Cannot find Network Printer

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Jim Grago

I have setup my office so that all my employees can print to 1 printer. We
are all running Windows Xp Pro. I can print from all of my systems except 1.
I have checked the settings and the workgroup is right, file and printer
sharing is enabled and the printer is shared. I can find the workgroup from
this pc, but it will not find the printer. Any idea?

Thanks,
Jim
 
I have the same problem except from 1 xp pro server
sharing printer to 1 xp home computer trying to print to
it. I don't have a domain controller, etc.. jsut the two
computers. Why can't the xp-home computer see the
printer that has been shared from the xp-pro computer?
Also, I don't see the "security" tab when I get the
sharing tab for the printer.
 
resolved this problem by turning off the firewall that
came with my computer (turned on by default by DELL)
 
XP Home always uses "Simple File Sharing". There is no Security tab,
although the Help says there is.
 
1. How many computers are there? XP Pro will only allow 10 concurrent
connections.

2. Can you connect to shares that are on the same computer as the printer?
 
There are a total of 8 computers connecting to the printer. I guess my only
other option is to get a print server..

Jim
 
A couple of things to consider.

First, can you connect to folder shares on the computer with the printer
from the one that can not print? If they can't then that's a problem to
solve because being able to connect to shares is a prerequisite to being
able to print. If the user can connect to shares, but not connect to the
printer, then that reduces the scope of the problem and it will be easier to
solve the problem.

What make and model of printer is it?

What exactly is the symptom (e.g. access denied, "unable to connect")?

"Print Servers" come in a variety of forms. For example, you can get
relatively cheap "print server" boxes that are little more than a LAN
(Ethernet adapter) and parallel port. Using one of those, any of your
computers could print directly to the printer through such a box. This will
eliminate the 10 connection limit on the XP Pro workstations.

Some "Print servers" emulate a Windows Print Server so you can connect to
the printer on one of those the same way you would to the computer with the
printer now. Other "Print Servers" don't have this capability, but you can
easily print to them using a "Standard TCP/IP port" (created via the Add
Printer Wizard). Still other ones come with their own software that will
create a different type of "port" that automatically discovers the "print
server".

Any one of these will be a much cheaper and probably perfectly adequate
solution for 8 users than purchasing a computer and Windows Server.
 
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