Guest Daave Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 I am at a neighbor's house right now. They recently received a Westell 7500 wireless modem/router, which seems to be configured correctly. Both PCs run Windows XP Home. The router is connected to the desktop PC (Compaq Presario 5000) and the laptop (Acer Aspire 3002 LCi) is now able to access Internet connectivity via its wireless card. They would like to be able to print to the HP JaserJet 1200 printer, which is connected to the desktop. How is this best accomplished? I tried running the Add-a-Printer wizard, but when I browse, I cannot find the network. I even tried with the Windows firewall turned off. I also tried using the Add-a-network-place wizard. Selecting Microsoft Windows Network and then Workgroup leads to a dead end, unfortunately. I imagine that a router that allows a direct printer connection is the standard solution, but are there any workarounds for this current setup? Thanks in advance.
Guest Big_Al Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Re: Sharing a Printer on a Wireless Network Daave wrote: > I am at a neighbor's house right now. They recently received a Westell > 7500 wireless modem/router, which seems to be configured correctly. > Both PCs run Windows XP Home. The router is connected to the desktop > PC (Compaq Presario 5000) and the laptop (Acer Aspire 3002 LCi) is now > able to access Internet connectivity via its wireless card. > > They would like to be able to print to the HP JaserJet 1200 printer, > which is connected to the desktop. How is this best accomplished? I > tried running the Add-a-Printer wizard, but when I browse, I cannot > find the network. I even tried with the Windows firewall turned off. > > I also tried using the Add-a-network-place wizard. Selecting Microsoft > Windows Network and then Workgroup leads to a dead end, unfortunately. > > I imagine that a router that allows a direct printer connection is the > standard solution, but are there any workarounds for this current > setup? > > Thanks in advance. If the HP 1200 is connected to a PC, do you have it shared on that PC so it can be seen on the network? Then you would go to any other PC and locate the printer or just type in //PC/hp1200 (or whatever the name is). Browsing is simpler.
Guest Nepatsfan Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Re: Sharing a Printer on a Wireless Network "Daave" <uncle_og_og@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:8537932b-22ac-4ccb-bd53-efb9e1ea4213@8g2000hse.googlegroups.com... >I am at a neighbor's house right now. They recently received a Westell > 7500 wireless modem/router, which seems to be configured correctly. > Both PCs run Windows XP Home. The router is connected to the desktop > PC (Compaq Presario 5000) and the laptop (Acer Aspire 3002 LCi) is now > able to access Internet connectivity via its wireless card. > > They would like to be able to print to the HP JaserJet 1200 printer, > which is connected to the desktop. How is this best accomplished? I > tried running the Add-a-Printer wizard, but when I browse, I cannot > find the network. I even tried with the Windows firewall turned off. > > I also tried using the Add-a-network-place wizard. Selecting Microsoft > Windows Network and then Workgroup leads to a dead end, unfortunately. > > I imagine that a router that allows a direct printer connection is the > standard solution, but are there any workarounds for this current > setup? > > Thanks in advance. Have you gone into the Printers and Faxes folder on the Compaq PC and actually configured the HP printer so it's shared? You need to right click on the printers icon, select Properties from the menu, click on the Sharing tab, and select Share this printer. Also, make sure any third party firewalls are configured to allow File and Printer sharing on their network. Good luck Nepatsfan
Guest Anna Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Re: Sharing a Printer on a Wireless Network "Daave" <uncle_og_og@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:8537932b-22ac-4ccb-bd53-efb9e1ea4213@8g2000hse.googlegroups.com... >I am at a neighbor's house right now. They recently received a Westell > 7500 wireless modem/router, which seems to be configured correctly. > Both PCs run Windows XP Home. The router is connected to the desktop > PC (Compaq Presario 5000) and the laptop (Acer Aspire 3002 LCi) is now > able to access Internet connectivity via its wireless card. > > They would like to be able to print to the HP JaserJet 1200 printer, > which is connected to the desktop. How is this best accomplished? I > tried running the Add-a-Printer wizard, but when I browse, I cannot > find the network. I even tried with the Windows firewall turned off. > > I also tried using the Add-a-network-place wizard. Selecting Microsoft > Windows Network and then Workgroup leads to a dead end, unfortunately. > > I imagine that a router that allows a direct printer connection is the > standard solution, but are there any workarounds for this current > setup? > > Thanks in advance. Daave: In response to a request we rec'd from a local computer club user's group we prepared the following step-by-step instructions for basic printer sharing on a home network. See if this works... The following assumes that the PCs on the network are communicating with each other satisfactorily and that the PC to which the printer is connected is powered on. On the computer to which the printer is installed... 1. Begin by noting the "Full computer name" of this computer. If you don't know the computer name, it can be found through Start > Control Panel > System > Computer Name tab. (Pressing the WinKey + Pause keys will also display the System Properties window and its Computer Name tab). In this example we'll assume the Computer Name is ANNA. 2. Start > Control Panel > Printers and Faxes > right-click on printer and click on Sharing. 3. Select the "Share this printer" option under the Sharing tab, and in the "Share name" text box enter a name for the printer, e.g., "HP3310" (no quotes) - it's always best to avoid spaces in the name entered. Make a note of the printer name and click OK. On the computer that wishes to access the printer... 1. Start > Control Panel > Printers and Faxes > Add Printer > "Add Printer Wizard" will open. Click Next. 2. Select the option "A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer". Click Next. 3. In the "Specify a Printer" dialog that opens select the option "Connect to a printer on the Internet or on a home or office network:". In the "URL" text box enter the path to the printer, e.g., \\ANNA\HP3310. Note the two backslashes preceding the Computer Name. Click Next. 4. The "Connect to Printer" confirmation dialog box will open indicating that a printer driver will be installed on this machine. Click "Yes" to continue. 5. In the "Default Printer" dialog box that opens, presumably you will select the "Yes" option for using this printer as the default printer. Click Next. 6. The "Completing the Add Printer Wizard" window will open summarizing the printer settings. Verify the info and click Finish. Hope this helps. Anna
Guest Jim Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Re: Sharing a Printer on a Wireless Network "Daave" <uncle_og_og@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:8537932b-22ac-4ccb-bd53-efb9e1ea4213@8g2000hse.googlegroups.com... >I am at a neighbor's house right now. They recently received a Westell > 7500 wireless modem/router, which seems to be configured correctly. > Both PCs run Windows XP Home. The router is connected to the desktop > PC (Compaq Presario 5000) and the laptop (Acer Aspire 3002 LCi) is now > able to access Internet connectivity via its wireless card. > > They would like to be able to print to the HP JaserJet 1200 printer, > which is connected to the desktop. How is this best accomplished? I > tried running the Add-a-Printer wizard, but when I browse, I cannot > find the network. I even tried with the Windows firewall turned off. > > I also tried using the Add-a-network-place wizard. Selecting Microsoft > Windows Network and then Workgroup leads to a dead end, unfortunately. > > I imagine that a router that allows a direct printer connection is the > standard solution, but are there any workarounds for this current > setup? > > Thanks in advance. I have had a similar arrangement going for well over a couple of years now. Doesn't the fine manual for your printer tell you how to setup the printer driver (on both machines, if needed)? Many drivers are written to need the driver software on all computers. That is the case for my Epson Photo 1280. Some others do not, for example my very new Epson R1900. Only the fine manual can tell you about your particular printer. Instead of disabling the Windows firewall (which is ill advised to say the least), did you not all file and printer sharing through both of them? Jim
Guest Daave Posted July 23, 2008 Posted July 23, 2008 Re: Sharing a Printer on a Wireless Network "Big_Al" <BigAl@md.com> wrote in message news:e9q%23LB56IHA.4988@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Daave wrote: >> I am at a neighbor's house right now. They recently received a >> Westell >> 7500 wireless modem/router, which seems to be configured correctly. >> Both PCs run Windows XP Home. The router is connected to the desktop >> PC (Compaq Presario 5000) and the laptop (Acer Aspire 3002 LCi) is >> now >> able to access Internet connectivity via its wireless card. >> >> They would like to be able to print to the HP JaserJet 1200 printer, >> which is connected to the desktop. How is this best accomplished? I >> tried running the Add-a-Printer wizard, but when I browse, I cannot >> find the network. I even tried with the Windows firewall turned off. >> >> I also tried using the Add-a-network-place wizard. Selecting >> Microsoft >> Windows Network and then Workgroup leads to a dead end, >> unfortunately. >> >> I imagine that a router that allows a direct printer connection is >> the >> standard solution, but are there any workarounds for this current >> setup? >> >> Thanks in advance. > > If the HP 1200 is connected to a PC, do you have it shared on that PC > so it can be seen on the network? > > Then you would go to any other PC and locate the printer or just type > in > //PC/hp1200 (or whatever the name is). Browsing is simpler. A big thank you to everyone for your suggestions. It turns out I was under the illusion the two PCs were networked. The laptop was able to go online because the router was configured properly. But still, I needed to run Windows' New Connection Wizard on both PCs in order to allow file and printer sharing to work, so a tip of the hat to Big_Al. :-) And once, the network was established, browsing for a printer did the trick (but I still like your suggestion, Anna). Jim and Nepatsfan had solid suggestions about configuring the Windows Firewall to allow file and printer sharing on the network. And Jim, I disagree that disabling the Windows firewall for a few moments is ill advised, considering both PCs were behind a NAT router (I even had visited grc.com to be on the safe side to run Shields Up). Thanks again to everyone for your input; it was much appreciated.
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