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I have 2 PCs: A windows 8.1 PC ("frisbee2") hard-wired to the router via Ethernet cable and connected directly to an HP printer via cable. I also have a windows 7 PC ("home-office") in another part of the house connected to the Internet hard wired by Ethernet to the router. I cannot get home-office to successfully connect to the frisbee2 printer. The PCs can see each other, ping each other, and connect to each other via UNC. But when I try to connect to the printer from home-office to frisbee2, I always get the error "Cannot connect to printer".

I have tried going the HomeGroup path, but no luck. home-office can't connect to the homegroup I created on frisbee2 and I'm certain the password is correct.

I have tried the following suggestions, but no luck:

  1. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/982728
  2. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/982643
  3. http://scottiestech.info/2010/09/21/how-to-fix-windows-cannot-connect-to-printer-errors-in-windows-7/

Why can't home-office connect to frisbee2's shared printer even though it can see it?

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  • Did you try accessing the remote machine by IP instead of UNC? Try: \\ip_address
    – doenoe
    Nov 27, 2015 at 13:33
  • UNC pathing is working right, but still no luck connecting to the printer. Nov 28, 2015 at 5:05

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Select the Start button, then select Settings > Devices > Printers & scanners . Select Add a printer or scanner. Wait for your device to find nearby printers, choose the one you want, and then select Add device.

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