Trouble sharing a printer

MIaconoSP · 10-26-2006, 11:24 AM

Hello,

I am having a problem sharing a printer through my wireless network. The printer is installed on a Gateway PC running XP home. The Gateway computer is also "hard-wired" into the wireless router. I am trying to print from my laptop which has a wireless network card. My laptop can access the internet and can view the computers on my network. However, every time I reboot my laptop, I have to manually go to my network places, find the Gateway PC, and log onto it using my user name and password before I can print. I also have another PC using a wireless networking card that does not need to manually log onto the Gateway PC in order to print. Any suggestions? Thanks for your help.

newhouse1390 · 11-01-2006, 07:09 PM

What OS is the laptop? Security software on both the laptop and the Gateway PC?

MIaconoSP · 11-01-2006, 09:39 PM

The laptop is running XP home and using window's firewall. The gateway PC has norton internet security 2006. I configured norton to allow communication on the network too...

newhouse1390 · 11-02-2006, 04:58 AM

Norton's Security Suite is a little tricky to work with as far as guaranteeing what you are enabling and disabling (opening/closing). For further troubleshooting lets disable the Security suite on both machines and see if you can access your printer.

10-26-2006, 11:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
MIaconoSP Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3 OS: Windows XP	Trouble sharing a printer Hello, I am having a problem sharing a printer through my wireless network. The printer is installed on a Gateway PC running XP home. The Gateway computer is also "hard-wired" into the wireless router. I am trying to print from my laptop which has a wireless network card. My laptop can access the internet and can view the computers on my network. However, every time I reboot my laptop, I have to manually go to my network places, find the Gateway PC, and log onto it using my user name and password before I can print. I also have another PC using a wireless networking card that does not need to manually log onto the Gateway PC in order to print. Any suggestions? Thanks for your help.

11-01-2006, 07:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
newhouse1390 Member, Networking Team Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,040 OS: Windows Server 2003	What OS is the laptop? Security software on both the laptop and the Gateway PC? __________________ Because you can read this thank a teacher, because it's English thank a soldier.

11-02-2006, 04:58 AM	#4 (permalink)
newhouse1390 Member, Networking Team Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,040 OS: Windows Server 2003	Norton's Security Suite is a little tricky to work with as far as guaranteeing what you are enabling and disabling (opening/closing). For further troubleshooting lets disable the Security suite on both machines and see if you can access your printer. __________________ Because you can read this thank a teacher, because it's English thank a soldier.

11-01-2006, 09:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
MIaconoSP Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3 OS: Windows XP	The laptop is running XP home and using window's firewall. The gateway PC has norton internet security 2006. I configured norton to allow communication on the network too...