Setting up a Printer on my Home Network

> Hi
> I have just installed Vista onto my laptop and I used to share my Canon i865
> which is connected to my desktop computer on my home network by wireless
> connection, I have tried to set this up and it wont find the printer...i have
> updated the drivers from canon on both computers but it still will not find
> or connect this printer.. any ideas please !
> --
> Brian

> brianfire wrote:

> > Hi
> > I have just installed Vista onto my laptop and I used to share my Canon i865
> > which is connected to my desktop computer on my home network by wireless
> > connection, I have tried to set this up and it wont find the printer...i have
> > updated the drivers from canon on both computers but it still will not find
> > or connect this printer.. any ideas please !

>
> You forgot to mention what operating system your desktop computer is
> running. You need to set up file/printer sharing on a Local Area
> Network. Once you have done that and shared out the printer (from the
> desktop machine), you will install the Canon drivers (making sure they
> are the latest ones available for Vista - go to Canon's website for
> that) on the laptop and you will be able to print.
>
> Here are cut/paste steps for setting up your network. Since you didn't
> mention the desktop's operating system, I'm including all the
> information about XP. Some of the information below may not be
> applicable to you.
>
> ***
> This link will take you through Vista networking very well:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/net.../vista_fp.mspx
>
> Problems sharing files between computers on a network are generally
> caused by 1) a misconfigured firewall; or 2) inadvertently running two
> firewalls such as the built-in Windows Firewall and a third-party
> firewall; and/or 3) not having identical user accounts and passwords on
> all Workgroup machines; 4) trying to create shares where the operating
> system does not permit it.
>
> Here are some general networking tips for home/small networks:
>
> 1. Configure firewalls on all machines to allow the Local Area Network
> (LAN) traffic as trusted. With Windows Firewall, this means allowing
> File/Printer Sharing on the Exceptions tab. Normally running the Network
> Setup Wizard on XP will take care of this for those machines.The only
> "gotcha" is that this will turn on the XPSP2 Windows Firewall. If you
> aren't running a third-party firewall or have an antivirus with
> "Internet Worm Protection" (like Norton 2006/07) which acts as a
> firewall, then you're fine. With third-party firewalls, I usually
> configure the LAN allowance with an IP range. Ex. would be
> 192.168.1.0-192.168.1.254. Obviously you would substitute your correct
> subnet. Do not run more than one firewall.
>
> 2. With earlier Microsoft operating systems, the name of the Workgroup
> didn't matter. Apparently it does with Vista, so put all computers in
> the same Workgroup. This is done from the System applet in Control
> Panel, Computer Name tab.
>
> 3. Create identical user accounts and passwords on all machines. If you
> wish a machine to boot directly to the Desktop (into one particular
> user's account) for convenience, you can do this. The instructions at
> this link work for both XP and Vista:
>
> Configure Windows to Automatically Login (MVP Ramesh) -
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Autologon.htm
>
> 4. If one or more of the computers is XP Pro or Media Center:
>
> a. If you need Pro's ability to set fine-grained permissions, turn off
> Simple File Sharing (Folder Options>View tab) and create identical user
> accounts/passwords on all computers.
>
> b. If you don't care about using Pro's advanced features, leave the
> Simple File Sharing enabled.
>
> Simple File Sharing means that Guest (network) is enabled. This means
> that anyone without a user account on the target system can use its
> resources. This is a security hole but only you can decide if it matters
> in your situation.
>
> I think it is a good idea to create the identical user
> accounts/passwords in any case when Vista machines are involved and it
> isn't an onerous task with home/small networks.
>
> 5. Create shares as desired. XP Home does not permit sharing of users'
> home directories (My Documents) or Program Files, but you can share
> folders inside those directories. A better choice is to simply use the
> Shared Documents folder. See the first link above for details about
> Vista sharing.
> ***
>
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>

> Hi
> I have just installed Vista onto my laptop and I used to share my Canon
> i865
> which is connected to my desktop computer on my home network by wireless
> connection, I have tried to set this up and it wont find the printer...i
> have
> updated the drivers from canon on both computers but it still will not
> find
> or connect this printer.. any ideas please !
> --
> Brian

> A good and thorough article is at:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/net.../vista_fp.mspx
> --
> Cari (MS-MVP)
> Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
> http://www.coribright.com/windows
>
> "brianfire" <brianfire@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1868CFDB-825E-44D7-A2ED-E8CB2EDF3A0A@microsoft.com...

> > Hi
> > I have just installed Vista onto my laptop and I used to share my Canon
> > i865
> > which is connected to my desktop computer on my home network by wireless
> > connection, I have tried to set this up and it wont find the printer...i
> > have
> > updated the drivers from canon on both computers but it still will not
> > find
> > or connect this printer.. any ideas please !
> > --
> > Brian

>
>

>I have followed the instructions in the article
> [http://www.microsoft.com/technet/net...vista_fp.mspx] but I
> still can not find or share my printer ...my computer is set to
> Private....
> both have the same Workgroup name MSHOME and I can see the other computer
> on
> my Neywork map.
>
> I have enabled Printer Sharing on the XP Desktop computer and in the
> exception tab it is ticked...I only have Windows Firewall on the desktop
> computer with AVG Antivirus so it should not be prevented from sharing by
> the
> firewall but still it will not find my printer. I have downloaded and
> installed the latest Canon Vista compatable Printer drivers onto both
> computers... its weird and driving me nuts because it just will not find
> the
> printer over the wireless network !!!
>
>
> --
> Brian
>
>
> "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>

>> A good and thorough article is at:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/net.../vista_fp.mspx
>> --
>> Cari (MS-MVP)
>> Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
>> http://www.coribright.com/windows
>>
>> "brianfire" <brianfire@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:1868CFDB-825E-44D7-A2ED-E8CB2EDF3A0A@microsoft.com...

>> > Hi
>> > I have just installed Vista onto my laptop and I used to share my Canon
>> > i865
>> > which is connected to my desktop computer on my home network by
>> > wireless
>> > connection, I have tried to set this up and it wont find the
>> > printer...i
>> > have
>> > updated the drivers from canon on both computers but it still will not
>> > find
>> > or connect this printer.. any ideas please !
>> > --
>> > Brian

>>
>>

> Can you access files and folders on the XP PC from the Vista PC?
>
>
> --
> Cari (MS-MVP)
> Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
> http://www.coribright.com/windows
>
> "brianfire" <brianfire@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E5725862-754D-40BE-A0DB-0450DD40E156@microsoft.com...

> >I have followed the instructions in the article
> > [http://www.microsoft.com/technet/net...vista_fp.mspx] but I
> > still can not find or share my printer ...my computer is set to
> > Private....
> > both have the same Workgroup name MSHOME and I can see the other computer
> > on
> > my Neywork map.
> >
> > I have enabled Printer Sharing on the XP Desktop computer and in the
> > exception tab it is ticked...I only have Windows Firewall on the desktop
> > computer with AVG Antivirus so it should not be prevented from sharing by
> > the
> > firewall but still it will not find my printer. I have downloaded and
> > installed the latest Canon Vista compatable Printer drivers onto both
> > computers... its weird and driving me nuts because it just will not find
> > the
> > printer over the wireless network !!!
> >
> >
> > --
> > Brian
> >
> >
> > "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
> >

> >> A good and thorough article is at:
> >> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/net.../vista_fp.mspx
> >> --
> >> Cari (MS-MVP)
> >> Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
> >> http://www.coribright.com/windows
> >>
> >> "brianfire" <brianfire@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:1868CFDB-825E-44D7-A2ED-E8CB2EDF3A0A@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hi
> >> > I have just installed Vista onto my laptop and I used to share my Canon
> >> > i865
> >> > which is connected to my desktop computer on my home network by
> >> > wireless
> >> > connection, I have tried to set this up and it wont find the
> >> > printer...i
> >> > have
> >> > updated the drivers from canon on both computers but it still will not
> >> > find
> >> > or connect this printer.. any ideas please !
> >> > --
> >> > Brian
> >>
> >>

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