Wireless networking

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amkc - Mar 30, 2009 at 06:16 AM
dawooddoe Posts 403 Registration date Saturday February 21, 2009 Status Member Last seen November 12, 2010 - Mar 30, 2009 at 09:16 AM
Hello,

i use acer laptop in my office. it connecet to the workgroup network via wireless local area network. now i can log in to the internet. but i can not see other computers in the workgroup. therefore i can not send print out to the shared printer connected to an another computer. how can i fix this problem?

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jak58 Posts 284 Registration date Saturday July 19, 2008 Status Member Last seen January 5, 2022 22,609
Mar 30, 2009 at 07:27 AM
Are other computers on the workgroup has enabled file sharing?
dawooddoe Posts 403 Registration date Saturday February 21, 2009 Status Member Last seen November 12, 2010 109
Mar 30, 2009 at 09:16 AM
Ensure you can ping other computers from your XP computer. In order to test accessing other computer, open your file explorer, type \\other-computer-IP in address bar and hit Enter button, you should be able to know whether you can access shared folder/printer on other computers.