I have a wireless network with desktops and two shared printers. I just bot an HP notebook and was able to easily connect to the network and share the internet connection with no problems. For some reason the notebook cant see the shared printers or folders on the network. I can see the laptop on my desktop that's connected to the router, but when I try to access it, it tells me I have no permission. The laptop CAN see my D-Link router, but not the desktops/printers. I have tried the following already: made sure all three computers have the same workgroup, even turned off the windows firewall on all machines. I am at my wits end with this issue. What do I need to do to get my laptop to see and print to shared printers? Also, would it help for me to RERUN the wireless network wizard from scracth? Would it mess up my existing network?
2007-05-12 01:25:26 · 3 answers · asked by v_sapi 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
I have tried to make the changes to netbios and lmh - stil nothing. I can see the laptop on my desktop host pc when I list all my pcs on the workgroup, but when i try to access it it tells me" \\laptopname is not accessible. You might not have the permission to access this network resource. Network path not found".
2007-05-12 04:10:37 · update #1
Check to be sure FILE AND PRINTER sharing is enabled on your wireless adapter.
Go to Control Panel -- Network Connections -- right click the wireless adapter -- click properites.
If file and printer sharing is not shown you wont be able to see any other machines. (Netbios shouldn't be required unless you have some mix of OS to contend with.)
(We usually turn that off on all our wireless adapters in order not to allow others access to our machines when connecting to Public Networks! If it is needed in the office we turn it back on.)
2007-05-16 00:48:54 · answer #1 · answered by Tracy L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the tcp/ip settings in your notebook. Click advanced and use the wins tab to set always use netbios over tcp/ip, then turn off use lmhosts. When the machine argues about an empty wins address override this. Turn all your firewalls on, then set the exception for file and printer sharing on all of them. Netbios is essential to small network browsing, so MS set it to turn off when it sees a router?
2007-05-12 01:34:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.cnet.com.au/desktops/pcs/0,239029439,240055565,00.htm - see especially steps 6 and 7. Hope it helps!
2007-05-12 01:31:22 · answer #3 · answered by questionasker2414 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋