How to network printer over wireless router?

[phatj]

So I have a wireless router (linksys wrt-54gl) and 2 desktops and 2 laptops in the house. The 2 desktops are wired to the router and can share the printer fine (the printer is hooked up to the main computer which is running Vista, the other 3 computers run XP). However, I cannot get the laptops to install the printer wirelessly.

Any tips?

 

[JackMDS]

Wireless is just a replacement to a wire. Once connect sharing should be the same as wired computers.

Successful Sharing involves some general consideration in Network settings, http://www.ezlan.net/sharing.html

As well as specific adjustment of each computer according to what it is allowed to be shared.

Vista File and Printer Sharing- http://www.microsoft.com/techn...evaluate/vista_fp.mspx

Basic XP - http://www.microsoft.com/techn...ntain/filesharing.mspx

Advanced XP - http://support.microsoft.com/d...x?scid=kb;en-us;304040

Printer Sharing XP - http://www.microsoft.com/windo...t/honeycutt_july2.mspx

Windows Native Firewall setting for Sharing XP - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875357

Windows XP patch for Sharing with Vista - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922120

 

[phatj]

that's what I thought too... I should ad: The main computer to which the printer is installed is not "findable" by the other laptops on the network, so the printer isn't either.

 

[JackMDS]

Do hard wired computers see the Main computer?

When a computer does Not show up on other computers Network it usaully indicated that sharing on this computer is not configured correctly, or and, the Firewalls block the communication to the "Bad" computer.