I set up a home network recently so that we could connect to the printer from our wireless laptops. The desktop machine has XP Pro and is wired to the Netgear WGT624 v3 router. The Arris cable modem is connected to internet port of the router. The Lexmark P6250 printer is connected to the XP Pro desktop machine.
I have successfully added the network printer to each of my children's wireless Acer mini laptops that have XP Home. They can print just fine. Each of their machines can see the desktop machine on the network and the desktop machine can see them.
I'm having two problems with my wireless laptop that has Vista Home Premium. 1) The desktop machine can see this laptop but the laptop can't see the desktop machine. If I connect the Vista laptop directly to the router, then it can see the other computers on the network.
2) I tried to add the network printer when it was connected directly to the router, but I got the following error: windows cannot connect to the printer. Operation could not be completed (error 0x0000000d). I then tried to install the printer locally but I can't get the installer program to install the Vista drivers because it insists that older drivers exist that must first be removed.
Any help to these 2 problems would be appreciated. Thanks.
I have successfully added the network printer to each of my children's wireless Acer mini laptops that have XP Home. They can print just fine. Each of their machines can see the desktop machine on the network and the desktop machine can see them.
I'm having two problems with my wireless laptop that has Vista Home Premium. 1) The desktop machine can see this laptop but the laptop can't see the desktop machine. If I connect the Vista laptop directly to the router, then it can see the other computers on the network.
2) I tried to add the network printer when it was connected directly to the router, but I got the following error: windows cannot connect to the printer. Operation could not be completed (error 0x0000000d). I then tried to install the printer locally but I can't get the installer program to install the Vista drivers because it insists that older drivers exist that must first be removed.
Any help to these 2 problems would be appreciated. Thanks.