can print fine to the printer.
> PC 2 cannot print to that printer. When I try, I get an error message
> telling me it failed to print. The printer is shared in both PCs.
>
> When I open Network places, it shows my network group. But when I
> open that, my PCs are not shown. Yet, when I search for my PC2
> computer, it is found and shown to be part of that (empty) group.
>
> What do I need to do?
>
> Jeff

Do you have any 3rd party security software?

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<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I'm having trouble sharing a printer and cannot seem to find the problem.
> It used to work fine but I must have changed something and now it no
> longer
> does.
>
> PC 1 is connected through its printer port to a printer.
> PC 1 and PC 2 are connected through a router and wireless network through
> which both connect fine to the internet.
> PC 1 can print fine to the printer.
> PC 2 cannot print to that printer. When I try, I get an error message
> telling me it failed to print. The printer is shared in both PCs.
>
> When I open Network places, it shows my network group. But when I open
> that, my PCs are not shown. Yet, when I search for my PC2 computer, it is
> found and shown to be part of that (empty) group.
>
> What do I need to do?
>
> Jeff
>
>
>

Yes, Zone Alarm. What should I look for or permit there?

Jeff

Robert L. (MS-MVP) wrote:
> Do you have any 3rd party security software?
>
>> I'm having trouble sharing a printer and cannot seem to find the
>> problem. It used to work fine but I must have changed something and
>> now it no longer
>> does.
>>
>> PC 1 is connected through its printer port to a printer.
>> PC 1 and PC 2 are connected through a router and wireless network
>> through which both connect fine to the internet.
>> PC 1 can print fine to the printer.
>> PC 2 cannot print to that printer. When I try, I get an error
>> message telling me it failed to print. The printer is shared in both
>> PCs. When I open Network places, it shows my network group. But when I
>> open that, my PCs are not shown. Yet, when I search for my PC2
>> computer, it is found and shown to be part of that (empty) group.
>>
>> What do I need to do?
>>
>> Jeff

That was it. I had had to re-install ZA on one of the PCs and forgot to do
that!

Thanks.

"Robert L. (MS-MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Do you have any 3rd party security software?
>
> --
> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
> http://www.HowToNetworking.com
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I'm having trouble sharing a printer and cannot seem to find the problem.
>> It used to work fine but I must have changed something and now it no
>> longer
>> does.
>>
>> PC 1 is connected through its printer port to a printer.
>> PC 1 and PC 2 are connected through a router and wireless network through
>> which both connect fine to the internet.
>> PC 1 can print fine to the printer.
>> PC 2 cannot print to that printer. When I try, I get an error message
>> telling me it failed to print. The printer is shared in both PCs.
>>
>> When I open Network places, it shows my network group. But when I open
>> that, my PCs are not shown. Yet, when I search for my PC2 computer, it
>> is found and shown to be part of that (empty) group.
>>
>> What do I need to do?
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>>
>>
>

Thank you for the update.

--
Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> That was it. I had had to re-install ZA on one of the PCs and forgot to
> do that!
>
> Thanks.
>
> "Robert L. (MS-MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Do you have any 3rd party security software?
>>
>> --
>> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
>> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
>> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
>> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
>> http://www.HowToNetworking.com
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> I'm having trouble sharing a printer and cannot seem to find the
>>> problem.
>>> It used to work fine but I must have changed something and now it no
>>> longer
>>> does.
>>>
>>> PC 1 is connected through its printer port to a printer.
>>> PC 1 and PC 2 are connected through a router and wireless network
>>> through
>>> which both connect fine to the internet.
>>> PC 1 can print fine to the printer.
>>> PC 2 cannot print to that printer. When I try, I get an error message
>>> telling me it failed to print. The printer is shared in both PCs.
>>>
>>> When I open Network places, it shows my network group. But when I open
>>> that, my PCs are not shown. Yet, when I search for my PC2 computer, it
>>> is found and shown to be part of that (empty) group.
>>>
>>> What do I need to do?
>>>
>>> Jeff
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>