Printer Sharing Problem!?

Question

Printer Sharing:

I have a wireless router with two PC’s connected to the internet wirelessly with no problem. One of the PC’s has a USB printer attached to it and this works fine.

How do set up the other wireless PC so that it can share the same printer? Simple step by step instructions would be much appreciated. Everyone tells me to just share the printer on the PC that is connected to the printer and on the other PC just add a printer by browsing but I cannot get it to work. Also I do not see either PC from one another. Am I missing something such as setting up a network?

Answer 1

Check your priinter setting and right click on your printer give the sharing option

Answer 2

Once the printer is "shared" and you do this by Rick-clicking the printer icon and selecting "sharing and security" and enter a share name for the printer.

Once you have done this use your add printer option on the PC your wanting to use and when it asks you need to select a "network printer" and then hit next you will then need to selct the second option and "connect to this printer" in that dialog box enter this:
\\IP address of your OTHER PC\your share name for that printer

So essentially you'll enter a "\\" and then the IP address (make sure its the IP and the the PC name) and then the "share" name you gave the printer. you should then be set up.