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I turned Windows firewall on (left 3rd Party firewall off) and the problem did indeed go away.....don't understand but it works. Thanks again for all of your help Chris

Ok, I have got the Win7 laptop and Vista Laptop to print wireless to the Vista Desktop. However, on the Windows vista laptop when I go under Network and Sharing it shows (at the top) This computer-----Router-----Internet. But where is shows router it switches to "identifying" public network...

I seem to be narrowing it down to Windows Firewall. Even if I allow exceptions (file and printer sharing) it seems to effect the connection

Suddenly my vista laptop sees the printer on the vista machine but needs the driver. I will try to install the driver. Also I will uncheck IPv6 and get a CAT5 cable.

I am connecting wireless with the two laptops. The desktop is hardwired to the router. I will dig up a CAT5 cable to connect a latop into the router. Also, I removed antivirus and when I went into Network and Sharing on the Vista Laptop it shows my router then indicates "identifying", then...

Trouble if you are out there.... I am trying to setup a network to share a printer on a Windows Vista Desktop. I have a laptop with Windows 7 and a Laptop with Windows Vista and using a TrendNet Wireless N Router. The only thing that I am worried about sharing right now is the printer. Here are...

I definetly will hang around. My next adventure is setting up a network at work with 2 laptops and a desktop with a printer. The desktop and one laptop have Windows Vista and one laptop has Win7....I at least know what to look for now (and what not to do)!

FIXED:D! I uninstalled Norton and there was my network. I am able to see both computers and print to the printer on the XP machine. I reinstalled Norton (with my fingers crossed) and the network stayed. I can now use it as I wanted. Trouble - Thank you so much for all of your help, I really...

You may be correct on adding another laptop to the mix...I will hold off. I typed incorrectly before...the XP machine sees the router only and the Win7 machine sees the router only (in my network places). I can ping the Win7 machine from the XP machine using both IP address and computer name...

I've got a laptop at work with Win Vista that I am going to bring home and see if I can get it to work...if it does that will narrow it down to the Win7 machine

On the Win7 and XP machine it still shows only the laptop and router. I am going to temporarily disable my antivirus and double-check my firewalls and see what happens.

On the Win7 machine I left the homegroup, unchecked the TCP/IPV6, and renamed the workgroup on both machines to workgroup. Still no luck

The XP machine is XP Home w/Service Pack3. The only thing in Network Places is the Linksys WRT160N Router. All this just so I can print from my laptop. I may be better off buying a new printer (wireless) Thanks again for all of your help Chris

Ok, I made sure the NetBios over TCP/IP is now enabled on both machines. From my laptop (Win7) I still cannot ping the desktop (WinXP) using the computer name (desktop). I shared the printer on the XP machine and called it HP.\ and shared documents folder and called it "documents" From my Win 7...

Thanks for your reply. When I said the machines didn't see each other.. I did mean when I look at My Network Places...sorry I was vague. Anyway... I can ping to and from each machine and router using the IP address. From the XP machine I can ping (using computer name) the XP Machine (itself)...