Trying to set up printer sharing

darlin · Post by **darlin** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 7:01 pm

Hi, I have a Linksys router, which is doing good. What I would like to do is set up the other computer with the wireless card to be able to share the printer on the main computer that has the router. I'm not sure if I need to make changes to the Network feature on the PC, and if I would need to do it for both of the computers.

Basically, I have 2 desktop PC's. One has the Linksys router and the other the Linksys network card, and I would like to be able to share the printer. I don't really care about file sharing, I don't think.

If anyone could give me instructions, it would be much appreciated, thanks.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 9:54 am

On both PCs...in the XP firewall, make exceptions for file and print sharing, as well as UPnP. (would do on LAN connection for main PC, on the wireless connection on the other PC)

On the PC with the printer...right click and share the printer.

XPs autodiscovery should handle it from there..and auto-load it.

If not...on the remote PC..click on start==>run..and type in \\nameofpc where "nameofpc" gets the actual computer name of the host PC entered. You should see the shares...including the printer. Right click that printer..select "connect". That's it.

If you get some sort of user/pass challenge..reply that you did..we'll do the local account matching.

darlin · Post by **darlin** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 3:51 pm

Hello, Thanks for the information. However at this time, I am running, don't laugh :P, windows 98 SE, which has the router connected, and Windows ME, which has the network card.

I apologize, I should have mentioned that in my first post. Any help would be most appreciated, thanks.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 4:25 pm

OK...may or may not work. As most newer printers are USB...the drivers back in the 9X days didn't always like being setup to print across a network. Can try it though.

First...the PC sharing the printer, lets pretend the computers netbios name is darlinspc and you share the printer using the name HPDJ

Install the printer to the remote PC....try to force the install in using LPT1 ..just "fake out" the install. Sometimes the installer lets you do that, other times, no.

Now..on the properties tab of that printer on the remote PC...the device tab, you'll see ports....add a port ...and it wil be \\darlinspc\hpdj

Which is a UNC path port.