I have a desktop (WinXP) connected to the internet. Through a wireless router, I am surfing the web. I have an HP USB printer that is hooked on directly to my desktop. I tried to set up a Home office network, etc but I just cannot access this printer through my laptop (Control Panel–>Add printer). Can someone tell me what I’m doing wrong? Is this possible at all?
The requirement for you to share a printer that is connected locally (directly) to a computer is that you must have a network switch or router setup to create a small "network", which you have. Once created, you can easily share a wired computer and it’s printer with a wireless or wired computer through the router. Then you need to setup sharing on the computer that has the printer attached.
Here are some links that explain sharing and setups:
Microsoft site that explains how to setup and share your printer over a home network using XP and another web site that explains it a little differently:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/honeycutt_july2.mspx
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1596
Home Networking:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/102461/how_to_set_up_your_home_network.html
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/moredone/wirelesssetup.mspx
http://compnetworking.about.com/od/homenetworking/Home_Networking_Setting_Up_a_Home_Network.htm
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1427
Share a printer between two computers:
There are multiple ways to do that:
1. Use an automatic printer sharing switch like listed here:
http://www.nextag.com/printer-switch/stores-html
2. If the computers are on a network together, you can plug the printer into one computer and setup printer sharing so both can use it, but the computer with the printer must remain on for the other computer to access it:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/honeycutt_july2.mspx
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1596
Best of luck.
June 16th, 2010 at 2:55 pm
The requirement for you to share a printer that is connected locally (directly) to a computer is that you must have a network switch or router setup to create a small "network", which you have. Once created, you can easily share a wired computer and it’s printer with a wireless or wired computer through the router. Then you need to setup sharing on the computer that has the printer attached.
Here are some links that explain sharing and setups:
Microsoft site that explains how to setup and share your printer over a home network using XP and another web site that explains it a little differently:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/honeycutt_july2.mspx
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1596
Home Networking:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/102461/how_to_set_up_your_home_network.html
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/moredone/wirelesssetup.mspx
http://compnetworking.about.com/od/homenetworking/Home_Networking_Setting_Up_a_Home_Network.htm
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1427
Share a printer between two computers:
There are multiple ways to do that:
1. Use an automatic printer sharing switch like listed here:
http://www.nextag.com/printer-switch/stores-html
2. If the computers are on a network together, you can plug the printer into one computer and setup printer sharing so both can use it, but the computer with the printer must remain on for the other computer to access it:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/honeycutt_july2.mspx
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1596
Best of luck.
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