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Loyall
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Fri Dec 24, 2004 1:13 am Post subject:
No Printer Icon in Network Neighborhood |
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I have a WinXP networked to a Win 98se on a simple home ethernet. Both
computers are able to connect to the internet. I can share files between the
two computers, but I cannot share the printers connected to theWinXP machine.
I have enabled file and and printer sharing for microsoft networks in the
Local Area Connection Properties on both machines, and I have also enabled
sharing in the individual printers properties on the Win XP machine.
But no printer icons appear along with the shared file icons in Network
Neighborhood of the Win 98se machine. Consequently I have no way to add the
networked computers to the Win98se |
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Loyall
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Fri Dec 24, 2004 9:47 am Post subject:
RE: No Printer Icon in Network Neighborhood |
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Yipee hurray!! I am dancing around the room. I solved the mystery. It appears
that the share name of each printer must meet certain parameters. I'm not
sure exactly what they are, but by removing spaces in the printer share names
and making the names shorter, my network printers miraculously appeared in
Network Neighborhood.
"Loyall" wrote:
| Quote: | I have a WinXP networked to a Win 98se on a simple home ethernet. Both
computers are able to connect to the internet. I can share files between the
two computers, but I cannot share the printers connected to theWinXP machine.
I have enabled file and and printer sharing for microsoft networks in the
Local Area Connection Properties on both machines, and I have also enabled
sharing in the individual printers properties on the Win XP machine.
But no printer icons appear along with the shared file icons in Network
Neighborhood of the Win 98se machine. Consequently I have no way to add the
networked computers to the Win98se |
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Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]
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Fri Dec 24, 2004 9:51 am Post subject:
Re: No Printer Icon in Network Neighborhood |
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Loyall wrote:
| Quote: | Yipee hurray!! I am dancing around the room. I solved the mystery. It
appears that the share name of each printer must meet certain
parameters. I'm not sure exactly what they are, but by removing
spaces in the printer share names and making the names shorter, my
network printers miraculously appeared in Network Neighborhood.
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You got it - Win9x can't read/handle long share names. I think the limit is
13 - but I'm rusty on that one.
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"Loyall" wrote:
I have a WinXP networked to a Win 98se on a simple home ethernet.
Both computers are able to connect to the internet. I can share
files between the two computers, but I cannot share the printers
connected to theWinXP machine. I have enabled file and and printer
sharing for microsoft networks in the Local Area Connection
Properties on both machines, and I have also enabled sharing in the
individual printers properties on the Win XP machine.
But no printer icons appear along with the shared file icons in
Network Neighborhood of the Win 98se machine. Consequently I have no
way to add the networked computers to the Win98se |
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