Problem with Setup of Printer on Network

Hello, I have been following all of the instructions on how to setup a network printer with two xp computers and I cannot still get it to work. When I go to setup a network place I cannot find my printer even though I set it up to share on the main computer it is hooked up to. I can see under mshome my main computer but no printer. Any suggestions? These are the instructions that I used. To share the printer, I opened the Printers and Faxes folder on the computer that was connected to my printer.

To open the Printers and Faxes folder
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Click Start and then click Control Panel.
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Click Printers and Other Hardware, and then click Printers and Faxes.
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In the Printers and Faxes folder, I clicked the printer's icon and, in the tasks pane, I clicked Share This Printer.
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I opened the printer's Properties dialog box, and clicked on the Sharing tab.
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I clicked Share Name, and then clicked OK.

That's it—the printer was immediately available for other computers to use.

Now that I had a network printer, I was ready to connect to it and print from other computers on the network.

To connect to the printer
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I opened Control Panel, and clicked Printers and Other Hardware.
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I clicked Add a Printer.
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Instead of adding a local printer, though, I clicked Printer Connection and then browsed the network for the printer and could not find my printer

Thanks

Phil

 

Check for firewalls and try using the IP of the host PC instead of names.

 

Yes it was the Norton Firewall preventing me from printing. All I had to do was put in the IP address of my other computer and I was good to go. Thanks for the help.