Printing over a small network

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by dlb, Mar 8, 2008.

  1. dlb

    dlb MajorGeek

    I've set up small networks before, with a printer, and been able to print from each PC on the network without much trouble; but all the PCs had the same OS (XP). Now I'm dealing with this: it's a small network off of a 4 port router, some of the PCs are wired, some are wifi. The PC with the printer hooked up to it is running Win2000 Adv. Server, and the PC that I want to print from has XP Pro SP2. The XP computer connects wirelessly and will surf the internet just fine, as does the Win2k PC, but it's wired to the router. Obviously, I can print just fine from the W2k PC 'cuz the printer is plugged right in. But the XP computer will not 'see' the printer. It does see the W2k computer on the network, but it won't see the printer. I looked at the MS Knowledge Base real quick but couldn't find anything. Maybe someone here can help with a link, or tell me where I'm going wrong.
    Thanks!

    EDIT- Never mind. I got it. :celebrate The W2k PC is password protected at login, so I had to manually enter the printer location and name (for example \\PCNAME\PRINTERNAME) and I had to change the workgroup name on the XP computer to match the workgroup name on the W2k computer. Once that was done, a window popped up prompting me for the login user name and password for the W2k computer. I typed it in, clicked OK, and now I'm happily printing from the other side of the house :highfive
     

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