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To: nnillionaire who wrote (29676)	10/21/2002 6:07:31 PM
From: Gottfried	Respond to of 110653

nn, I have a home network only and have not come across that problem. Besides I have Win98, not XP. I have noticed that it can take many minutes for my PC to detect what is networked to it [after I open 'Network Neighborhood']. Also, sequence matters. The laptop is seen by the desktop only if it is booted after the desktop. Yet I can access shared folders and printers. Gottfried

To: nnillionaire who wrote (29676)	10/21/2002 6:16:42 PM
From: Stan	Respond to of 110653

nnil: I had a similar problem and certainly not sure if this will help at all, but when the document is saved at work, the printer settings are stored in the file and needs to be overwritten before printing at home. IOW, it sounds like the file is looking for the office printer. At home, try changing the printer, attempt a print, then use the "save as" option to create a home file, then reopen the document and see if it prints. If it works, then the old one can be for work. Stan

To: nnillionaire who wrote (29676)	10/22/2002 2:43:07 PM
From: mr.mark	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110653

just a wag, but per chance, does this help? from pcmagazine.... "October 15, 2002 Missing Network Printer By Bruce Brown I have a small laser printer with a network print server attached to the network in my office. The setup is configured with DHCP to get its IP address from the office router. Every few weeks or so, the router gets reset or is turned off. Whenever that occurs, the computers that have been configured to use that laser printer can no longer find it, and I have to reconfigure all of them to recognize the printer again. How can I set the network so the DHCP settings won't change? Julie Newman The answer is fairly straightforward: Use your network print server software to set a static IP address for the printer within the range recognized by your DHCP server. The address won't change, after you configure client computers on your network to find the printer at the designated IP address, even if you have a power outage and your DHCP reassigns IP addresses. You should be able to find the addressable IP range in the router's software or firmware. Pick a relatively high address in that range, because when the DHCP server doles out addresses, it starts at the low end. For example, if the DHCP server has an address of 192.168.0.1 and is configured to support addresses up to 192.168.0.55, choose 192.168.0.54 or 192.168.0.55 for your printer. When you set the IP address for the printer, be sure you also set the subnet address to the same value as that used by the DHCP server. A common address is 255.255.255.0." pcmag.com