Vista, wireless networking, and printer sharing

[Jason at ajfcomputing.com (Jason F. Snow)]

No firewall is installed at all? No Symantec Internet Security or
nothing?

Can you ping your PC by name? I assume your router is your DHCP server.

How about \\192.168.1.2\printer map it by IP?

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Smith [mailto:smithma7@xxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 2:51 PM
To: Chris Bennett
Cc: car
Subject: Re: Vista, wireless networking, and printer sharing

OK:

Old:
Printer used to be on the wife's old computer (Win98).  USB printer
and we shared it with no problems.

Now:
Laptop: Windows Vista
My box: 2KPro  (Who brought XP into this??)

File sharing is enabled on both computers.
The printer is a share on mine.
The printer's drivers are installed on both machines.

Both computers are in the same workgroup.
I can see wife's laptop from my computer.

>From wife's laptop, I can see her computer and the router.  That's it.
When I try to enter in actual addresses on her end (ala:
\\computerName\printerName) I find nothing.

I WAS able to ping my box from her laptop.

Any other info that might be helpful?

On 5/17/07, Chris Bennett <scirocco16vr32@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I know it's so annoying but try the network setup wizard and use a USB
drive
> to copy the settings.  I have had maddening problems and that seemed
to help
> after hours of troubleshooting.
>
> Chris
>
>
> On 5/17/07, William Yeckel (Lexmark International)
<b-wiyeck@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >
> > 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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