I have wireless internet...but can't tap into host computer to print

my macbook is brand new with leopard and my pc (host) has vista. My macbook recognizes the network and i have internet access, but i can't see the pc from the macbook. i would like to be able to print through the pc. What am i doing wrong?

How to enable your computer software firewall to "trust" the other computers on your network --- this depends on which firewall you are using. Check the "Help" in your computer software firewall. In most firewalls there should be a "Network" or "Trust" tab or option. Look in there. To setup trust, most firewalls will need either (1) the "MAC address" of the computer (or router) that you want to trust, or (2) the LAN IP address of the computer or router, or (3) a range of LAN IP addresses to trust.
For option (1), you will need the MAC address of all computers on your network.
Option (2) usually works best if you need to specify your router ( at 192.168.1.1 ). Note that the LAN address of computers can change.
Option (3) works well if it available because you can specify 192.168.1.0 thru 192.168.1.255 as the range to trust.
When you specify the computers and router to trust, specify each device just one way. That is, do not list the LAN address and the MAC address of the same device, use one way or the other, but not both.
If you need more help, please specify your computer software firewall.
Message Edited by toomanydonuts on 10-19-2009 03:00 AM

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System Preferences > Network > Show > Network Port Configurations
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AirPort tab
o By default, join: Automatic
TCP/IP tab
o Configure IPv4: Using DHCP
o Configure IPv6: Off
Proxies tab
o Configure Proxies: Manually
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o Exclude simple hostnames (unchecked)
o Bypass proxy settings for these Hosts & Domains: <leave blank>
o Use Passive FTP Mode (PASV) (checked)
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I have wireless internet...but can't tap into host computer to print

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