You should be able to connect to the printer. Then type in the path to the shared printer by entering “\” followed by the computer name on which the printer is shared followed by the printer name. Firstly, go to the Add Printer wizard and choose A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer.Ĭlick Next and choose Connect to this printer. If your printer is attached to a computer and you have shared the printer on that PC and are now trying to add that printer to another PC on your network, you can try a few things. I’ll try to go through all the possible solutions I’ve come across for fixing this printing error. Firstly, I ask users whether the printer is actually a networked printer with a LAN port or if it is simply connected to another computer and is being shared on the network.ĭepending on that, you have to troubleshoot the problem differently.

There are several reasons why this error can come up and a lot depends on your setup.

One problem I’ve run across a lot with clients is not being able to print to a networked printer.

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