setting up a shared printer on a wireless network

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misterfixit1967

I have a wireless network set up in my home with two computers on it.
The "base machine" is a Windows 2K desktop with an HP printer attached
to the parallel port. The other system is a laptop running XP Home
Edition.

I am trying to set up the laptop so that I can print to the HP attached
to the desktop. I changed the desktop workgroup to "WORKGROUP" to be
compatible with the workgroup name on the laptop. I then set sharing
on the desktop printer to be enabled "share this printer". I went to
the laptop and tried to "add printer" selecting "a networked printer,
or a printer attached to another computer" and then searched for it by
browsing in the next dialog box. I can not find anything to add.
WORKGROUP does not even show up under "Microsoft Windows Network" I
also can not find the laptop from the desktop and visa-versa. What am I
doing wrong?

Bob
 
Make sure any firewalls on both machines are configured to permit file and
printer sharing. Can you ping between the machines?
 
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