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Printing From Wireless MacBook to Wireless Win10 Shared Printer
MacBook on WiFi. Win10 PC on WiFi with shared USB printer. If I disable the PC firewall (McAfee) I can see, setup, and print from the Macbook. As soon as the firewall is reenabled the macbook cann...
This appears to have solved my problem. I got this off the McAfee forums
An update may have caused some settings to default.
Open SecurityCenter - then open Web and Email Protection , then Firewall.
Go to 'My Network Connections, and if any are marked public or work, use the Edit button to change to Home.
Then go to Ports and System Service and make sure the File Sharing item is checked.
To clarify, the printer is connected to the pc not the router. I am assume ReadyShare only applies to the router connections.
The computers "see" everything on the network except each other.
Hi GeoffreyF,
You have isolated the issue caused by enabling the AntiVirus. Add the compuers on the exemption list of your McAfee or contact McAfee. Router has nothing to do with the restriction of both PCs network visibility.