Wireless Printing via dive mapping

Question

Before I went to a wireless network I was using my wired router to print via the internet and using mapped drive connections.  I have a dimension XPS with w2000 and 2 dell laptops.  when I go to browse the entire network from the desktop I cant see any of the laptops.   I have file sharing and all that set up because it worked great when it was connected with cables and now that it's wireless I can't get it to work.  Netgear said that I dont have to do any setup with the wireless router that it's all the operating system setup that controls it.  What am I doing wrong?  I don't want to invest in a wireless print server.  Netgear said it should work.

volcano11 · Answer

It should work exactly the same. There is nothing that you should have changed. Did you recently install any firewall software or change the settings on any firewalls (including the Windows XP built-in firewall)? Did you disable file and printer sharing?

Steve

smvictor · Answer

No but i do use Zone Alarm but I did before as well.

volcano11 · Answer

Check the settings on Zone Alarm on the computer to which the printer is connected to make sure that it allows local network traffic.  On any computer running Windows XP with SP1, disable the Windows XP firewall. It will not allow File and Printer Sharing. On computers running Windows XP with SP2, make sure that the Windows XP firewall has File and Printer Sharing checked off on the Exceptions tab.   To eliminate a software or configuration problem, reconnect the computer you are trying to use wirelessly to one of the ethernet ports on the wireless router and see if file and printer sharing works.  If it does, then something is configured wrong and we can go from there.   Steve

smvictor · Answer

I'm running W2000.  I tried configuring it with Zone Alarm turned off.  I still cant see my laptop when I click on brouse and then click on computers near me or click on windows workgroup or any of the folders listed.  the only one that shows up is this one (Spongebob).

volcano11 · Answer

It would have been nice to know earlier that you are running Windows 2000 (an OS with which I have little experience). Did you try my suggestion of reconnecting through ethernet to see if the problem now exists there as well?

Steve

smvictor · Answer

Not yet.  I got your reply now.  I will try it today although I believe I have tried this once once and the results were the same.  I assume that in terms in terms the file a print sharing exception option in wxp pro that you mean that it has to have a check mark in the box in order for firewall to allow this option because I checked that last night and it was checked.

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