I have a Netgear WGR614. It connects to a broadband modem. I have a Dell desktop, connected to the Netgear with CAT5, whch can access the Internet. I have a Dell laptop, connecting wirelessly to the Netgear, which also accesses the Internet. I want to use the printer attached to the Dell desktop, but although I have used the Network setup wizard, etc., I cannot see the desktop computer from the laptop, nor the laptop from the desktop. Both computers see only themselves in Network places. Clearly, I've missed a step, but what is it!!!!
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Jump to PostDepending on what OS you are running, some versions of windows have issues connecting with others.
One thing to check is if the windows firewall is enabled, because by default, this will block the required ports for file/printer sharing.
You may try to get the ip address of …
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