Printer Sharing Problems

[Guest]

Help - I can not find my printer on my wireless network. I have had many
wireless card problems and I had to reinstall Windows XP. I also had to send
my computer back to Dell to be fixed. Well it is fixed now - but I can not
find my printer. I have connected to the network and I can get on line. But
when I try to add a printer - when I browse it only finds the Microsoft
Windows Network. I do have McAfee Firewall - but I disabled it. (The
Windows Firewall was previously disabled.) There is another laptop on the
network that is working and printing fine - so I know that sharing is enabled
and things are working from the other end. Please help!

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

Is the Dell in the same Workgroup as the other PCs?

 

[Guest]

The Laptop was not appearing in the workgroup. It was sharing files with the
desktop and was online - just not seeing the other computers or printer.
After much frustration, I reinstalled the network with the Microsoft Networks
Wizard. I found that I had put in Evanshome as the name when it should have
been EvansHome. That made all of the difference.
Thanks for the website link. There is really good information there.

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

You're very welcome, I'm happy they're all now talking to each other!!!