> Kay wrote:
> > I just installed a new LInksys WRT N router.  Previously, I had a G router.  
> > It is hardwired to a desktop running xp 3. I have a wirless HP Pro printer on
> > the network. I need to share the main computer's folders with the wirless
> > laptop.  The wireless laptop connects to the internet through the netwok,but
> > can no longer see or connect to the main computer on the workgroup. I can
> > print from the main computer to the printer, but cannot print from the
> > wireless laptop.  Linskys insists there is nothing wrong with the network,
> > but with the computer.  The files are shared, the laptop is only a year old
> > and could always connect to the network before i switched to the N router.  
> > Any suggestions would be very appreciated.  I am desperate at this point.  I
> > am now using my laptop as my main computer in my business office and can't
> > print or access files on the main.
>
> You haven't provided much information to go on, but I suspect that the
> problem(s) have to do with the configuration of your firewalls and/or
> the printer port setup.
>
> That is, the new router probably uses a different subnet than the
> previous one.  Check your firewall configuration (on both computers) to
> make sure that you are permitting traffic from the correct subnet (for
> your new Linksys router, that's probably 192.168.1.1-192.168.1.255).
>
> This should fix the file sharing problem but may or may not fix the
> printer problem. If not ...
>
> Right click on the icon for your wireless printer in Printers and Faxes
> (on the laptop; you said the desktop is OK), select Properties, click
> the Ports tab, and highlight the port that is selected for use with this
> printer (it should be a "HP Standard TCP/IP port"). Click the "Configure
> Port" button and check the box for "Printer name or IP address." If it
> is a name rather than an IP address, make sure that the box to "Always
> print to this device, even if its IP address changes" is checked. For
> more reliable operation, change the printer to use a static IP address
> (see the printer's User Guide), making sure that the address you select
> is (a) in the correct subnet and (b) outside of the range of IP
> addresses provided by the router's DHCP server. Then enter the static IP
> address on the configure port page. Don't forget to make a corresponding
> change on the other computer!
>
> --
> Lem -- MS-MVP
>
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>
>
>Kay wrote:
>> I just installed a new LInksys WRT N router.  Previously, I had a G router. 
>> It is hardwired to a desktop running xp 3. I have a wirless HP Pro printer on
>> the network. I need to share the main computer's folders with the wirless
>> laptop.  The wireless laptop connects to the internet through the netwok,but
>> can no longer see or connect to the main computer on the workgroup. I can
>> print from the main computer to the printer, but cannot print from the
>> wireless laptop.  Linskys insists there is nothing wrong with the network,
>> but with the computer.  The files are shared, the laptop is only a year old
>> and could always connect to the network before i switched to the N router. 
>> Any suggestions would be very appreciated.  I am desperate at this point.  I
>> am now using my laptop as my main computer in my business office and can't
>> print or access files on the main.
>
>Make sure both computers are in the same workgroup.
>
>For example,
>If your old XP Box is on the group "WORKGROUP" and the new one is in group "MAHOME", they are not playing in the same
>sandbox.
>
>Especially if the newer computer is VISTA, all bets are off.
>
>The reply about "same subnet" is VERY important to simplifying your life.
>
>Lurker