HARDWARE....
I have 12 computers (exactly the same) running WindowsXP (newly
installed). I have 2 hubs connected to 6 computers for each hub. The
hubs are uplinked together. The network is wired correctly since they
all can access the internet over a DSL/router and Modem which is
connected to one of the hubs. There are 2 USB printers connected to 2
computers which print a perfect test page from each computer. The
printers are setup to be shared and show up as a shared printer in the
"network printer" (cannot think of the correct area) control panel.

PROBLEM...
When I try to use the wizard to setup access to a shared printer on
the other 10 networked computers, no printers show up in the "select a
network printer" box after the system searches the for a networked
printer. I have tried to enter the computer name and printer name
with the same result. Also, I have found that none of the computers
can share files. It seems as though the network settings are not
correct. I have been through the network setup many times without any
luck. Can anyone help? Thanks.

posting the result of net view \\pcnamewithprinter command may help.

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"Guy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> HARDWARE....
> I have 12 computers (exactly the same) running WindowsXP (newly
> installed). I have 2 hubs connected to 6 computers for each hub. The
> hubs are uplinked together. The network is wired correctly since they
> all can access the internet over a DSL/router and Modem which is
> connected to one of the hubs. There are 2 USB printers connected to 2
> computers which print a perfect test page from each computer. The
> printers are setup to be shared and show up as a shared printer in the
> "network printer" (cannot think of the correct area) control panel.
>
> PROBLEM...
> When I try to use the wizard to setup access to a shared printer on
> the other 10 networked computers, no printers show up in the "select a
> network printer" box after the system searches the for a networked
> printer. I have tried to enter the computer name and printer name
> with the same result. Also, I have found that none of the computers
> can share files. It seems as though the network settings are not
> correct. I have been through the network setup many times without any
> luck. Can anyone help? Thanks.

Make sure you have disabled the default firewall for xp i
have had problems sharing files with xp machines with the
fire wall on.
>-----Original Message-----
>HARDWARE....
>I have 12 computers (exactly the same) running WindowsXP
(newly
>installed). I have 2 hubs connected to 6 computers for
each hub. The
>hubs are uplinked together. The network is wired
correctly since they
>all can access the internet over a DSL/router and Modem
which is
>connected to one of the hubs. There are 2 USB printers
connected to 2
>computers which print a perfect test page from each
computer. The
>printers are setup to be shared and show up as a shared
printer in the
>"network printer" (cannot think of the correct area)
control panel.
>
>PROBLEM...
>When I try to use the wizard to setup access to a shared
printer on
>the other 10 networked computers, no printers show up in
the "select a
>network printer" box after the system searches the for a
networked
>printer. I have tried to enter the computer name and
printer name
>with the same result. Also, I have found that none of
the computers
>can share files. It seems as though the network
settings are not
>correct. I have been through the network setup many
times without any
>luck. Can anyone help? Thanks.
>.
>