Connecting a second laptop.

[AirWolf]

if i say add printer it gives me the wizard and either local printer or a network printer. i assume this will then be a network printer.

Yep, network printer.

 

[waynegohl]

it nows says browse for a printer then connect to this printer (must add a name) or connect to printer on internet or on a home or office network.

 

[AirWolf]

it nows says browse for a printer then connect to this printer (must add a name) or connect to printer on internet or on a home or office network.

Browse for the printer and see if it comes up.

 

[waynegohl]

microsoft windows network
mshome
home (then some numbers)
laptop

these come up

 

[AirWolf]

microsoft windows network
mshome
home (then some numbers)
laptop

these come up

Check under mshome for your pc name then your printer name.

 

[waynegohl]

ok hold on i see something.

 

[waynegohl]

it picked up the lexmark printer on home (lots of numbers) but if i run a test page nothing happens

 

[AirWolf]

it picked up the lexmark printer on home (lots of numbers) but if i run a test page nothing happens

After you found it in the list, did it install, and do you now see two printers under the printers section of the laptop?

The network one should have a symbol underneath the icon showing it is a network printer.

 

[waynegohl]

yes i see 2 one has little bar thingy underneath showing networked.

 

[AirWolf]

yes i see 2 one has little bar thingy underneath showing networked.

If you try to print something [eg. word doc] and choose to print to the networked printer does it give you an error?

Edit: Are the pc and printer both on?

 

[waynegohl]

yes both are on and if i print a word doc from the laptop i see it reflect on the desktop under the printer box where it shows the docs to be printed but nothing happens on the printer , i get no error messages.

 

[AirWolf]

yes both are on and if i print a word doc from the laptop i see it reflect on the desktop under the printer box where it shows the docs to be printed but nothing happens on the printer , i get no error messages.

The only other thing I can suggest is changing the workgroup and pc names. Both the pc and laptop must have the same workgroup but different names: eg of workgroup name: wayne-home
eg of pc name: wayne-pc
eg of laptop name: wayne-laptop

If you right-click on the "My Computer" icon, under the second tab should be options to change the workgroup and name.

Thereafter restart both the pc and laptop; delete the network printer already under printers (delete all items in print queue as well); re-add the network printer. When you go to browse this time however, look for your workgroup name eg. wayne-home [as above].

 

[waynegohl]

was thinking it might be that. i also tried to print from the desktop but that is the same. let me change the names then and see what happens.

 

[waynegohl]

airwolf i sent you a pm.

thanks for the help man. IT WORKED

 

[AirWolf]

airwolf i sent you a pm.

thanks for the help man. IT WORKED

My pleasure. Glad you came right.

 

[waynegohl]

i think this has been asked but i am not sure.

when you share files between 2 computers can you only "pull" a file or whatever from another pc or can you actually "push" a file from 1 pc to another?

 

[AirWolf]

i think this has been asked but i am not sure.

when you share files between 2 computers can you only "pull" a file or whatever from another pc or can you actually "push" a file from 1 pc to another?

When you set a drive/folder for sharing if you do not enable the option "allow users to change my files" then will you can only copy from that drive/folder [pull]. But if that option is enabled you can modify the files on the drive/folder as well as copy addition files to that drive/folder [push].

Hope that helps.

 

[waynegohl]

hi again. i am so excited about the setup you helped me with that i wanna see what else it can do.

i will check and test what you just said now.