connecting to a remote printer on home network

[Guest]

my notebook win xp home is attached to a home network via d link .... there are 2 other computers (win xp's)on the network.. one is COMPUTER001 ....WITH A PRINTER hp deskjet 940c attached ..... the other is CATHERINE... AND ATTACHED TO THIS COMPUTER IS A PRINTER HP LASERJET 3200...I DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET MY NOTEBOOK TO PRINT TO ONE OF THESE PRINTERS OR BOTH OF THEM... WHAT ARE THE STEPS

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

Is the printer shared?

See:
http://www.coribright.com/Windows/Article Five.htm

 

[Guest]

-- yes the printer is shared.

I tried your article5 and it worked for connecting the printer on computer computeroo1 to catherine. However when I try to connect my notebook to computer001 printer or to catherine printer I get the message

windows can not connect to the printer either the printer name was typed incorrectly or the specified printer has lost its connection to the server

I an able to see in brouse for printer microsoft windows network
work group
catherine
computer001

I click on computer001 I get the hour glass then I click on next then a message comes up
you need to specify a valid network printer name

I type in the printer name.............. hp deskjet 940c series

then I get the above ..... windows can not connect to the printer.....etc.

what am i doing wrong? I have tried numerous times

what to do?

pat

pat

 

[Cari \(MS MVP\)]

Printer name is too long. Maximum of 13 characters and no spaces. Chech
the Shared Name on the PC with the printer. Control Panel, Printers &
Faxes, right click on the printer, select Properties... in the Sharing tab.

 

[Guest]

the "share" printer name is "Printer" on "catherine" the computer with the one of the printers attached ( the name of this printer is HP LaserJet 3200 Series PCL)
I also tried this "share" name and I get the same as before

I also tried \\catherine\Printer
and \\computer001\HP_940c
in add printer wisard and get the same messageas in my previous posting

what to do?

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

You appear to have a space between HP and 940c. Shared names of Printers
CANNOT have spaces in them.

 

[Guest]

the name of the share printer is hp_940C
is the character "_" the same as a apace?
should I change the name of the share printer?

 

[Guest]

I RENAMED THE COMPUTER "ANDREWP"

STILL SAYS I HAVE OT SPELLED THE NAME CORRECTLY WHEN I ENTER THE PATHWAY \\ COMPUTER001\ANDREWP

BY THE WAY I WAS ABLE TO CONNECT LACT WEEK WHAE TNE NAME OF THE COMPUTER WAS :\"HP_940c BUT THIS WEEKEND IT DISCONNECTED IT SELF SOMEHOW AGAIN IT DOESN'T SEEM TO STICK ONCE CONNECTED

WHAT IS GOING ON?

 

[Guest]

I HAVE FIGURED OUT PART OF THE PROBLEM I THINK.

THERE ARE 3 NETWORKED COMPUTERS WITH 2 ATTACHED PRINTERS
CATHERINE HP LASERJET 3200 ATTACHED
COMPUTER001 HP 940c ATTACHED
AND THE WIRELESS LAPTOP THRU D-LINK NO PRINTER

IN ADD PRINTER WIZZARD ....IN BROUSE FOR A PRINTER ON
COMPUTER001 AND LAPTOP I SEE
MICROSOFT WINDOWS NETWORK
WORKGROUP
CATHERINE
COMPUTER001
ANDREWP THE SHARE PRINTER NAME

THE PRINTER ANDREWP I WAS ABLE TO CONNECT BECAUSE COMPUTER001 AND CATHERINE I COULD SEE ON MY LAPTOP AND COMPUTER001

THE PROBLEM STILL IS THAT ON CATHERINE IN ADD PRINTER WIZARD IN BROUSE I SEE
MICROSOFT WINDOWS NETWORK

BUT WHEN I DOUBLE CLICK IT I SHOULD GET
WORKGROUP

BUT I DON'T I ONLY GET AN HOUR GLASS FOR 19 SECONDE OR SO

WHY DOESN'T WORKGROUP COME UP
THEN I COULD SEE CATHERINE AND COMPUTER001 AND I COULD CONNECT THE 2 PRINTERS WITH THE OTHER COMPUTERS