Cari,

Yes they are both in workgroup "MSHOME". I was not aware of thsi feature,
but I checked both PCs just now and they are the same.

Any further ideas?

Thank you for responding - much appreciated.



"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:

> Are both PCs in the same Workgroup?
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> Cari (MS-MVP)
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> "Sheina" <Sheina@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1A62A852-F085-43D1-B825-A2658DB11BD1@microsoft.com...
> >I have a Windows XP PC system (a |Dell) with a locally attached Lexmark
> > all-in-one printer. I can print OK from the PC. The Dell has a wireless
> > network using Netgear router. The laptop I am typing this on is
> > successfully
> > attached to the internet through the wireless connection - i.e. throught
> > the
> > Netgaear router. The only thing I can't seem to get working is to access
> > the
> > Lexmark from this laptop.
> >
> > I have made the Lexmark a shared device. When I run the wizard to add a
> > printer, I am not sure how to specify the printer name, so it seems that
> > the
> > wizard cannot find the shared Lexmark and hence not add it. On the Dell,
> > the
> > printer name is shown as "Lexmark.pcl", but the wizard requires you to put
> > in
> > a name that looks like a URL. If I try the "browse" option on the wizard,
> > it
> > can't sem to find the printer properly. So I am struggling to add the
> > printer
> > to my laptop.
> >
> > The help instructions don't help.
> >
> > Any assistance would be appreciated.
> >
> >
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