printer on network

diroga · 04-16-2006, 09:34 AM

i have a non ethernet based printer. it only has USB. it is installed on my computer. can i "network" it some how? like put the printer on a server computer and access the server to print?

Rip_Uk · 04-16-2006, 10:01 AM

why not? have you got your computers networked already?

davidireland · 04-16-2006, 04:37 PM

Here's How To Set Up A Networked Printer....

Follow these steps on the computer that the printer is hooked up to.

1) Go to the Printers and Faxes Screen in Control Panel.

2) Right Click on the printer you'd like to share. Go to properties, then to
sharing.

3) Fill out the information and click the proper boxes. If the computer using
the printer is using an older version of windows, click the box in green
(see picture below)

Here's How To USE A Networked Printer....

Follow these instructions on the PC's USING the printer....

1) Navigate to "My Network Places" in Windows XP, or "Network
Neighborhood" in older versions of Windows.

2) Find the computer with the printer within the workgroup. Double click on it.

3) Then, double click on the shared printer icon and it will automatically set
up the printer on the computer you are on.

-- For all this to work you would already have to have file sharing set up.
If you dont...look here for how to set it up. http://www.computerforum.com/showthr...758#post293758

diroga · 04-23-2006, 12:12 PM

ok this is not working. like i said i have XP on this computer and win2k on the other. win2k is being a bitch. how the eff do i get win2k to work this networks? i'm sorry i be more descritive in what is going on b/c i dont get whats happening. on XP i can see the other computer but i cant access it. this printer i am trying to install is not a network printer, it is USB. plz help!

**DCIScouts** · 04-23-2006, 06:27 PM

First off, you didn't say that you could see and access the XP computer from the 2K computer, so, can you?

Make sure that you have your firewall and file and print sharing configured correctly in the 2K compy as well (although that shouldn't matter, but you never know with Windows...). With regards to that, what does the computer do when you can't access the 2K computer from the XP one? (error messages and what-not)

Finally, if this doesn't work, you can get a print server for the printer, but that costs around $70 for a wired one, or $100 for wireless retail (online of course will be cheaper). The other course of action would be to get a network printer, HP has a wired printer (the 6940) for around $130 retail or a wireless (the 6980) for around $150.

diroga · 04-24-2006, 01:21 AM

Ahahahaah!!! Yes It Worked

**DCIScouts** · 04-25-2006, 07:39 AM

Good, glad to be of help

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diroga · 04-25-2006, 11:31 AM

my 1000 ft of cat 5e came today! yay lame post. sry

**apj101** · 04-25-2006, 12:21 PM

moved to networking section (makes more sence to be here)

04-16-2006, 09:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
diroga Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: WA,USA Posts: 908	printer on network i have a non ethernet based printer. it only has USB. it is installed on my computer. can i "network" it some how? like put the printer on a server computer and access the server to print?

04-16-2006, 10:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
Rip_Uk Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: West Midlands, UK Age: 23 Posts: 1,541	why not? have you got your computers networked already? __________________ Antec Three Hundred Samsung SM226BW 22" TFT Msi K8n Diamond Sli AMD 64 4400+ X2 With AS5 BFG 7950 GT 2GB (2 x 1GB) OCZ Platinum PC3200 320GB + 300GB Maxtor Diamondmax SATA NEC ND45550 16x DVDRW +/- & DVDRAM Enermax Liberty 620W SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS

04-16-2006, 04:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
davidireland Gold Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ajax, ON Age: 19 Posts: 287	Here's How To Set Up A Networked Printer.... Follow these steps on the computer that the printer is hooked up to. 1) Go to the Printers and Faxes Screen in Control Panel. 2) Right Click on the printer you'd like to share. Go to properties, then to sharing. 3) Fill out the information and click the proper boxes. If the computer using the printer is using an older version of windows, click the box in green (see picture below) Here's How To USE A Networked Printer.... Follow these instructions on the PC's USING the printer.... 1) Navigate to "My Network Places" in Windows XP, or "Network Neighborhood" in older versions of Windows. 2) Find the computer with the printer within the workgroup. Double click on it. 3) Then, double click on the shared printer icon and it will automatically set up the printer on the computer you are on. -- For all this to work you would already have to have file sharing set up. If you dont...look here for how to set it up. http://www.computerforum.com/showthr...758#post293758 __________________ Dave. AMD Athlon 64 4400+ HITACHI 100GB 7200RPM HDD 2GB RAM Vista Home Premium

04-23-2006, 06:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
DCIScouts Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Age: 26 Posts: 5,435	First off, you didn't say that you could see and access the XP computer from the 2K computer, so, can you? Make sure that you have your firewall and file and print sharing configured correctly in the 2K compy as well (although that shouldn't matter, but you never know with Windows...). With regards to that, what does the computer do when you can't access the 2K computer from the XP one? (error messages and what-not) Finally, if this doesn't work, you can get a print server for the printer, but that costs around $70 for a wired one, or $100 for wireless retail (online of course will be cheaper). The other course of action would be to get a network printer, HP has a wired printer (the 6940) for around $130 retail or a wireless (the 6980) for around $150. __________________ In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. -Martin Luther King Jr. The most overlooked advantage to owning a computer is that if they foul up there's no law against wacking them around a little. -Joe Martin FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358 Posting and you - CF Edition Cheers CF

04-24-2006, 01:21 AM	#6 (permalink)
diroga Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: WA,USA Posts: 908	Ahahahaah!!! Yes It Worked Last edited by diroga; 04-24-2006 at 01:38 AM.

04-23-2006, 12:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
diroga Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: WA,USA Posts: 908	ok this is not working. like i said i have XP on this computer and win2k on the other. win2k is being a bitch. how the eff do i get win2k to work this networks? i'm sorry i be more descritive in what is going on b/c i dont get whats happening. on XP i can see the other computer but i cant access it. this printer i am trying to install is not a network printer, it is USB. plz help!

04-25-2006, 07:39 AM	#7 (permalink)
DCIScouts Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Age: 26 Posts: 5,435	Good, glad to be of help . __________________ In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. -Martin Luther King Jr. The most overlooked advantage to owning a computer is that if they foul up there's no law against wacking them around a little. -Joe Martin FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358 Posting and you - CF Edition Cheers CF

04-25-2006, 11:31 AM	#8 (permalink)
diroga Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: WA,USA Posts: 908	my 1000 ft of cat 5e came today! yay lame post. sry

04-25-2006, 12:21 PM	#9 (permalink)
apj101 Administrator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Age: 26 Posts: 9,342	moved to networking section (makes more sence to be here)

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