DSL router

Hello all,

I am wondering how do I setup my pc for printer sharing. The pc is
connected to a DSL router, and the laptop connects to the DSL router
through a wireless card. Currently, the pc can print to the printer,
because there is a direct connection between the printer and the pc.
I'd like to know how do I give my laptop the capability of printing to
the printer. I am using windows98 on my pc and windows xp on my laptop.
I have been working on this for a couple of hours, and I still do not
know how the functionality is done. All I know is that a file/printer
sharing network has to be esablished by the pc which is directly
connected to the printer. If anyone can provide detailed steps on
accomplishing the task, I will be very greatful....

On 3 Jul 2006 23:10:24 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) wrote:

>I am wondering how do I setup my pc for printer sharing. The pc is
>connected to a DSL router, and the laptop connects to the DSL router
>through a wireless card. Currently, the pc can print to the printer,
>because there is a direct connection between the printer and the pc.
>I'd like to know how do I give my laptop the capability of printing to
>the printer. I am using windows98 on my pc and windows xp on my laptop.
>I have been working on this for a couple of hours, and I still do not
>know how the functionality is done. All I know is that a file/printer
>sharing network has to be esablished by the pc which is directly
>connected to the printer. If anyone can provide detailed steps on
>accomplishing the task, I will be very greatful....

Whether it's wired or wireless doesn't matter. Check basic tcp/ip
connectivity with the ping command.

Look here for file and printer sharing details
http://www.wown.com

I'll make a guess that the firewall on the xp machine is blocking the
connection. Check that first and make sure there is an exception for
file and printer sharing (if you are using the built in windows
firewall).


Jim.

In article <(E-Mail Removed) .com>,
(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>Hello all,
>
>I am wondering how do I setup my pc for printer sharing. The pc is
>connected to a DSL router, and the laptop connects to the DSL router
>through a wireless card. Currently, the pc can print to the printer,
>because there is a direct connection between the printer and the pc.
>I'd like to know how do I give my laptop the capability of printing to
>the printer. I am using windows98 on my pc and windows xp on my laptop.
>I have been working on this for a couple of hours, and I still do not
>know how the functionality is done. All I know is that a file/printer
>sharing network has to be esablished by the pc which is directly
>connected to the printer. If anyone can provide detailed steps on
>accomplishing the task, I will be very greatful....

Run the Windows XP Network Setup Wizard on both computers. It will
make all the necessary settings on both computers and will share the
printer:

XP ICS - Starting the Network Setup Wizard
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...rksetupwiz.htm

If you can't use a floppy disk and don't have a Windows XP CD-ROM,
copy the Wizard's file to a USB flash drive or CD-R on the XP laptop,
then run it on the Windows 98 PC:

C:\Windows\System32\Netsetup.exe

Tell the Wizard that the computers connect to the Internet through a
residential gateway.
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