Heh good luck Duncan-getting printing to work in older versions of Windows is still the Holy Grail of unattainability to me (and I troubleshoot all sorts of other complicated network problems all the time)! Easier to just sneakernet it over (now you can use a USB drive which makes it pretty quick). Let us know if you figure it out, and hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving! BINO
> Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2011 14:50:31 -0500 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [H] Network/LAN strangeness? > > My older Brother just finished a visit over Thanksgiving. He brings his > HP laptop. When he is here, he uses static settings I gave him some > years back to use my LAN's router/gateway for internet access. When he > is back at his home, he just 'props' his TC/IP properties and toggles > back to his DHCP LAN. This has worked perfectly, so far. > Well, until I try to give him access to my LAN's printer......... :( > > I suspect that he uses the MS default workgroup of "MSHOME" on his home LAN. > (On my home LAN, I use "WORKGROUP" to ID my LAN's workgroup.) > I suspect this because when I peek under NetNeighborhood, I see MSHOME > listed first with a pretty full 'tree' of stuff. Then, below, I see > WORKGROUP with my printer (via its' MAC addy) and my NAS in this tree. > > I spent an hour trying to get his XPpro OS to see/recognize my printer > and 'install' a link (my printer) to it so he could print. No joy at > all.No wizard(s) I tried worked. Many 'red-X' windows! Gave up just > before launching the laptop thru the bedroom window!!! > > I did get 'his' document to print via sneakernet to my office client. > Good solution, but most frustrating......... :) > (True, setting up printers (for me) remains a frustrating mystery.) > > {Interestingly, his saved document was a dot-xps file that I could only > read/view via IE8. It appears that my clients are missing a file called > xpsviewer.exe. More offline research........... :)} > > I believe I got trapped via not knowing how to link a resource from one > workgroup to a laptop on another workgroup. I use the term 'workgroup', > but maybe I may be talking about 'domain'????? > Just wondering .............. :) > Thanks, > Duncan >
