Re: Sharing a Printer

Galen Somerville wrote:
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Anna wrote:
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We're currently on vacation with two laptop computers (one new), a printer, and a Dlink DWL-730AP travel router. Before I did deeper into my question, I have a fundamental question about XP SP3. All of my computers (except my work computer, which probably has group policies set) will respond to its own IP address by typing Start | Run "\\192.168.0.101" to show the network shares. The new computer has the printer attached, and it will not respond to the command. I'm thinking that if I can fix that problem, the sharing problem will be easy to fix.

I've been sharing printers for years and years, but I seem to have lost my touch. For the record, both XP firewalls are turned off. Also, Client for Microsoft Networks and File and Printer Sharing are installed and active. The router has a firewall, but it is set to allow all LAN traffic.

The problem seems as if some Service is not enabled, but I don't know what it would be. The new laptop works perfectly at home, but I have never tried to access a shared folder or printer on it before now.

mcp...
Not sure whether the following will work in your specific situation, but take a look at it...

The following assumes that the PCs on the network are communicating with each other satisfactorily and that the PC to which the printer is connected is powered on.

On the computer to which the printer is installed...
1. Begin by noting the "Full computer name" of this computer. If you don't know the computer name, it can be found through Start > Control Panel > System > Computer Name tab. (Pressing the WinKey + Pause keys will also display the System Properties window and its Computer Name tab). In this example we'll assume the Computer Name is ANNA.

2. Start > Control Panel > Printers and Faxes > right-click on printer and click on Sharing.

3. Select the "Share this printer" option under the Sharing tab, and in the "Share name" text box enter a name for the printer, e.g., "HP3310" (no quotes) - it's always best to avoid spaces in the name entered. Make a note of the printer name and click OK.


On the computer that wishes to access the printer...
1. Start > Control Panel > Printers and Faxes > Add Printer > "Add Printer Wizard" will open. Click Next.

2. Select the option "A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer". Click Next.
Anna, thanks for the excellent write-up, but the problem is deeper. Typing Start | Run \\1092.168.0.101 gives a "Network path not found" error. The new computer is pingable by the old one, and both computers can see the Internet with no problem. The .101 IP address is the correct IP address for the new computer.

It seems that one of the networking components on the new computer with the share printer is not installed or that a service is not running. No group policies have been set (by us). It's a Lenovo Thinkpad, if that helps.

My Dlink router has a base address of 192.168.0.1 and the computers connected to it have addresses between 192.168.0.2 and 192.168.0.100.

I'm wondering if your Dlink base address is 192.168.0.101 and the computers have addresses from 102 to 200?

Galen



Thanks, Galen. The IP addresses are correct. Static DHCP is also set to make sure that there is no IP address conflict, which has happened on this router before since it hands out IP addresses through DHCP.

I still cannot see the printer over Windows Networking, and I'm pretty sure the problem is on the new laptop. Any more suggestions, anyone?
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