Vista, wireless networking, and printer sharing

[dagnamit at gmail.com (Brian Wagner)]

Got to network on the Vista machine and make sure it is on private (not
public network), and make sure you turn on the discovery function.

On 5/17/07, Mike Smith <smithma7@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> File and printer sharing is enabled on both computers.  The windows
> firewall is not currently running on her machine.
>
> Next...
>
> On 5/16/07, Allyn <amalventano1@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Make sure enable file and printer sharing enabled in network connection.
> > Make sure file and printer sharing checked as an exception in windows
> firewall.
> > HTH
> > Al
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Mike Smith [mailto:smithma7@xxxxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 5:33 PM
> > > To: car
> > > Subject: OT: Vista, wireless networking, and printer sharing
> > >
> > > My wife just picked up a new laptop with Vista. I've got it
> > > on the network with the wireless router, etc. She has access
> > > to the net. I can see her computer from mine. She can't see
> > > mine from hers. I set up the printer (HP 1210 PSC) on my USB
> > > and it works. I've made it a share. But neither it nor my PC
> > > are viewable via my wife's laptop.
> > > What gives? Used to share this printer with no problems. Is
> > > it a wireless thing (first time with wireless) or a Vista
> > > thing (first time with Vista)? Or is it something else?
> > >
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