print sharing

[csmiller57]

How do I set up print sharing from my "Master" (Win 98) P.C. I have print sharing turned on, but the slave (wireless)PC doesn't print to the printer running as the "Master" on the router.

Linsys BEFW11S4, mixture of direct connect and wireless. 1 x Win 2000 laptop, 1 X Win 98 laptop.:confused:

[cyberskye]

Can you see the both boxes in their respective Network Neighborhoods? If not, I would

1. check your workgroup or domain on both machines and make sure they are the same for both laptops.
2. check which protocol you have f/p sharing bound to on the master (that protocol must be installed on the client as well).
3. make sure your printer is shared (right click on the printer icon on the master and select sharing)
4. verify that all usernames/accounts have access to the printer under the security tab of the printer's properties

Have fun,

Skye

[YeOldeStonecat]

What type of printer do you have?

Assuming your "master" computer is Win98, like Cyb said, you need the "File and Print Sharing" service loaded.

What I do is download the latest drivers for your printer. Make sure they are installed on your "host" computer, and the printer is shared. One way of sharing the printer is to right click the printer in your printers folder, and select "share". Now the printer will have a blue hand under it in your printer folder.

With some newer printer drivers, setting the printer up on the "slave" computer is as easy as navigating to the printer through network neighborhood, right clicking the printer, and selecting "install". The newer drivers will be copied from the "server" computer...to the "client" computer right across the network.

However, not all printers and printer drivers are created equal. I find the most reliable way is to download the latest drivers, and install them on the client computer, pretending that the computer is connected locally right to the parallel port (LPT1). Then once it's all done, and you've canceled out the test if your drivers want to test the connection, you reboot, go to the properties of your printer, the device tab, and where it says "Print to the following port", change that from LPT1, to network..browse...and select the "server" computer and it's share.

Say your print sharing computer is called "master", and your printer is an HP Deskjet shared with the name hpdj the printer path on your clients computer will print to the following port
\\master\hpdj

[Sid]

However, not all printers and printer drivers are created equal. I find the most reliable way is to download the latest drivers, and install them on the client computer, pretending that the computer is connected locally right to the parallel port (LPT1). Then once it's all done, and you've canceled out the test if your drivers want to test the connection, you reboot, go to the properties of your printer, the device tab, and where it says "Print to the following port", change that from LPT1, to network..browse...and select the "server" computer and it's share.

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