YASQ... windows xp network printer sharing is acting stupid...

welfareloser · 01-05-2005, 09:04 AM

okay, actually, i guess it's acting smarter than me. stupid computer.

so both my and my husband's computers are dells running win xp, through a netgear router... the printer is hooked up to my computer. last time i set up a home network, he could use my printer, no problem. since i re-installed windows, i set up the network again, i can print from my computer, but when he tries to do it, it doesn't work.

from his computer, i tried the search the network for printers wizard, and it came up blank. i tried to add it a different way, and i got some "you are not allowed to acces this crap, talk to your network administrator" message. so... where do i go to fix whatever setting is wrong? i've been clicking around coming up with nothing and it's starting to piss me off.

qwilliam · 01-05-2005, 09:33 AM

just making sure, but did you check to see if both computers have the same workgroup name? once both computers have the same workgroup names, you should be able to see the shared files and printers on both computers. and, since you're using a router, there's no need to do any more setup.

welfareloser · 01-05-2005, 09:51 AM

yep... they're both "DUNGEON."

AlpineJay · 01-05-2005, 09:56 AM

Did you make sure to share your printer on your computer? I don't think just plain setting up a network does it. Gotta explicitly right click on the printer and hit "Share"

OC · 01-05-2005, 09:57 AM

The built-in XP firewall might be interfering. I had to do a fresh install a few days ago and the firewall bit me in the butt. I disabled it and all was fine.

No, I'm not going to tell you how to do it because I know you know how to use "help".

welfareloser · 01-05-2005, 10:13 AM

what's "help?"

and hey, while you're at it, can you tell me how to fix the cupholder?

(i'll go try that now...)

OC · 01-05-2005, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by welfareloser

while you're at it, can you tell me how to fix the cupholder?

Oh, that's easy. Just upgrade to one of the new dual-layer cupholders and you'll be set. They're strong enough to hold an entire bottle of midori. This is definitely a plus - you can keep the bottle right there in your computer and not have to bother refilling a glass.

BrewMaster · 01-05-2005, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by OC

Oh, that's easy. Just upgrade to one of the new dual-layer cupholders and you'll be set. They're strong enough to hold an entire bottle of midori. This is definitely a plus - you can keep the bottle right there in your computer and not have to bother refilling a glass.

i gotta get me one of them!

TERRIBLETOM · 01-05-2005, 12:12 PM

I love XP network printing, especially when the rental counter is trying to print up a rental agreement, and I'm sitting at another computer printing up blank pages (while smirking) on their printer and watching them flip out because they don’t know what the hell is going on...

welfareloser · 01-05-2005, 01:29 PM

found the problem finally. had to remove the shared printer from teh other desktop, let the wizard search for it again, and then download the proper drivers. works. what a friggin pain. it shouldn't take me an hour to figure this stuff out!!! i ran through help troubleshooters three times, and always landed on "you've found a problem taht troubleshooter can't fix."

bachviet · 01-05-2005, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrewMaster

i gotta get me one of them!

Double-layer cup holder sounds kind of cool.

01-05-2005, 09:04 AM	#1
welfareloser Grand Moff Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: jabba's palace. (yes, i do... and no, you can't.) Posts: 9,718	YASQ... windows xp network printer sharing is acting stupid... okay, actually, i guess it's acting smarter than me. stupid computer. so both my and my husband's computers are dells running win xp, through a netgear router... the printer is hooked up to my computer. last time i set up a home network, he could use my printer, no problem. since i re-installed windows, i set up the network again, i can print from my computer, but when he tries to do it, it doesn't work. from his computer, i tried the search the network for printers wizard, and it came up blank. i tried to add it a different way, and i got some "you are not allowed to acces this crap, talk to your network administrator" message. so... where do i go to fix whatever setting is wrong? i've been clicking around coming up with nothing and it's starting to piss me off. __________________ Find the person who will love you because of your differences and not in spite of them and you have found a lover for life. ~ Leo Buscaglia http://www.welfareloser.com http://gotapexblogs.net/users/welfareloser/

01-05-2005, 09:56 AM	#4
AlpineJay Commander Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Medford, MA Posts: 1,011	Did you make sure to share your printer on your computer? I don't think just plain setting up a network does it. Gotta explicitly right click on the printer and hit "Share" __________________ If con is the opposite of pro, then what's the opposite of progress?

01-05-2005, 09:57 AM	#5
OC the admiral formerly known as overclocked Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Outside the mainstream Posts: 5,922	The built-in XP firewall might be interfering. I had to do a fresh install a few days ago and the firewall bit me in the butt. I disabled it and all was fine. No, I'm not going to tell you how to do it because I know you know how to use "help". __________________ But what is adulthood except a delayed end-run around our parents' better judgment? -- Peter Egan cough

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01-05-2005, 09:33 AM	#2
qwilliam Lieutenant Junior Grade Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: California Posts: 138	just making sure, but did you check to see if both computers have the same workgroup name? once both computers have the same workgroup names, you should be able to see the shared files and printers on both computers. and, since you're using a router, there's no need to do any more setup.

01-05-2005, 09:51 AM	#3
welfareloser Grand Moff Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: jabba's palace. (yes, i do... and no, you can't.) Posts: 9,718	yep... they're both "DUNGEON."

01-05-2005, 10:13 AM	#6
welfareloser Grand Moff Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: jabba's palace. (yes, i do... and no, you can't.) Posts: 9,718	what's "help?" and hey, while you're at it, can you tell me how to fix the cupholder? (i'll go try that now...)

01-05-2005, 12:12 PM	#9
TERRIBLETOM Commander Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,261	I love XP network printing, especially when the rental counter is trying to print up a rental agreement, and I'm sitting at another computer printing up blank pages (while smirking) on their printer and watching them flip out because they don’t know what the hell is going on...

01-05-2005, 01:29 PM	#10
welfareloser Grand Moff Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: jabba's palace. (yes, i do... and no, you can't.) Posts: 9,718	found the problem finally. had to remove the shared printer from teh other desktop, let the wizard search for it again, and then download the proper drivers. works. what a friggin pain. it shouldn't take me an hour to figure this stuff out!!! i ran through help troubleshooters three times, and always landed on "you've found a problem taht troubleshooter can't fix."

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