"nancy" <nfea***@sprintmail.com> wrote:
>my wired home network consists of 2 computers: PC1 running XP Home SP1
>and PC2 running XP Home SP2.  PC2 has a printer attached which I would
>like to share
>
>Both computers can access the internet through my Belkin router.
>
>On PC2 My Network Places shows the shared files for both computers.
>On PC1 My Network Places shows the shared files for PC1 only.
>
>When I try to add the PC2 printer to PC1, the printer doesn't show up.
>
>When I ping PC1 from PC2 I am successful
>When I ping PC2 from PC1 I get four timeouts.
>
>I have already run the network setup wizard, made sure they are on the
>same
>workgroup, and that they have unique names.
>
>I don't really care about the file sharing, what I really want to do
>(other than share the internet connection) is to share the printer.
>
>Any help would be greatly appreciated.

> In article <1155874322.688151.279***@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com>,
> "nancy" <nfea***@sprintmail.com> wrote:
> >my wired home network consists of 2 computers: PC1 running XP Home SP1
> >and PC2 running XP Home SP2.  PC2 has a printer attached which I would
> >like to share
> >
> >Both computers can access the internet through my Belkin router.
> >
> >On PC2 My Network Places shows the shared files for both computers.
> >On PC1 My Network Places shows the shared files for PC1 only.
> >
> >When I try to add the PC2 printer to PC1, the printer doesn't show up.
> >
> >When I ping PC1 from PC2 I am successful
> >When I ping PC2 from PC1 I get four timeouts.
> >
> >I have already run the network setup wizard, made sure they are on the
> >same
> >workgroup, and that they have unique names.
> >
> >I don't really care about the file sharing, what I really want to do
> >(other than share the internet connection) is to share the printer.
> >
> >Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> The most likely problem is that a firewall program (Norton, McAfee,
> PC-cillin, ZoneAlarm, etc) on PC2 is blocking access from PC1.
>
> Note that some recent antivirus programs (Norton, PC-cillin, and
> possibly others) include firewall components.  For example, Norton
> Antivirus 2006 has "Internet Worm Protection".
>
> Configure any firewall program to allow access by other computers on
> the local network.
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
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"nancy" <nfea***@sprintmail.com> wrote:
>> >my wired home network consists of 2 computers: PC1 running XP Home SP1
>> >and PC2 running XP Home SP2.  PC2 has a printer attached which I would
>> >like to share
>> >
>> >Both computers can access the internet through my Belkin router.
>> >
>> >On PC2 My Network Places shows the shared files for both computers.
>> >On PC1 My Network Places shows the shared files for PC1 only.
>> >
>> >When I try to add the PC2 printer to PC1, the printer doesn't show up.
>> >
>> >When I ping PC1 from PC2 I am successful
>> >When I ping PC2 from PC1 I get four timeouts.
>> >
>> >I have already run the network setup wizard, made sure they are on the
>> >same
>> >workgroup, and that they have unique names.
>> >
>> >I don't really care about the file sharing, what I really want to do
>> >(other than share the internet connection) is to share the printer.
>> >
>> >Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> The most likely problem is that a firewall program (Norton, McAfee,
>> PC-cillin, ZoneAlarm, etc) on PC2 is blocking access from PC1.
>>
>> Note that some recent antivirus programs (Norton, PC-cillin, and
>> possibly others) include firewall components.  For example, Norton
>> Antivirus 2006 has "Internet Worm Protection".
>>
>> Configure any firewall program to allow access by other computers on
>> the local network.
>
>o.k.-that was it.
>My most recent update of McAfee Security Center included a firewall.
>I had to change the firewall settings to add the IP address of PC1 as a
>trusted computer.
>Then everything worked like a charm
>The PC2 printer showed up automatically as a PC1 computer.
>Thanks!