Adding Network Printer

22 Dec 2006 7:20 PM

SPD

I run a domain and a workgroup over the same LAN. I am trying to connect a
WinXP machine on the domain to a printer that is actually a member of the
work group. I added a workgroup IP to the XP machine and can ping the target
printer and the server on the workgroup but when I try to add the printer to
the XP machine, I get a message says: "Windows cannot connect to the
printer. Either the printer name was typed incorrectly or the specified
printer has lost its connection to the server."

Any help would be appreciated

23 Dec 2006 5:29 PM

ti_jeune

The printer is OK? I mean, all the other machines can print trough this
one?
Is the printer a network one (like connected directly to the
switch/router)? or is it a shared one?

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On Dec 22, 2:20 pm, "SPD" <info(at)smithfieldpd.com> wrote:
> I run a domain and a workgroup over the same LAN. I am trying to connect a
> WinXP machine on the domain to a printer that is actually a member of the
> work group. I added a workgroup IP to the XP machine and can ping the target
> printer and the server on the workgroup but when I try to add the printer to
> the XP machine, I get a message says: "Windows cannot connect to the
> printer. Either the printer name was typed incorrectly or the specified
> printer has lost its connection to the server."
>
> Any help would be appreciated

27 Dec 2006 1:28 PM

SPD

Sorry for the delayed response. The printer is a shared network printer with
a static IP. I've done this before with a Win2K Pro machine but this is the
first time of tried with XP.

<ti_je***@yahoo.ca> wrote in message
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> The printer is OK? I mean, all the other machines can print trough this
> one?
> Is the printer a network one (like connected directly to the
> switch/router)? or is it a shared one?
>
>
>
> On Dec 22, 2:20 pm, "SPD" <info(at)smithfieldpd.com> wrote:
>> I run a domain and a workgroup over the same LAN. I am trying to connect
>> a
>> WinXP machine on the domain to a printer that is actually a member of the
>> work group. I added a workgroup IP to the XP machine and can ping the
>> target
>> printer and the server on the workgroup but when I try to add the printer
>> to
>> the XP machine, I get a message says: "Windows cannot connect to the
>> printer. Either the printer name was typed incorrectly or the specified
>> printer has lost its connection to the server."
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated
>