I have road runner wireless and was wondering how to set up printer sharing with laptop. The wireless and printer are both connected to my main desktop.
2006-06-10 23:25:38 · 4 answers · asked by Metallicatz_98 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
few basic ground work needs to be done
on the main computer
first open control and run Network Setup Wizard (Classic View). Once finished go to Printers and Share the Printer.
Open System from Control Panel and get computer name.
on the other computer go to Printers and Install a Shared Printer. when asked locate the main computers name and the printer. Agree to installing drivers from unknown source.
this will be it.
2006-06-10 23:46:11 · answer #1 · answered by strange_raga 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i do no longer comprehend that that's the appropriate way, yet i'm assuming all your computers are residing house windows xp in this answer ... pass to the notebook that has the printer and since the 1st answer shows, pass to start > printers and faxes and suited click the printer you go with for to proportion. click 'Sharing' and while the sharing talk container open, verify the container that pronounces 'proportion this printer' Then suited click on 'my pc and pass to properties. click the 'pc call' tab and write down your pc call. pass to a working laptop or pc you desire to be waiting to print from and pass to start > run. variety : computername the place 'computername' is the call you wrote down. this could desire to get right of entry to all shared drives and units on that pc. you will the two see your shared printer or see an option that has 'Printers and Faxes' the two way, discover your shared printer, suited click it and hit 'connect' this might then ask you in case you go with for to place in the printer drivers on your pc. You do. it is going to do it immediately after which you would be able to desire to be set. basically make particular the pc that the printer is bodily related to is on once you go with for to print. And particular a print server is a super concept! yet once you're a bad pupil like me, the above course works each and every time ... digital mail ata_indy @ yahoo . com in case you have any questions.
2016-12-08 08:17:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to control panel->printer. after then you will find attached printer here. right click over printer icon & go to sharing tab. do the nesseary staps after then.
just go to other computer & click my network place. you can find your other computer shared printer. just click printer icon here. your sharing is done in other comuter.
2006-06-17 19:45:00 · answer #3 · answered by Net Oracle 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
See just go in you network setting and there is one option to shar you file and printer just enable it.
2006-06-10 23:28:06 · answer #4 · answered by nadeem_sayed 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋