[AccessD] Windows Printer Sharing Question

Leaving aside the issue of an administrator account with no password
(!!!??)...

Do ALL the accounts on all the machines have the same password, or lack :-)
? i.e. does user "A" have the same password on all machines in the network?

Do all the machines belong to the same workgroup? (I'm assuming we are
talking Peer To Peer networking here).

Checked the firewall?

I lack of the hassle is because the new box has XP home and not XP pro. Here
are a few links to check up on

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/addxp.htm
http://www.wown.info/j_helmig/guidshrh.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/learnmore/printershare.m
spx

Lambert

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [SMTP:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin -
> Beach Access Software
> Sent:	Wednesday, March 23, 2005 2:11 PM
> To:	AccessD at databaseadvisors.com
> Subject:	[AccessD] Windows Printer Sharing Question
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software 
> To: dba-tech 
> Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 7:19 AM
> Subject: Windows Printer Sharing Question
> 
> 
> I am implementing my new machine - Hal9004.  It came with Win XP Home.
> 
> My current development machine is Hal9002 with WIN XP Pro.
> The backup development machine is Hal9001 - Windows 2000.  
> Hal9001 has the shared printer hooked to it. 
> 
> When I start Hal9001 it prompts me for user name and password to which I
> simply press enter.  User name is Administrator with no password.
> 
> Hal9002 has no problem printing through Hal9001.  
> 
> But the new box - Hal9004 requires that I connect to Hal9001 before it
> will 'see' the printer.  I go to network neighborhood on Hal9004, click on
> Hal9001's shared drive C, put in the user name Administrator and no
> password, and everything's fine - I can print from Hal9004 through the
> network printer on Hal9001.
> 
> Of course, this is a PITA and I'd like Hal9004 to see the network printer
> without having to do this connecting trick just like it's older brother
> Hal9002..
> 
> BTW, all the drives are shared.  
> 
> Any ideas how to fix this?
> 
> MTIA,
> 
> Rocky Smolin
> Beach Access Software
> http://www.e-z-mrp.com
> 858-259-4334
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