Hi,
I have 2 PC's that have XP that both are connected to a Printer via USB. Both printers are shared. Lets say PC A and PC B. I was able to connect PC A to PC B by going to Run. And then I was able to connect to the shared printer. I cant connect PC B to PC A via Run. I can't connect to the printer either. I tried by going to Add printer>Add Network printer>Select a Shared printer by name. I tried by going to Add printer>Local printer>Create a port>Local Port.
Both PC's are in the same Workgroup called Workgroup. I only found 2 differences: Enable LMHosts is checked off on PC A. And PC A has static IP Address.
I tried connecting with a Vista & 7 PC. I couldn't connect to the PC via Run. I was able to connect to the PC by going to Add printer>Add Network printer>Select a Shared printer by name.
When I tried connecting to the Printer, Vista said that the print spooler or server needed to be restarted. But I was able to connect to a shared 7 printer from the Vista PC.
When I tried connecting to the Printer, 7 said it couldn't find any drivers. But I was able to connect to a shared Vista printer from the 7 PC.
Any ideas what's wrong with PC B?
I have 2 PC's that have XP that both are connected to a Printer via USB. Both printers are shared. Lets say PC A and PC B. I was able to connect PC A to PC B by going to Run. And then I was able to connect to the shared printer. I cant connect PC B to PC A via Run. I can't connect to the printer either. I tried by going to Add printer>Add Network printer>Select a Shared printer by name. I tried by going to Add printer>Local printer>Create a port>Local Port.
Both PC's are in the same Workgroup called Workgroup. I only found 2 differences: Enable LMHosts is checked off on PC A. And PC A has static IP Address.
I tried connecting with a Vista & 7 PC. I couldn't connect to the PC via Run. I was able to connect to the PC by going to Add printer>Add Network printer>Select a Shared printer by name.
When I tried connecting to the Printer, Vista said that the print spooler or server needed to be restarted. But I was able to connect to a shared 7 printer from the Vista PC.
When I tried connecting to the Printer, 7 said it couldn't find any drivers. But I was able to connect to a shared Vista printer from the 7 PC.
Any ideas what's wrong with PC B?