Peer to peer probs

[Niege]

I'm trying to network my PC and my laptop. I had it all running just right when my PC HD crashed and I installed a new HD

I've got a cable modem on one NIC, a NE2000 compatible and a 3COM 3C509?? for the network. I can transfer files just fine. However when I go to try and install a network printer it says the printer is not available.

In Network Neighborhood on my PC, where this 3COM is, I can't see the printers. C drive is shared as is the printer.

I'm using NetBeui as the default protocol on both rigs, no TCP/IP between them (I'm not up to try and share the cable modem just yet.)

As I said I can transfer files from either computer but I can't set up a network printer. WTF?

Any suggestions appreciated.

 

[phamtastik]

I think you mean you want to install a local printer and share teh local printer on the network.

Not unless you have a Network printer.

PHaMTaSTiK.

 

[Niege]

Phamtastik: Yes. All I want to do is share a printer, it doesn't have to be a network printer. However, I've tried to that also and no go. My network doesn't see the computer it's running on.

 

[lowtech1]

You gotta Install and enable MS Printer and Files Sharing on both puters, so the puters could see each other in Network Neighborhood & share its resources.

 

[Niege]

lowtech: Done that. I've tried to follow the simplest method, which I used before. That is to open network neighborhood, open my PC, go down to the printer and install it as a network printer.

The problem is that when I open my PC, there are no printers displayed. I have file and print sharing turned on. I've got the C drive shared, I've got the printer shared. The printer doesn't show up in network neighborhood. Nor does it show up when I try using Windows Explorer to explore the network.

On my laptop, when I open Control Panel, Printers, all the printers I have installed on my PC are listed, but all are greyed out. When I attempt to print from my laptop through the network I get an error message saying 'Printer not available, user intervention required.' Of course, what intervention is not said.

 

[phamtastik]

You have to install the Printer as a network printer now on the laptop. It should copy the drivers from the other computer to the laptop and then you can print.

PHaMTaSTiK

 

[Ladi]

Actually, once the printer is shared from the serving to the client computer, you can make printing with local drivers work by installing as a local printer printing to the local port of \\<printer server>\<printer share name> (at least with 2K and NT, not positive about 98 right now)

~Ladi

 

[Abednigo]

Hmm - I've had much more success with using the simple Client for Microsoft Networks and TCP/IP for simple peer to peer sharing. All I had to do with the computers I've linked is install the card, win98 recognized, insert floppy, installed. Enter workgroup name (make sure same on both). Then go to networks in control panel, click the add button. Tell it protocall, then microsoft type, then tcp/ip. It'll install drivers from cd and reboot. then enter network from control panel again. double click the tcp/ip linked to your network card. set the 192.168 xx and subnet to 255.255.255.0... everything else should go easily.

 

[Niege]

Abednigo: Thanks, I think I'll reinstall the card and try it that way.