Wireless _and_ Wired Network

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Home network consists of:
1) Linksys WRT54GS router
supports wired and wireless connections
2) HP desktop, XP Home SP2
uses wired ethernet
3) HP Photosmart 2710 AIO _networked_ printer
supports wired, wireless, BT
uses wired ethernet

I've had these for a while. The HP desktop can access the internet
and print to the printer.

4) new Dell laptop, XP Pro SP2
supports wired, wireless, BT
uses wireless

The Dell can access the internet, so it seems to work with
the router OK.

I am trying to 1) print from the Dell to the networked printer
and 2) share files between the Dell and the HP desktop.

I can't get this to work. I'm wondering if XP can "see through
the router" to detect "the other kind" (i.e., wired vs. wireless)
of connection.

Can someone step me through this please.

 

[Mike Flanagan]

1) Have you setup the printer on the Dell
2) Have you "shared" whatever folders or drives you want the HP to see
3) Have you set the ALLOW properties on the respective firewalls
Mike

 

[Anando [MS-MVP]]

Hello,

You might want to go through the following resources:

Making File and Printer Sharing Safer in Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/security/learnmore/sp2firewall.mspx

Description of the Windows Firewall feature in Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/843090

Troubleshooting File and Printer Sharing in Microsoft Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...8D-6B4A-448E-A632-076F98A351A2&displaylang=en

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