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Margaret · 10-06-2008, 18:53

I have had a wired network set up for a couple of years (Just 2 PCs) without any problems.
We have just upgraded our Virgin package and got a free Netgear router.
As we only have the 2 desktops and the cable is already in place and we have no wireless connections I have just let it continue through the wired network.
Main advantage is that 2nd PC can connect without the 1st being switched on but now no matter how I try the 2nd PC cannot print over the network.
The printer shows up in the options but we get the message that document failed to print.
It works in the opposite direction and I can print to the laser printer (black) attached to the 2nd PC but that one can't print to the coloured printer on the host.
I have set up the network again and it says it is all OK but still won't print

10-06-2008, 18:53	#1
Margaret cf.member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 20	Can't print now over network I have had a wired network set up for a couple of years (Just 2 PCs) without any problems. We have just upgraded our Virgin package and got a free Netgear router. As we only have the 2 desktops and the cable is already in place and we have no wireless connections I have just let it continue through the wired network. Main advantage is that 2nd PC can connect without the 1st being switched on but now no matter how I try the 2nd PC cannot print over the network. The printer shows up in the options but we get the message that document failed to print. It works in the opposite direction and I can print to the laser printer (black) attached to the 2nd PC but that one can't print to the coloured printer on the host. I have set up the network again and it says it is all OK but still won't print