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Kenneth I
Kenneth I asked in Computers & InternetComputer Networking · 9 years ago

My laptop cannot find a shared printer that is connected to the desktop; on a home wireless network?

I have a Dell N5110 laptop which is running Windows 7 Home Premium - 64 bit. When I first bought the laptop (a year ago) it found the shared printer easily and I was able to print to it from my laptop. However, a few days ago I was not able to print from the laptop as the printer was described as being 'offline'. In response to this, rather than try and find the cause, I deleted the printer from the laptop with the intention of simply adding it back. However, I have been unable to do so. For some strange reason my laptop is now not able to find the shared printer. Also what is causing this is that I cannot see the desktop computer on the list of computers in the network - I can only see my laptop.

I would greatly appreciate any help in trying to solve these problems.

Thank you

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  • Plain Vanilla
    Lv 5
    9 years ago
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    Looks like your system dns cache has not been renewed. Your router may have assigned different ip addresses to the machines than what is in the cache of the systems.

    go to command prompt on both your laptop and desktop

    execute ipconfig /flushdns

    execute ipconfig /registerdns

    execute ipconfig/renew

    execute ipconfig /all

    note down the ip address of the machine

    now try to ping the desktop from the other laptop like:

    ping 192.168.1.10

    where 192.168.1.10 is the ip address of the desktop system.

    If the ping is returned then your have a connection between the two machines. Now you can try to find it in windows explorer or homegroup.

  • altemos
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    very nicely, so in case you will locate your printers verbal replace (on top of issues panel, off of the start menu), you should be waiting to precise-click on the printer you go with for to share with the different computers, and click "sharing." examine the "share this printer" field. setting up the drivers for this printer on the XP laptop, then pass to "My community places." optimistically, you will see the call of your Vista gadget there. Double-click on the Vista gadget (enter the log in information for the VISTA laptop), and you need to work out the printer you shared. Double-click on that, and carry on with the instructions (asserting specific to stuff) to get the printer set up. in case you could no longer do some of those issues: it could no longer artwork in case you have not got a password on the Vista gadget. Any laptop this is sharing stuff desires a password for the relationship to artwork. verify you used your call/password for Vista once you related to the Vista laptop. Restart the laptop after setting up the print driving force. verify the two computers are in a similar workgroup (look this up on line). solid success.

  • Laurence I
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    both pc's need same WORKGROUP.

    file and printer sharing must be enabled

    with any IP comes its MASK the Masks for both pc's must be same

    eg 255.255.255.0 (which is the default)

    firewall's(eg those provided by your AV) must be trusting your Networked pc's IP's

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