Add Network Printer

How to use a network printer if your computer is not on domain and you want to use the domain printer than make sure you have the ip address of printer now open CONTROL PANEL > PRINTERS AND FAXES > ADD PRINTER

Now click next and click the radio button of "Local printer attached to this computer" and make sure that the option "Automatically detect and install....." is untick, now click NEXT

Here click the radio button at the bottom " CREATE A NEW PORT " and in the drop down list select the " STANDARD TCP/IP PORT "

A new window will appear click NEXT and in this window type in the ip address of printer and the port will automatically configure now in next window choose your PRINTER BRAND AND MODEL and click next and finish the wizard.....

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Waqas Rafi

Find computer name via ip address in LAN

_-_-_In LAN find computer name via ip address_-_-_

The command used to find out the computer name via ip address is "NBTSTAT"

Open command prompt and type this command..

NBTSTAT -a xxxx.xxxx.xxxx.xxxx

This command will show us following...

• Computer Name
• Name of (WorkGroup or Domain)
• MAC Address of the PC

Find computer name from ip address

The command used to find the computer name if we know the ip address is:

NSLOOKUP

NSLOOKUP (ip address)

NSLOOKUP uses DNS

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Or we can use PING command to find the computer name also..
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PING -A (ip address)

-A will show us the computer name



PING will try WINS and DNS

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Waqas Rafi

Network Path was not Found

The pop up message " NETWORK PATH WAS NOT FOUND " appear while sharing resources on other computers or targeting computers.

The problem:
You are unable to connect to any network resource (network shares, printer, etc) on a
Windows XP machine, from a Win XP client.

A solution (there could be several causes):
FIRST SOLUTION:

On the target machine (the one you're trying to connect to) open up Services,
under Administrative Tools in the Start Menu.

Scroll down to the Computer Browser service. If it is Disabled or set to Manual, set it
to Automatic.

Then start it. It may stop immediately again, but this is OK.
At this point try to connect to the target machine.


If it still doesn't work, you can try the following:

1. open up Network Connections, under Control Panel.
2. Right click on your network adapter and click on Properties.
3. Click on Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), then click on Properties.
4. Click on Advanced, and click on the WINS tab.
5. Even if it is set to Default, set the radio button to Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP.
6. Press OK on each screen until everything's closed.
7. Go back to the client machine and try again.
8. You should be able to connect!

If it still doesn't work:

Go back to the Services window and find the service named Routing and Remote Access.
Double-click on it, set it to Manual, and stop it.

Close Services and try to connect from your client machine again.


SECOND SOLUTION if First Solution does not workout:

The fault is most likely Windows firewall which may need to be changed. Microsoft describes
the fix as:

“On the remote Windows XP SP2-based computer, modify Windows Firewall to permit
incoming TCP traffic on port 445:

1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2. Click Security Center, and then click Windows Firewall.
3. Click the Exceptions tab, click to select the File and Printer Sharing check box, and then click Edit.
4. Click to select the TCP 445 check box, click Change scope, and then take one of the following actions:
Click MY network [subnet] only.
Click Custom List and then type the IP addresses that you want to manage this computer.
5. Click OK four times.”


HOPE THIS PROB WILL REMOVE AFTER FOLLOWING THESE GUIDELINES...


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Waqas Rafi