04-10-2007, 06:35 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-10-2007, 06:38 PM by Concillian.)
Open a command prompt on each computer and type:
ipconfig
This will tell you the IP address of each
subnet and gateway should show the same for both computers.
As Sinomin noted, the first step is making sure they see each other, so from computer #1 type ping <IP address of computer #2> and you should get good hits and not timeouts.
If you get this, then pick a computer and share a folder (browse with windows explorer, right click a folder and choose 'sharing...') Share it, and make sure permissions are set to "everyone". You should be able to see that folder if you go to the other computer and open windows exploerer, then highlight the address bar and type:
\\<IP address>
You should see the folder you just shared on the other computer. Now you can choose the printer to share and you have a way to establish the connection between the two computers. This is a less "nice" way of sharing compared to names, but in my experience it is a much more reliable way of troubleshooting. I use this method for better being able to tell that two computers are talking to each other. My guess is that at this point yours aren't yet. Once you see things this way, the browsing via names should work fine.
ipconfig
This will tell you the IP address of each
subnet and gateway should show the same for both computers.
As Sinomin noted, the first step is making sure they see each other, so from computer #1 type ping <IP address of computer #2> and you should get good hits and not timeouts.
If you get this, then pick a computer and share a folder (browse with windows explorer, right click a folder and choose 'sharing...') Share it, and make sure permissions are set to "everyone". You should be able to see that folder if you go to the other computer and open windows exploerer, then highlight the address bar and type:
\\<IP address>
You should see the folder you just shared on the other computer. Now you can choose the printer to share and you have a way to establish the connection between the two computers. This is a less "nice" way of sharing compared to names, but in my experience it is a much more reliable way of troubleshooting. I use this method for better being able to tell that two computers are talking to each other. My guess is that at this point yours aren't yet. Once you see things this way, the browsing via names should work fine.
Conc / Concillian -- Vintage player of many games. Deadly leader of the All Pally Team (or was it Death leader?)
Terenas WoW player... while we waited for Diablo III.
And it came... and it went... and I played Hearthstone longer than Diablo III.
Terenas WoW player... while we waited for Diablo III.
And it came... and it went... and I played Hearthstone longer than Diablo III.