Wireless network printing

albertross_2

have you setup a workgroup?

if you right click on the printer properties, is it shared?

which firewall do you have on the pc with the printer.

if the pc with the printer on is 192.168.1.2 then it will be called

\\192.168.1.2\whateveryoucalledtheprintershare

Chippy_Minton

Please put links to the old threads so we can see what you've tried.

Is the printer shown as shared? The printer icon should have a hand symbol, or right-click it and look at Properties.

Try turning off firewall temporarily on both PC and laptop. Does the ping from laptop to PC and vice versa work then? Does printing work then?

Kerry_o'keefe

Printer is shared. Firewall is just is basic windows firewall.Set up workgroup ( when I set up, if I right click om My Computer ans select ,properties, computer name, there is a workgroup section that I have called WORKGROUP (very original I know) this is mirrored on laptop. Main concern is getting same IP address from both PC and laptop. Think memory stick is my answer, Thanks to all for your help and advice.

Kerry

albertross_2

if both pc and laptop are connected to net and working at the same time, you cant have the same ip, are you sure.

you should be able to do it by name anyway

\\pc1\printername

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What Router are you using?