Windows 7 - Trouble Setting Up Laptop to Share Network Printer

Asked By ilan

18-Mar-07 06:53 PM

Hi All,

I am having some problems setting up my step-mothers laptop so that
she can print on our home network printer. We have an HP LaserJet 5,
and there are two other computers in our home network - one in my
room, and one in my brother's room. The printer is connected to the
computer in my room, and I have connected my brothers computer so
that
it can print on the printer as well, so it should not be hard to do
the same for my step-mother's laptop.


I think the problem is arising because she works for a big company,
and it seems that they have configured the computer to only look in
the company network when adding a computer. When I use the wizard to
do a search, it does not look in my home work network, but only the
work directory. I suspect that there is a file that the wizard is
referring to which has been modified to only look in the work
networks.


Can anyone help me with this problem, and perhaps help me to locate
the file (if it exists) that is stopping the computer from looking
outside of the work network?


At the moment, my step-mother's laptop is succesfully sharing the
home
network internet connection, but although I am not 100% sure, I don't
think that she can share files between her laptop and mine or my
brothers computer.


Thanks in advance,


Ilan

PS: Sorry for the repeat post. I was informed that I posted in the
wrong group, and was directed to this one.

18-Mar-07 09:26 PM

Hi
I would suggest that you should leave it alone. Changing workplace's Network
settings without permission is considered by most businesses as a bridge of
security and get your mom into trouble.
She should explain in work that she would like to print and share at home
and they would tell her what to do.
Jack (MVP-Networking).

18-Mar-07 10:32 PM

Thanks for the reply Jack. I will tell her to contact her Help Desk so
that everything is above board, and they can provide instructions as
well...