Print by IP to WinXP behind router

[TrixAreForKids]

Yes, I need to print from a remote IP, to a printer which is attached to a WInXP Pro computer which is behind a D-Link Router. I know it's possible, but I can't find a single article on the internet that deals with this exact problem.

And no, there arn't any other reasonable options.

 

[djdrastic]

Is the System Your Printing To Publicly Available on the Net

 

[djdrastic]

Can you make a VPN connection to the remote host ?

 

[acemcmac]

Sounds like you're going to set up your router to port forward to a vpn/print server box... don't ask me how to send the print job though... that sounds painful... Good luck on a worthy project, I look forward to hearing how you pull it off :beer:

 

[djdrastic]

I've done a similair thing with Server 2003 with a thing called NAT Traversal , though that was only to get a certain file ...

Suggestion No 1 {Note this info is worthless , if you cant change / add rules on the remote router}

What I suggest you do is on connect both systems on A VPN , make sure you can ping the remote host from both sides.
.On the Remote Systems Router / Firewall forward/acl these ports to your host

PORT 138: UDP --> To the
PORT 139: TCP

* I would highly recommend that these ports should only be accepted from you host , do not any/any {0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255} these rules as that would mean ANY HOST would be able to login and possibly commit some really bad stuff !!

Then Share a printer , on the remote pc , and connect to the printer as a LOCAL PORT or whatever port it is [TCP / IP , Jetdirect]

\\1.2.3.4\ShareName

If it is set up correctly those ports should be redirected , to your pc hopefully

Solution 2
-Rdesktop the Bastard !
I'll give ya a step to step tutorial tmra if you want




If both Systems Are on Windows XP {Which I don't know} then NAT traversal will make things easier for us