I am using a Linksys wireless router to connect my Lap top and I also have a Print server, but I am not sure how to connect so that I can use the same printer with the Lap Top and Desk Top.
I am using a Linksys wireless router to connect my Lap top and I also have a Print server, but I am not sure how to connect so that I can use the same printer with the Lap Top and Desk Top.
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I can’t remember the exact steps since I’m using Linux. Assuming you are using Windows XP and you have already setup both computers on the same network (you can share files on the two computers). You don’t need a print server. All you have to do is share the printer through your desktop where it is physically connected.
Under Control Panel on your desktop, go to Printer and Fax, then right click on the printer which you have installed and select the Share feature.
Once you have shared the printer, go to Control Panel on your wireless laptop and under Printer and Fax, install the printer which is connected to another machine on the same network. It will then automatically copy the driver across to your laptop which will allow you to print.
This may sound obvious, but the desktop computer (the one that is physically connected to the printer) must be turned on in order to print from your laptop.
by golebara on September 4, 2010 at 3:53 am. #