Printer sharing with MS network

> Neal wrote:

> > I have two desktops connected through a Linksys router (wired).
> > I have run the network setup wizard on both computers with no error messages.
> > The printer (Epson Stylus 860) is connected to one computer(A) by a USB cable.
> > I went through the process on the computer the printer is connected to to
> > allow this printer to be shared. I believe this worked ok as well since there
> > were no error messages and it was assigned Printer2 as the share name.
> > Then I went to the second computer and attempted to add the printer.
> > When the wizard browses for the printer it shows microsoft network in the
> > window but no printers.
> > I have tried typing in the printer share name and the computer name (for the
> > computer to which the printer is connected) along with the printer share name
> > with no luck.
> > I have run out of ideas.
> >
> > Neal

>
> Do you have any firewalls other than Windows Firewall installed,
> including Norton Antivirus? If you are not absolutely positive that you
> have no other firewalls, open Task Manager and review all of the running
> processes (not "applications") to make sure.
>
> Can you share any files between the 2 computers? Do you have XP Home or
> Pro or MCE (on each computer)?
> --
> Lem -- MS-MVP - Networking
>
> To the moon and back with 4KB of RAM and 72KB of ROM.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
> http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm
>

> Lem,
>
> One computer has XP Home and the other (the one with the printer) has XP Pro.
> I have Norton Internet Security 2008 for a firewall and antivirus.
> I have not tried file sharing but will check it out and respond.
>
> Neal
>
> "Lem" wrote:
>

>> Neal wrote:

>>> I have two desktops connected through a Linksys router (wired).
>>> I have run the network setup wizard on both computers with no error messages.
>>> The printer (Epson Stylus 860) is connected to one computer(A) by a USB cable.
>>> I went through the process on the computer the printer is connected to to
>>> allow this printer to be shared. I believe this worked ok as well since there
>>> were no error messages and it was assigned Printer2 as the share name.
>>> Then I went to the second computer and attempted to add the printer.
>>> When the wizard browses for the printer it shows microsoft network in the
>>> window but no printers.
>>> I have tried typing in the printer share name and the computer name (for the
>>> computer to which the printer is connected) along with the printer share name
>>> with no luck.
>>> I have run out of ideas.
>>>
>>> Neal

>> Do you have any firewalls other than Windows Firewall installed,
>> including Norton Antivirus? If you are not absolutely positive that you
>> have no other firewalls, open Task Manager and review all of the running
>> processes (not "applications") to make sure.
>>
>> Can you share any files between the 2 computers? Do you have XP Home or
>> Pro or MCE (on each computer)?
>> --
>> Lem -- MS-MVP - Networking
>>
>> To the moon and back with 4KB of RAM and 72KB of ROM.
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
>> http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm
>>

> Neal wrote:

> > Lem,
> >
> > One computer has XP Home and the other (the one with the printer) has XP Pro.
> > I have Norton Internet Security 2008 for a firewall and antivirus.
> > I have not tried file sharing but will check it out and respond.
> >
> > Neal
> >
> > "Lem" wrote:
> >

> >> Neal wrote:
> >>> I have two desktops connected through a Linksys router (wired).
> >>> I have run the network setup wizard on both computers with no error messages.
> >>> The printer (Epson Stylus 860) is connected to one computer(A) by a USB cable.
> >>> I went through the process on the computer the printer is connected to to
> >>> allow this printer to be shared. I believe this worked ok as well since there
> >>> were no error messages and it was assigned Printer2 as the share name.
> >>> Then I went to the second computer and attempted to add the printer.
> >>> When the wizard browses for the printer it shows microsoft network in the
> >>> window but no printers.
> >>> I have tried typing in the printer share name and the computer name (for the
> >>> computer to which the printer is connected) along with the printer share name
> >>> with no luck.
> >>> I have run out of ideas.
> >>>
> >>> Neal
> >> Do you have any firewalls other than Windows Firewall installed,
> >> including Norton Antivirus? If you are not absolutely positive that you
> >> have no other firewalls, open Task Manager and review all of the running
> >> processes (not "applications") to make sure.
> >>
> >> Can you share any files between the 2 computers? Do you have XP Home or
> >> Pro or MCE (on each computer)?
> >> --
> >> Lem -- MS-MVP - Networking
> >>
> >> To the moon and back with 4KB of RAM and 72KB of ROM.
> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
> >> http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm
> >>

>
> When you ran the Network Setup Wizard, it turned on Windows Firewall and
> configured it to allow file and printer sharing. Unfortunately, Norton
> Firewall has not been configured. You should disable either the Norton
> firewall or the Windows firewall. See http://tinyurl.com/2o26l2
>
> If you elect to keep Norton Firewall, you need to configure it to allow
> your Local Area Network traffic as trusted. The usual way to do this is
> to allow a range of IP addresses. For example, 192.168.1.1 through
> 192.168.1.254. Your settings will vary depending on how you have
> configured the DHCP server in the router (the foregoing numbers are
> Linksys defaults). See http://tinyurl.com/2j7dc4
>
> --
> Lem -- MS-MVP - Networking
>
> To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
> http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm
>

>I have two desktops connected through a Linksys router (wired).
> I have run the network setup wizard on both computers with no error
> messages.
> The printer (Epson Stylus 860) is connected to one computer(A) by a USB
> cable.
> I went through the process on the computer the printer is connected to to
> allow this printer to be shared. I believe this worked ok as well since
> there
> were no error messages and it was assigned Printer2 as the share name.
> Then I went to the second computer and attempted to add the printer.
> When the wizard browses for the printer it shows microsoft network in the
> window but no printers.
> I have tried typing in the printer share name and the computer name (for
> the
> computer to which the printer is connected) along with the printer share
> name
> with no luck.
> I have run out of ideas.
>
> Neal

> Lem,
>
> I checked Norton on both computers and on the computer with the printer
> attached it appeared that Norton had been automatically configured to trust
> the network. On the other computer I had to manually trust the network. After
> I did that when I used the add printer wizard it found the network but not
> the printer. I had to manually put in the printer address and then it worked
> just fine.
> Thanks for the help.
>
> Neal
>
> "Lem" wrote:
>

>> Neal wrote:

>>> Lem,
>>>
>>> One computer has XP Home and the other (the one with the printer) has XP Pro.
>>> I have Norton Internet Security 2008 for a firewall and antivirus.
>>> I have not tried file sharing but will check it out and respond.
>>>
>>> Neal
>>>
>>> "Lem" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Neal wrote:
>>>>> I have two desktops connected through a Linksys router (wired).
>>>>> I have run the network setup wizard on both computers with no error messages.
>>>>> The printer (Epson Stylus 860) is connected to one computer(A) by a USB cable.
>>>>> I went through the process on the computer the printer is connected to to
>>>>> allow this printer to be shared. I believe this worked ok as well since there
>>>>> were no error messages and it was assigned Printer2 as the share name.
>>>>> Then I went to the second computer and attempted to add the printer.
>>>>> When the wizard browses for the printer it shows microsoft network in the
>>>>> window but no printers.
>>>>> I have tried typing in the printer share name and the computer name (for the
>>>>> computer to which the printer is connected) along with the printer share name
>>>>> with no luck.
>>>>> I have run out of ideas.
>>>>>
>>>>> Neal
>>>> Do you have any firewalls other than Windows Firewall installed,
>>>> including Norton Antivirus? If you are not absolutely positive that you
>>>> have no other firewalls, open Task Manager and review all of the running
>>>> processes (not "applications") to make sure.
>>>>
>>>> Can you share any files between the 2 computers? Do you have XP Home or
>>>> Pro or MCE (on each computer)?
>>>> --
>>>> Lem -- MS-MVP - Networking
>>>>
>>>> To the moon and back with 4KB of RAM and 72KB of ROM.
>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
>>>> http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm
>>>>

>> When you ran the Network Setup Wizard, it turned on Windows Firewall and
>> configured it to allow file and printer sharing. Unfortunately, Norton
>> Firewall has not been configured. You should disable either the Norton
>> firewall or the Windows firewall. See http://tinyurl.com/2o26l2
>>
>> If you elect to keep Norton Firewall, you need to configure it to allow
>> your Local Area Network traffic as trusted. The usual way to do this is
>> to allow a range of IP addresses. For example, 192.168.1.1 through
>> 192.168.1.254. Your settings will vary depending on how you have
>> configured the DHCP server in the router (the foregoing numbers are
>> Linksys defaults). See http://tinyurl.com/2j7dc4
>>
>> --
>> Lem -- MS-MVP - Networking
>>
>> To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM.
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
>> http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm
>>