As soon as I got it yesterday I removed MacAfee so the only firewalls are MS.All PC's are turned on and the printer doesn't show up in the share list. If I can't ping PC's I don't think I am communicating, could this be the whole problem. If I try my daughters alptop I can ping the desktop and share the printer.

Yes, firewalls are completly disabled and printers and files are enabled to share,went through it all with a Dell techie.

Is the printer designated as a shared printer on the computer to which it is attached?  Is file and printer sharing enabled on that computer.  Are you absolutely 100% postively sure that all firewalls have either been configured to allow local network access or completely disabled?

Steve

Which firewall programs are installed on the computer that is having trouble.  Sometimes Norton and McAfee get messed up and the only solution is to completely uninstall these suites, get file and printer sharing to work, then reinstall and make sure they are configured properly.  Is the computer that is connected to the printer turned on?  If you open the Printers and Faxes folder on the computer that is having problems, does the shared printer show up in the list?  If not, what happens if you go to Add Printer, choose to install a network printer, and then try to browse for the printer?

Steve

It is checked

Check the Windows firewall to make sure that File and Printer Sharing has a check mark next to it on the Expceptions tab. 

Steve

Can't ping from either PC, and I can access the printer from this one and I am definitely on wireless

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
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C:\Documents and Settings\Nuke>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : BASE
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : aliant

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : aliant
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce MCP Networking Adapter

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0C-6E-8C-4D-A4
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, March 07, 2006 5:32:22 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, March 14, 2006 5:32:22 PM

C:\Documents and Settings\Nuke>

Was this output from the computer that is having the problem?  It shows no evidence of even having a wireless networking device installed.  The ethernet adapter, however, seems to be making a connection.  If this is indeed the computer with the problem, can you access the printer (or the internet for that matter) with the computer connected through its ethernet port?

Steve 

To help troubleshoot this problem, go to Start > Run and type cmd then click OK. In the command prompt window that opens, type ipconfig /all then hit the enter key. Write down the output from this command or select it and save it to a txt file, then copy this output into a reply to this message. 

Steve

I'm not concerned about whether or not you have wireless access on other computers.  I am concerned about the fact that the ipconfig output that you posted did not show the presence of a wireless network adapter at all.  Does it have a wireless adapter?  If so, which make and model.

Steve

Message Edited by volcano11 on 03-07-2006 08:25 PM

No wireless adapter on the desktop but if it is any help I have a D-Link wireless router, DI 524

How can you hope to connect to the wireless router without a wireless adapter, other than a wired connection, or in Ad Hoc mode, then you would not need the router.

Nuke,

Are you saying that the ipconfig output that you posted in the previous messages was not run on the computer that you are having problems with connecting by wireless?  We are trying to solve a problem with the computer that supposedly has a wireless adapter in it.  Thus, you need to run the ipconfig /all command on the computer that has the problem.  Then copy that output, by hand if necessary, into a reply on this forum.  Running the ipconfig command on a different computer does not provide the information we need.

Steve

Sorry misunderstood you as I was getting tired and frustrated, appreciate the help.

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-14-22-97-AF-AC

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : aliant
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Dell Wireless 1370 WLAN Mini-PCI Card

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-14-A5-5C-5D-33
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.101
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, March 08, 2006 10:14:55 AM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, March 15, 2006 10:14:55 AM