XP/VISTA PRINTER SHAREING and FILE SHAREING

[Guest]

OK, I have a workgroup created beetween my xp and vista, my vista is the
computer i used to make the network. I can access the files stored on my
vista from my xp, but not the other way around.

When i try to print from my xp, it says it "communication not availible",
but i can print perfectly from the vista. I have set this printer has a
shared printer on both computers.

I have pinged the vista from the xp with 0% data loss, but when i ping the
xp from the vista i get 100% data lost.

Any suggestions on how i can share files

PRINTER: DELL AIO PHOTO 924
XP: Dell Inspiron B120
Vista: XPS M1210

 

[Chuck]

OK, I have a workgroup created beetween my xp and vista, my vista is the
computer i used to make the network. I can access the files stored on my
vista from my xp, but not the other way around.

When i try to print from my xp, it says it "communication not availible",
but i can print perfectly from the vista. I have set this printer has a
shared printer on both computers.

I have pinged the vista from the xp with 0% data loss, but when i ping the
xp from the vista i get 100% data lost.

Any suggestions on how i can share files

PRINTER: DELL AIO PHOTO 924
XP: Dell Inspiron B120
Vista: XPS M1210

Val,

Is "communication not availible" the complete and entire message? How are the
computers connected?
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http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html

Look at the NetBT setting, and at any personal firewalls and any other security
component.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/07/advanced-windows-networking-using.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/07/advanced-windows-networking-using.html