I’m trying to set up a home network, but things are not going to plan. I have two pcs connected to a So-net DSL box, and I want to share a printer. I think that one of the pcs is configured wrong: I can’t see it on the network, but it sees the other computer even though it cannot connect to it.
I used the Winxp tutorial to set it up and to try to diagnose faults, but cannot get things to work. Any advice or useful links appreciated.
You need to install the printer on the networked pc without a printer, using the ‘network printer wizard’ function.
After that, should be straightforward.
Kenneth
what’s the path to start the network printer wizard?
If you added and shared the printer correctly on the machine the printer is physically connected to, run the wizard on the other machine. From the “start menu - printers and faxes - file menu/printer tasks - add printer - choose network …”
another quicker way is from the start - “run” -window [windowskey+R] and type
“RUNDLL32 PRINTUI.DLL,PrintUIEntry /il” which starts the wizard on the local machine.
You can also install the printer via network, from the start - “run” -window, type the machine name/ip followed by the given share- printername.
Ex. “\machine1\HP”
orrrr… if you have shared the printer correctly, it should show up under My Network Places.
Just right click on the shared printer, install. Do that with the computer that does NOT have the printer connected. ie: Not hosting the printer.
Thanks both for all that.
I think it’s down to a fault with computer B, which I can’t get to register on the network. Computer A, which hosts the printer, sees all the network connections under my network places.
Which method are you using to set up the network?
Do you have a DHCP server (automatic allocated IP address)?
Or have you configured the IP addresses manually.
Also… to make sure this isn’t the problem, disable any Firewall software you may have running.
F,
I’m simply using the network setup wizard for computer B. It must be auto-configured, because I haven’t entered any IP numbers.
I’m not sure about firewalls, but the So-net box has one for incoming traffic. Is it a problem to have Norton anti-virus running on A during the network setup process?
A different issue but the right title…
I’m trying to set up a home network so that my sweetie can access the photos on the Mac (OS10.5) from her Windows (XP) laptop.
We’ve got a basic router set up at the moment… (hoping to get her a Mac, and set up Airport) in the fall, so I don’t want to invest much in this now. What’s the easiest route to go? Thanks.
A LAN cross-over cable or a USB cable that allows to connect two PCs. (Such USB cables typically have a small box attached in the middle.) Not sure though if the USB things are supported on the Mac, need to check.