Add network printer

M

mywaay

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Hi!
I have 2 computers at home, 1 which has a printer connected to it and second one (laptop). My problem is that i can't share the printer over the network in my house. I know how to manage it, click on printers, then right-click on the printer that i wanna share, and then i should be able to find the printer with my laptop. But i cant. Both computers are inside the same WORKGROUP, yet i just cant seem to solve the problem? Any hints?

Thanks
 
From the Laptop can you ping the other Desktp PC
ON the desktop, go to the printer and share it
Disable firewall,
or if the printer is network enabled, why you didn't plug it into the hub or switch?
 
yeah, firewall can easily block you from seeing anything on the network.
on the pc you want to access the printer, go to START-->RUN
in the box type " \\COMPUTERNAME" , without the quotes. the computer name is the name of the pc sharing the printer.
with the proper settings via firewall, a box will pop up and you can see the shared stuff on the pc hosting it. from there, just right-click the printer and click "connect"
 
That and check your connections in network connections, right click and make sure file and printer sharing is checked.
 
1. - Driver for printer is installed on the computer it is connected to.
2. - Tick the shared in properties of printer.
3. - Go onto the computer you want to print from and go start > printer's and faxes > add printer
4. - Go through all the steps.
5. - Reboot Computer
6. - Print from that computer
7. - Enjoy!!!!!

:)
 
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