Re: Sharing Printers

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From: Rick \ (rick_at_mvps.org)
Date: 03/13/04 

Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 10:28:09 -0500

Hi,

Disable the firewall on the desktop, it will interfere with printer sharing.
This is by design, as it is meant for systems connected directly to the
internet, not those setup on an internal lan (which is what you have behind
the router). 

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"Joachim" <nospam@anonydomain.com> wrote in message
news:10569qsuu1agfa@corp.supernews.com...
> Hello gang, thanks for those who have already answered a few of my
> questions.
> As simple as XP is supposed to be with setting up a home network, I cannot
> seem to share my local printer.
> I have 2 PCs.  Main desktop is XP Home, and 2nd is a laptop with XP Pro.
> Both are sharing a cable modem with a router/10/100 switch.
>
> I have the printer hooked up to the XP Home machine and it works fine.  If
I
> hook the printer straight to the laptop it works fine.
> I want the printer to be hooked to the desktop 100% of the time.
> I have gone to the laptop and deleted the printer as "a local printer." I
> have made sure that the printer is being shared on the XP Home machine.
> When I go to set it up on the laptop as a network printer, I then try to
> browse for the printer.  Under "Shared Printers" this is what comes up:
> "Microsoft Windows Network" and "NDPS Printers"
> I double click on the first selection thinking it should take me to the
> network name "MSHOME."  Nothing happens.  I get the hourglass for about 15
> seconds and then nothing.
> Any ideas?
>
>

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