Attempting to share a printer on a home wireless network

Recently changed from DSL to broadband. After connecting a new a new Belkin wireless "G" router to the Time Warner modem and going through the steps to set up a "secure" wireless network, both laptops were, (and still are), able to connect to the internet.
Now for the problem, laptop # 1 has an HP Deskjet 3845 printer hard wired to it, and try as I have, I can't figure out how to have laptop # 2 get access to that printer. I used the following HP recommended steps, always with the same dead end / no connection:
- On laptop # 1, selected share, and assigned an appropriate "name" for the printer in question
- On laptop # 2, selected, add a printer which generated the "add a printer wizard"
-- Selected option 2, a network printer ,or printer attached to another computer
-- Then selected middle button, connect to this printer, (or browse for a printer)
I tried that option two ways:
- Specifying the assigned printer name
- Not specifying the assigned printer name
When specifying the printer name, the following message appears; Windows cannot connect to the printer. Either the printer name is typed incorrectly, (it wasn't, and I double checked and tried several times), or the specified printer has lost its connection the server, (don't have a server / don't understand / know how to react to that comment).
When not specifying a printer name the wizard went into a "printer search" mode, ultimately showing a symbol ,(resembles >-<, followed by the words; Microsoft Windows Network.
Can anybody shead light on my situation?
Bob R.
Bob R
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Hi,
The first thing to do is to turn off your firewall while you are setting it up. That can save you some grief. Turn the firewall back on afterwards.
Follow the instructions at this Microsoft web page.
regards,
erico
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Feb 26 08:30:38 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Connected to wireless network 'jaydoc'.
Feb 26 08:30:38 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) scheduled.
Feb 26 08:30:38 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) started...
Feb 26 08:30:38 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 5 -> 7 (reason 0)
Feb 26 08:30:38 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Beginning DHCP transaction (timeout in 45 seconds)
Feb 26 08:30:38 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> dhcpcd started with pid 2730
Feb 26 08:30:38 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP6 Configure Get) scheduled...
Feb 26 08:30:38 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) complete.
Feb 26 08:30:38 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP6 Configure Get) started...
Feb 26 08:30:38 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP6 Configure Get) complete.
Feb 26 08:30:38 Sarvam dhcpcd: version 5.1.5 starting
Feb 26 08:30:38 Sarvam dhcpcd: wlan0: rebinding lease of 192.168.1.115
Feb 26 08:30:38 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> DHCP: device wlan0 state changed normal exit -> preinit
Feb 26 08:30:48 Sarvam dhcpcd: wlan0: broadcasting for a lease
Feb 26 08:31:23 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): DHCP transaction took too long, stopping it.
Feb 26 08:31:23 Sarvam dhcpcd: received SIGTERM, stopping
Feb 26 08:31:23 Sarvam dhcpcd: wlan0: removing interface
Feb 26 08:31:23 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): canceled DHCP transaction, dhcp client pid 2730
Feb 26 08:31:23 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP4 Configure Timeout) scheduled...
Feb 26 08:31:23 Sarvam NetworkManager: <WARN> nm_dhcp_manager_handle_event(): Received DHCP event from unexpected PID 2730 (expected 0)
Feb 26 08:31:23 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP4 Configure Timeout) started...
Feb 26 08:31:23 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 7 -> 9 (reason 5)
Feb 26 08:31:23 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) failed for access point (jaydoc)
Feb 26 08:31:23 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Marking connection 'Auto jaydoc' invalid.
Feb 26 08:31:23 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) failed.
Feb 26 08:31:23 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP4 Configure Timeout) complete.
So if its still a DHCP problem, it seems to be affecting only the wireless part. How can I make wireless use the same DHCP servers as the wired..? Or is there something else wrong here..?

Home wireless network in China using Airport Express ?

I am going to be living in China with my Macbook. I will be bringing my Airport Express with me.
I would like to know whether it is appropriate to connect up my Airport Express to a Chinese cable modem to obtain wireless internet access at home.
Or is it a very different system used in China for home wireless network.

Many, but not all of the same wireless channels in the US are allowed in China. See this Wikipedia Document for some information.
As to whether you will connect using ethernet or PPPoE, etc., that will depend on the provider that you choose.

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After upgrading to OSX 10.8.5, my MacBook does not detect any wireless nertworks. My iPad and iPhone work fine, my router has been rebooted, WiFi is turned on, and the ethernet connection is how I am writing this message to you via broadband. There are a half dozen wireless networks in range (according to my iPhone) but the MacBook cannot find the router I am sitting next to. Any ideas on how to correct this issue?

It appears an SMC reset was required:
HT5815 I've just done the 10.8.5 update on my MacBook Pro end of 2008, and WiFi don't work after reboot... Impossible to activate it...
Here is your other post: MacBook can't see my home wireless network after upgrade to OSX 10.8.5
If you reply to it and marked it "solved", perhaps with a link to that post (copy and paste it, or just say you performed the SMC reset) it will help others find a solution. Thanks!

MacBook Pro Can't find home wireless network

I've been having some issues getting my macbook pro, running OS 10.7.5, to find my home wireless network. The network doesn't show up when it searches automatically, and when I type the network name in to find it manually, it says no network found. The computer connects to all other networks and finds then with no issues, and other MacBooks are able to find my home network and connect to it again with no issues.
The computer used to be able to find the network, and then it just stopped working. I have tried all the standard fixes, resetting the router, computer, PRAM, forgetting the network, deleting the key from keychain, but nothing seems to work. I tried googling the issue, but wasn't able to find a problem similar to the one I have.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

Still having problems with this.
I have upgraded to Mavericks, hoping that the problem would be fixed, but it hasn't. I still get all networks completely disappearing - even if I search for them they are not found.
But I reboot the computer and it works! But when I am in OS or Bootcamp mode and put the Mac to sleep, it does not see the networks again! I have to reboot the computer for it to work.
I have even got a new router which can receive the b,g and n signals etc. as I was told by a Mac techie here that Macs 'look' for the n signal but can also work with the b and g signals and THAT maybe my old router only transmits b and g or something like that .
This, to me, sounds like a Mac software problem. I had a similar problem on a previous Mac on my "old router" and a totally different router in a different country's telephone system.
I now have the same problem with a new MBP on a new router!
Maz

I have 2 macs and 2 PC laptops in my home wireless network. Can I use the Airport/Time Capsule hard drive to back up all 4 machines? I know that I will have to use different back up software on the PCs, but is it possible over the wireless network?

I have 2 macs and 2 PC (Windows 7) laptops in my home wireless network. (The iMac is hardwired via ethernet to the Airport/Time Capsule; the others are wireless connections using Airport). I want to use the hard disk drive in the Time Capsule as a network backup drive for all 4 computers. Is this possible? Could someone help me by telling me how to configure it? I know I will have to use different backup software in the 2 Windows 7 Laptops? Do I need to use the Windows backup software, or can I use a third party program like Acronis True Image? Thanks in advance for the help

It is your fault, pondini.. all your fault.
I read of all the things that go wrong restoring Time Machine backups.. particularly stupid things like mail, photo libraries don't go back.. etc. And looking through the incredible number of issues people have here, when their Mac finally takes a dive how hard it is to restore.
I restored a test hard disk from a TC.. and it takes ages and ages to even make up its mind to start.
I worked in computer support for ages, but not Macs.. so my experience is ghost.. ghost images.. on large commercial server setups, can stream restore to multiple computers at once.. even doing it computer by computer the image is simple as network boot to restore. But ghost went the way of Symantec.. sigh!! And was destroyed.
A product like clonezilla, Free linux boot cd.
http://lifehacker.com/5078397/clonezilla-backs-up-and-restores-your-disks
Can backup a Hard disk in just about any format.. yet to try it on a Mac to a TC.. but I will. Boot from CD.. instead of your lost Lion partition which no longer exists (because the hard drive had to be replaced) and the DVD they no longer give you, and restore the entire hard disk in a couple of hours .. to the exact image at the point you made the clone.. in any format, with any partitions.
My bet is that it will kill TM .. but you could be right.
It is just the prospect of all those permission changes, photos and mail libraries etc that worry me.

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