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I have a wireless network with two PC's. The first, which is running Windows
XP Professional, is connected to an HP1100 Deskjet by wire. I want to
connect the other PC, which is running Windows XP Home. I have followed
Jerry Honeycutt's instructions although I have also supplied a printer share
name. All seems to go well until it comes to the second computer, which
can't seem to find the printer. I go to Control Panel, click Printers and
Other Hardware, click Add a Printer, and then arrive at the panel titled
"Specify a Printer." If I simply hit browse, I get "Microsoft Windows
Network" in the panel but no printers. Another options are "connect to this
printer" and an example of the specification is \\server\printer. I have
tried this substituting the printer share name for "printer" =
\\server\sharename, and also simply\\sharename, but no luck. A third option
is giving the URL for the printer but I can't figure it out.
I don't think I have firewall problems since both computers have XP
firewalls that are set to allow networking. What to do?
Thanks.
XP Professional, is connected to an HP1100 Deskjet by wire. I want to
connect the other PC, which is running Windows XP Home. I have followed
Jerry Honeycutt's instructions although I have also supplied a printer share
name. All seems to go well until it comes to the second computer, which
can't seem to find the printer. I go to Control Panel, click Printers and
Other Hardware, click Add a Printer, and then arrive at the panel titled
"Specify a Printer." If I simply hit browse, I get "Microsoft Windows
Network" in the panel but no printers. Another options are "connect to this
printer" and an example of the specification is \\server\printer. I have
tried this substituting the printer share name for "printer" =
\\server\sharename, and also simply\\sharename, but no luck. A third option
is giving the URL for the printer but I can't figure it out.
I don't think I have firewall problems since both computers have XP
firewalls that are set to allow networking. What to do?
Thanks.