i want to network my pc/printer so that i can have access to can easily retrive information
2006-08-22 06:09:47 · 8 answers · asked by brighto 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
buy a router
and read the instructions
2006-08-22 06:15:17 · answer #1 · answered by Air 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It depends on if your Printers are network capable. If they are they should have network ports. In that case you need at least a 4 port (2PC, 2 printers) router.
On the other side if the printers are not network capable, meaning they can only connect vis USB or parrallel cable directly to a computer, then you can get what are called print servers. A print server is a little device that allows one or more printers to be connected to it instead of directly to a computer. then you can connect the print server to your network.
2006-08-22 06:20:30 · answer #2 · answered by Gabrial H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy a router
Install it between the two PCs using the CD that comes with the router
Attach one printer to each PC
Share the printer so that it will be available to the other PC.
2006-08-22 06:16:57 · answer #3 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You would need to connect each computer into a router using network cable. Your computers will both need a network (ethernet) card for the network cable to plug into. If you have Internet, you connect your Internet network cable into the router. In the Windows Control Panel you can do the "Create a local Network" wizard on each computer. Then you can allow file sharing and be able to see both computers in your Windows Explorer.
2006-08-22 06:21:31 · answer #4 · answered by hello 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Connect 2 PCs with cross-cable and printers with pc (parallel port)
2006-08-22 06:17:41 · answer #5 · answered by Ahmed Ali 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am asuming that u are having local printers [parallel/com/usb], NIC on each machine [running windows], and cross cable [cat5e UTP].
Simple, Connect one printer 1 to 1st machine , second printer to second machine [ or both printers to a single machine] use a cross cable to connect both machines via NIC card or use wireless .
Configure the machines in same workgroup, give private ip &subnet mask . Share the printers and resources, restart the machines.
If you are planning to scale the network always go for a switch. [use straight cat5e cable for connecting with switch.]
2006-08-22 06:26:23 · answer #6 · answered by DEUCN 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-26 23:10:39 · answer #7 · answered by rue 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
add them in on my network places
2006-08-22 06:25:19 · answer #8 · answered by carlos c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋