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Tavyn

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Alright heres the situation. I have a home network set up that includes one desktop pc a wireless router and 3 wireless laptops. I would like to be able to print files from the laptops on the printer. The printer is connected to the desktop and is an older printer, its an HP Deskjet 3845. Can somebody tell me how to set it up so this can happen?

Can I run a printserver on my desktop that will allow the laptops to use the printer?
 
Set the Desktop computer to share it printer.

Install the printer Driver on the other computers and Enjoy.

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

Windows XP File Sharing - 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
 
Originally posted by: JackMDS
Set the Desktop computer to share it printer.

Install the printer Driver on the other computers and Enjoy.

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

Windows XP File Sharing - 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
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Good info. I was just going to post about this. I have an XP laptop with a printer on my network. When I print from my Vista machine, it is so slooooow.
 
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