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Chachi
10-08-2005, 05:37 PM
I have 2 puters, 1 is desk top and 1 laptop. I have both connected to my wireless router and have changed the password and have WEP encrypted the router.

My question is this; How do I make it so I can use my laptop in the living room, but still print to the printer at the desktop without literally hooking the laptop up to the printer?

thanks in advance



GTO_Scott
10-08-2005, 05:45 PM
You'll need to share the printer on your network either via a print server device or directly hooked up and shared on another computer.

I would not use WEP, it is easily cracked - use WPA.
LordGriNz
10-08-2005, 05:46 PM
Should be easiest to just have the desktop share the printer, then you can print to it
that way.
Chachi
10-08-2005, 05:48 PM
You'll need to share the printer on your network either via a print server device or directly hooked up and shared on another computer.

I would not use WEP, it is easily cracked - use WPA.

The printer is hooked up directly to the desktop in the other room.. I want to know how to "tap" into the printer using the wireless system from my laptop?
Chachi
10-08-2005, 05:48 PM
Should be easiest to just have the desktop share the printer, then you can print to it
that way.

how is this done?
bursty
10-08-2005, 05:49 PM
Its been a while since I had to do this but just install the printer as a shared network printer, then copy its address. On your laptop, install a network printer and type in the address and you should be good to go.
LordGriNz
10-08-2005, 05:50 PM
Go into your printer on the Desktop and right click and then click properties, you
will see a tab for sharing.....give the printer share a name, then on the laptop
setup the printer to print to a networked printer and point it to the share on
the desktop.
Chachi
10-08-2005, 05:52 PM
I'm trying this now.. hope it works.. will the firewall screw me up??
LordGriNz
10-08-2005, 05:52 PM
Oh, and this setup will require your desktop computer to be on in order to print to
the printer.
Liquorice
10-08-2005, 05:55 PM
Agree WEP is easy to crack but better than nothing.
Go WPA
Chachi
10-08-2005, 05:57 PM
ok, i went into laptop and it sees the printer from the desk top, but it says it's not on the network..
Chachi
10-08-2005, 06:20 PM
thanks guys, i figured it out!!