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:
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/982728
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/982643
- 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?