A Vista premium desktop is making a wireless connection
to a D-Link wireless rounter which is connected to a cable modem. The Vista computer is connecting to the internet OK.
Also hardwired into the router are 2 desktops running XP,
each with a local printer. The 2 XP computers are sharing
folders and printers OK, but can not access a Vista shared folder. The Vista is able to access a shared folder on one of the XP computers. The Vista can find the shared printers but an error message "Access denied" comes up when trying to print to them. I read the help screens and downloaded, to the Vista computer, the specific printer software, designed to run on a 64bit Vista OS. Same error message.
All computers were set up using the Microsoft Network setup wizard. (TCP/IP I believe).
Vista networking is set up as follows:
All computers share the same Workgroup name.
The Vista Network settings:
Network Discovery is ON.
File Sharing is ON.
Public sharing is OFF because I don't want intruders through the wireless network.
Printer sharing is off, because this computer has no local printer.
Media sharing is off.
The Network Category is Private.
I believe that ICS is OFF on all computers.
A Vista folder has been set to SHARE. I am not
using the PUBLIC folder for secutiry reasons.
Clicking on the Router (gateway) in Network Map shows all 3
computers.
Is this a permissions problem? They are at the
default settings.
Suggestions? Greg Fiore
to a D-Link wireless rounter which is connected to a cable modem. The Vista computer is connecting to the internet OK.
Also hardwired into the router are 2 desktops running XP,
each with a local printer. The 2 XP computers are sharing
folders and printers OK, but can not access a Vista shared folder. The Vista is able to access a shared folder on one of the XP computers. The Vista can find the shared printers but an error message "Access denied" comes up when trying to print to them. I read the help screens and downloaded, to the Vista computer, the specific printer software, designed to run on a 64bit Vista OS. Same error message.
All computers were set up using the Microsoft Network setup wizard. (TCP/IP I believe).
Vista networking is set up as follows:
All computers share the same Workgroup name.
The Vista Network settings:
Network Discovery is ON.
File Sharing is ON.
Public sharing is OFF because I don't want intruders through the wireless network.
Printer sharing is off, because this computer has no local printer.
Media sharing is off.
The Network Category is Private.
I believe that ICS is OFF on all computers.
A Vista folder has been set to SHARE. I am not
using the PUBLIC folder for secutiry reasons.
Clicking on the Router (gateway) in Network Map shows all 3
computers.
Is this a permissions problem? They are at the
default settings.
Suggestions? Greg Fiore
