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Vista, wireless networking, and printer sharing



I second that motion.  First off make sure both machines are in the same workgroup. Also go to Control Panel> Network and Internet> Network and Sharing Center, then turn on Network Discovery, and turn on Printer Sharing, or take the password required off Printer Sharing.  Good luck.

-Bill

-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Wagner [mailto:dagnamit@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 7:23 AM
To: Mike Smith
Cc: car
Subject: Re: Vista, wireless networking, and printer sharing

Got to network on the Vista machine and make sure it is on private (not
public network), and make sure you turn on the discovery function.

On 5/17/07, Mike Smith <smithma7@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> File and printer sharing is enabled on both computers.  The windows
> firewall is not currently running on her machine.
>
> Next...
>
> On 5/16/07, Allyn <amalventano1@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Make sure enable file and printer sharing enabled in network connection.
> > Make sure file and printer sharing checked as an exception in windows
> firewall.
> > HTH
> > Al
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Mike Smith [mailto:smithma7@xxxxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 5:33 PM
> > > To: car
> > > Subject: OT: Vista, wireless networking, and printer sharing
> > >
> > > My wife just picked up a new laptop with Vista. I've got it
> > > on the network with the wireless router, etc. She has access
> > > to the net. I can see her computer from mine. She can't see
> > > mine from hers. I set up the printer (HP 1210 PSC) on my USB
> > > and it works. I've made it a share. But neither it nor my PC
> > > are viewable via my wife's laptop.
> > > What gives? Used to share this printer with no problems. Is
> > > it a wireless thing (first time with wireless) or a Vista
> > > thing (first time with Vista)? Or is it something else?
> > >
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