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Answer» HI, I have 2 PC's that have XP that both are connected to a Printer via USB. Both printers are shared. Lets say PC A and PC B. I was able to connect PC A to PC B by going to Run. And then I was able to connect to the shared printer. I cant connect PC B to PC A via Run. I can't connect to the printer either. I tried by going to Add printer>Add Network printer>Select a Shared printer by name. I tried by going to Add printer>Local printer>Create a port>Local Port. Both PC's are in the same Workgroup called Workgroup. I only found 2 differences: Enable LMHosts is checked off on PC A. And PC A has static IP Address. I tried connecting with a Vista & 7 PC. I couldn't connect to the PC via Run. I was able to connect to the PC by going to Add printer>Add Network printer>Select a Shared printer by name. When I tried connecting to the Printer, Vista said that the print spooler or server needed to be restarted. But I was able to connect to a shared 7 printer from the Vista PC. When I tried connecting to the Printer, 7 said it couldn't find any drivers. But I was able to connect to a shared Vista printer from the 7 PC. Any ideas what's wrong with PC B?N o,I don't kn ow the answer. May I ask a question? How does one connect to another PC with the RUN command?Both Printers assumed shared... and firewall set to allow shared printers, you should be able to connect to them both. Quote from: Geek-9pm on APRIL 23, 2014, 08:25:45 PM How does one connect to another PC with the RUN command?I was wondering the same question. JL2008, do you use a router to connect your computers to the Internet? Are your printers network-capable? If so, then connecting the printers to your router could be an easier setup. With that type of setup, a printer connected to the router can be accessed by any computer on the network, i.e., connected to the router, without having to set up printer sharing and having a computer turned on just so you can access the printer from a DIFFERENT computer. I agree with soybean. Nowadays most mufti-function printings have either Ethernet or wireless interface. That way the printer is available to devices using different OS. Otherwise, using a Windows XP and Windows 7 in a network has issues. For one thing, MS does not have the explanation readily available. You have to find it elsewhere. Here is one: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-7/share-files-and-printers-between-windows-7-and-xp/ What you look for is: Share Files and Printers between Windows 7 and XPI'm all set. I changed the IP Address and DNS Server to automatic. Thanks for your help. |
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