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Can’t Find USB Printer on Network
Can’t Find USB Printer on Network
I have a simple 2 computer home network with both Windows 10 computers connected to a router using Ethernet cables. Network Discovery & File/Print Sharing is active on both computers and both computers have Password Protection turned off.
I can share files between both computers but computer #2 cannot see the Epson R260 printer which is attached to the host computer ( computer #1) using a USB cable. The host computer prints to the R260 just fine. And when I type \\localhost into File Explorer on my host computer, the printer shows up in the list of shared items but I cannot get computer #2 to find the printer on the network.
I’ve tried selecting the shared printer by name using these methods:
\\computername\printername
http://computername/printers/printername/.printer
I’ve also tried “Add a printer using an IP address or hostname” option.
None of those methods worked. I used to be able to connect to the printer when Windows had the old WORKGROUP system. What am I missing?
Windows 10 Pro version 22H2