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Unable to share printer and view other workgroup computers

Computer A is desktop. Computer B is laptop. Both with XP. Wireless router is hooked up to cable modem. A connects with cable and B connects wirelessly. Workgroup is same on both, HOME. Users are the same on both. The printer is physically connected to A and is set up to share. In My Network Places each computer can only see themselves when click on "view other workgroup computers". Both run Norton Internet Security. I have tried it with Windows Firewall enabled and disabled. When enabled, exceptions were allowed including File and Print Sharing. What am I missing? Thanks!!!

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Drizzt420

I agree with NetAdmin about getting rid of the Norton Internet Security Suite, and never re-install it either. Some of the most screwed up machines I have ever had to deal with had either Norton, Mcaffee, or one of the other Internet Security Suites installed. They all but take over your entire machine, use more sytem resources than all else combined, they can be a royal pain to completely remove, and last but not least they are just about worthless, they need to be called false sense of security suites.
On my home computers, I use Avira personal edition Antivirus (Free), Spybot Search and Destroy (Free), SpywareBlaster (Free), and have FireFox as my default browser (Free), and I have windows firewall turned on. I can surf the absolute slums of the internet and not get infected with anything worse than a few tracking cookies and I don't surrender an ungodly amount of system power, or face limited/difficult networking networking/file and printer sharing issues.

FriarTuk

on both pc's
3) Set WINS to Enable Netbios over TCP/IP
XP) right click network icon in systray by time (or control panel - network connections
- local area connection) - click status - click properties button - scroll down in the
box & select tcp/ip - click properties button - click advanced button - click wins tab
- select enable netbios over tcp/ip - click ok all the way out (last one click close)

bdids

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Uninstalled Norton Internet Security(NIS) and loaded Kapersky AV in its place. Works like a charm. Also, was unable to get to websites with IE. Downloaded Firefox and was able to get to websites. After uninstalling NIS, now IE works OK. Speaks well for Norton :) THANK YOU!!