hello pls i need help with the following networking challenge;

on a wireless network via an access point and a router, a system is configured as a server from which other clients can acces the network printer which is shared on the server.

The problem is this;

I have windows xp and windows7 on the systems

I have created the workgroup and name all the system as they should be

I can print from the server

But I cannot see the server nor any other system on the network from any of the systems including the server

Pls note that the workgroup name are all thesame on all the systems and i have turned on all neccessary sharing on those that runs windows7

I need to make the server see other systems and others too to see the server so each clients system can access the printer installed on the server.

it is a wireless connection, no cable at all.

pls all help would be appreciated.

What is the range of your IP Address ?

1stly ping d systems frm ur server 2 c its replyin 2ndly share d printer frm d server then go to Network to c if it will display other systems on d netwrk, if u can c eachother then u shud b able to c d printer 3rdly b sure they are in d same workgroup,ip range. If its replyin frm pingin then u can c it in d netwrk column u shud b able to

A Wired network is far more reliable than a wireless network. The bandwidth is much more and workstations and other devices on the network respond on time to one another.
The problem your network may be facing is that either improperly configured ip addresses or the response of the workstations towards one another is slow due to the fact that you chose a wireless option of connection.

I understand your problem very well, i guess u are using windows xp as a server and windows 7 are workstations, This problem is associated with windows 7 alone when u are using it with all other OS on the same network, your problem is not the networking (Cable or Wireless) but the OS (Windows 7), from my experience I notice windows 7 do not have sharing compatibility with Other OS(Xp & Vista),
Note that u can hve a throughput from Windows 7, but u can not see oda OS systems on the same workgroup.

On this same issues i have contacted Microsoft but still waiting for reply, on interim you can use install windows 7 on the server machine and do ur sharing, then u will b able to see your shared files on the same OS.

thanks soo much, for the responses