Lexmark 5000 Series - Manual (Page 138)

Printer cannot communicate with computers over peer-to-peer network
These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following:
Check the status of the host computer and printer
Make sure:
• The host computer is on and is directly connected to the printer.
• The host computer can print to the printer.
• The printer is shown as Shared in the Printers folder (Windows Vista) or Printers and Faxes folder (Windows
XP and Windows 2000) on the host computer.
Check the printer status
Windows Vista users:
1 Click
ΠPrinters.
2 Right-click the Lexmark 5000 Series icon.
3 Click Sharing.
4 Click Change Sharing Options, and confirm the Windows prompt.
5 Select Share this printer, and then give the printer a distinctive name.
6 Click OK.
Windows XP users:
1 Click Start
ΠPrinters and Faxes.
2 Right-click the Lexmark 5000 Series icon.
3 Click Sharing.
4 Select Share this printer, and then give the printer a distinctive name.
5 Click OK.
Windows 2000 users:
1 Click Start ΠSettings ΠPrinters.
2 Right-click the Lexmark 5000 Series icon.
3 Click Sharing.
4 Select Shared as, and then give the printer a distinctive name.
5 Click OK.
Try to locate the printer from the remote computer
If the printer is shown as Shared on the host computer, but you still cannot print, try to locate the printer from the
remote computer.
Windows Vista, Windows XP, or Windows 2000 users:
1 Open the Printers or Printers and Faxes folder.
2 Right-click the Lexmark 5000 Series icon.
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