For the first time last night I had a fully functional network. On the Vista machine I could see the laptop Icon, click into it and have alook at the files I could share.
I was about to test the shared printer but I decided to re-boot the Vista Machine and the network had collapsed and I was back to square one.
I could see the XP Laptop name when I have a look at the Network Map but nothing else. It's there in name only.
Now I think I have everything set up properly, I know this because for a moment, as I mentioned, the LAN was working fine with regards to sharing files.
This is my set-up.
A Lynksys Router Modem. ( I have not installed drivers for this on the Vista nor any update drivers, it worked properly when I connected the Vista to the router)
a Canon i560 Printer USB which is plugged in to my Vista. Vista recognised the printer and I can print from the vista no problems.
From the Vista:
I can see the other Laptop on the Netwrk Map but it doesn't appear on the network. For a moment it did like I mentioned but it has now dissapeared again. I can print to the printer from this machine
From The XP:
I can see the Vista and open up the public share files, I can set the defalt printer (\\Vista\canon i560)
But when I try and print from the Laptop it asks me for drivers and asks for a *.inf file.
So I re-installed the orginal drivers for the canon on the XP hoping that would help. I've also set the switches on the Vista to set where the rendering of the file to be printed. To no avail though.
Something is not right and this has me scrathing my head.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
I was about to test the shared printer but I decided to re-boot the Vista Machine and the network had collapsed and I was back to square one.
I could see the XP Laptop name when I have a look at the Network Map but nothing else. It's there in name only.
Now I think I have everything set up properly, I know this because for a moment, as I mentioned, the LAN was working fine with regards to sharing files.
This is my set-up.
A Lynksys Router Modem. ( I have not installed drivers for this on the Vista nor any update drivers, it worked properly when I connected the Vista to the router)
a Canon i560 Printer USB which is plugged in to my Vista. Vista recognised the printer and I can print from the vista no problems.
From the Vista:
I can see the other Laptop on the Netwrk Map but it doesn't appear on the network. For a moment it did like I mentioned but it has now dissapeared again. I can print to the printer from this machine
From The XP:
I can see the Vista and open up the public share files, I can set the defalt printer (\\Vista\canon i560)
But when I try and print from the Laptop it asks me for drivers and asks for a *.inf file.
So I re-installed the orginal drivers for the canon on the XP hoping that would help. I've also set the switches on the Vista to set where the rendering of the file to be printed. To no avail though.
Something is not right and this has me scrathing my head.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.