W98 can't see shared printer on XP box
This is a discussion about W98 can't see shared printer on XP box in the Windows Networking category; Okay, 3 computers in a small office: A:> Laptop running NT4 B:> XP Pro desktop with printer connected to it's parallel port. The printer is shared, & the Guest account is enabled (figuring I had to for W98 to access files/printer) with a blank password (temporary) C:> Win98 box with printer connected to it ...
Okay, 3 computers in a small office:
A:> Laptop running NT4
B:> XP Pro desktop with printer connected to it's parallel port. The printer is shared, & the "Guest" account is enabled (figuring I had to for W98 to access files/printer) with a blank password (temporary)
C:> Win98 box with printer connected to its parallel port. Printer is shared
Both computers A & B can see & print to both printers. The Win98 box can see both machines (in Network Neighborhood), but when I click the XP Pro box in Network Neighborhood, I only see the "Shared Documents" folder (containing the default "Shared Music/Pictures" folders), but I do not see the printer.
Any ideas?
A:> Laptop running NT4
B:> XP Pro desktop with printer connected to it's parallel port. The printer is shared, & the "Guest" account is enabled (figuring I had to for W98 to access files/printer) with a blank password (temporary)
C:> Win98 box with printer connected to its parallel port. Printer is shared
Both computers A & B can see & print to both printers. The Win98 box can see both machines (in Network Neighborhood), but when I click the XP Pro box in Network Neighborhood, I only see the "Shared Documents" folder (containing the default "Shared Music/Pictures" folders), but I do not see the printer.
Any ideas?
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Having the firewall of XP enabled might cause problems like this, and unfortunatelly it's not that easy to configure properly and quickly. Try disabling it for a start and let us know if this is not the problem.
Make sure the share name of the printer isn't too long or has spaces. Sometimes that has given me trouble before. Also, make sure you have additional drivers for Win9x installed for that printer (it's on the sharing tab).
Are you using the default share for $C: on the XP Machine!
