i have 6 desktop computers in my office, four of these are connected to the
network using a linksys switch. i have a printer connected to one of those
four. We also have several laptops come in and out.

i want the printer to be available to all other computers in the office but
when i use the Add Printer Wizard from any other computer it doesn't find the
printer. i just get Micrsoft Windows Network in the list, not the complete
list that I get when running the wizard from the other two computers or
laptops.

Also, when the printer is connected to one of the other two computers it can
be found by a laptop, but not but by any of the four that are connected to
the linksys switch.

Any ideas or suggestions about this, i have contacted linksys but they say
they don't support file and printer sharing. i think i've covered all the
obvious bases, enabling printer sharing, running the set-up wizard etc

thank you
dave

Sounds like the notebooks are not in the same Workgroup as the desktops.
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Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging



"ABIGNTALL1" <ABIGNTALL1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>i have 6 desktop computers in my office, four of these are connected to the
> network using a linksys switch. i have a printer connected to one of those
> four. We also have several laptops come in and out.
>
> i want the printer to be available to all other computers in the office
> but
> when i use the Add Printer Wizard from any other computer it doesn't find
> the
> printer. i just get Micrsoft Windows Network in the list, not the complete
> list that I get when running the wizard from the other two computers or
> laptops.
>
> Also, when the printer is connected to one of the other two computers it
> can
> be found by a laptop, but not but by any of the four that are connected to
> the linksys switch.
>
> Any ideas or suggestions about this, i have contacted linksys but they say
> they don't support file and printer sharing. i think i've covered all the
> obvious bases, enabling printer sharing, running the set-up wizard etc
>
> thank you
> dave

hi cari, thanks for responding...all computers are in the same workgroup, i
just left it as mshome...and confirmed this by checking view workgroup
computers...
any other ideas?

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:

> Sounds like the notebooks are not in the same Workgroup as the desktops.
> --
> Cari (MS-MVP)
> Printing & Imaging
>
>
>
> "ABIGNTALL1" <ABIGNTALL1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:03E2866D-ADE3-44C6-8D31-9FED258B0ADB@microsoft.com...
> >i have 6 desktop computers in my office, four of these are connected to the
> > network using a linksys switch. i have a printer connected to one of those
> > four. We also have several laptops come in and out.
> >
> > i want the printer to be available to all other computers in the office
> > but
> > when i use the Add Printer Wizard from any other computer it doesn't find
> > the
> > printer. i just get Micrsoft Windows Network in the list, not the complete
> > list that I get when running the wizard from the other two computers or
> > laptops.
> >
> > Also, when the printer is connected to one of the other two computers it
> > can
> > be found by a laptop, but not but by any of the four that are connected to
> > the linksys switch.
> >
> > Any ideas or suggestions about this, i have contacted linksys but they say
> > they don't support file and printer sharing. i think i've covered all the
> > obvious bases, enabling printer sharing, running the set-up wizard etc
> >
> > thank you
> > dave
>
>
>

Are they all running the same operating system.... ie XP Pro or XP Home....
and if it's a mixture, which are running which.
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Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging



"abigntall1" <abigntall1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:80597834-B5E8-4D6A-AFBC-CCFF00829278@microsoft.com...
> hi cari, thanks for responding...all computers are in the same workgroup,
> i
> just left it as mshome...and confirmed this by checking view workgroup
> computers...
> any other ideas?
>
> "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
>> Sounds like the notebooks are not in the same Workgroup as the desktops.
>> --
>> Cari (MS-MVP)
>> Printing & Imaging
>>
>>
>>
>> "ABIGNTALL1" <ABIGNTALL1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:03E2866D-ADE3-44C6-8D31-9FED258B0ADB@microsoft.com...
>> >i have 6 desktop computers in my office, four of these are connected to
>> >the
>> > network using a linksys switch. i have a printer connected to one of
>> > those
>> > four. We also have several laptops come in and out.
>> >
>> > i want the printer to be available to all other computers in the office
>> > but
>> > when i use the Add Printer Wizard from any other computer it doesn't
>> > find
>> > the
>> > printer. i just get Micrsoft Windows Network in the list, not the
>> > complete
>> > list that I get when running the wizard from the other two computers or
>> > laptops.
>> >
>> > Also, when the printer is connected to one of the other two computers
>> > it
>> > can
>> > be found by a laptop, but not but by any of the four that are connected
>> > to
>> > the linksys switch.
>> >
>> > Any ideas or suggestions about this, i have contacted linksys but they
>> > say
>> > they don't support file and printer sharing. i think i've covered all
>> > the
>> > obvious bases, enabling printer sharing, running the set-up wizard etc
>> >
>> > thank you
>> > dave
>>
>>
>>