Network Printer configured as standalone

I have a working network of 4 computers and 1 HP networked
printer. All networked printers can access and print to
the printer.

The network printer is associated to one of the computers
and I would like it to be accessible when that computer is
not running. If the name of the printer is:

hp ljet4 net

How do I associate this with Mshome instead of the
computer? Here is how it looks now.

Mshome
|
|
hppav1
|
|
hp ljet4 net

I'd like the configuration to look <something like>like:

Mshome
|
|
hp ljet4 net
|
|
hppav1

Thanks for your help,

Paul

You'll have to purchase a print server so that your printer can plug
directly into your hub/switch/router.

Carey

"Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:05b601c3b87c$68451840$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have a working network of 4 computers and 1 HP networked
> printer. All networked printers can access and print to
> the printer.
>
> The network printer is associated to one of the computers
> and I would like it to be accessible when that computer is
> not running. If the name of the printer is:
>
> hp ljet4 net
>
> How do I associate this with Mshome instead of the
> computer? Here is how it looks now.
>
> Mshome
> |
> |
> hppav1
> |
> |
> hp ljet4 net
>
> I'd like the configuration to look <something like>like:
>
> Mshome
> |
> |
> hp ljet4 net
> |
> |
> hppav1
>
> Thanks for your help,
>
> Paul
>
>
>
>

Thanks Carey. I had an idea this wasn't simple

Paul


>-----Original Message-----
>You'll have to purchase a print server so that your
printer can plug
>directly into your hub/switch/router.
>
>Carey
>
>"Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:05b601c3b87c$68451840$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I have a working network of 4 computers and 1 HP networked
>> printer. All networked printers can access and print to
>> the printer.
>>
>> The network printer is associated to one of the computers
>> and I would like it to be accessible when that computer is
>> not running. If the name of the printer is:
>>
>> hp ljet4 net
>>
>> How do I associate this with Mshome instead of the
>> computer? Here is how it looks now.
>>
>> Mshome
>> |
>> |
>> hppav1
>> |
>> |
>> hp ljet4 net
>>
>> I'd like the configuration to look <something like>like:
>>
>> Mshome
>> |
>> |
>> hp ljet4 net
>> |
>> |
>> hppav1
>>
>> Thanks for your help,
>>
>> Paul
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>.
>

It's actually quite simple. A print server isn't like a computer server.
It's just a little device like these:
http://www.netgear.com/products/prin...intservers.asp

Carey

"Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:07e401c3b8a3$1010c3a0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks Carey. I had an idea this wasn't simple
>
> Paul
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >You'll have to purchase a print server so that your
> printer can plug
> >directly into your hub/switch/router.
> >
> >Carey
> >
> >"Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >news:05b601c3b87c$68451840$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> I have a working network of 4 computers and 1 HP networked
> >> printer. All networked printers can access and print to
> >> the printer.
> >>
> >> The network printer is associated to one of the computers
> >> and I would like it to be accessible when that computer is
> >> not running. If the name of the printer is:
> >>
> >> hp ljet4 net
> >>
> >> How do I associate this with Mshome instead of the
> >> computer? Here is how it looks now.
> >>
> >> Mshome
> >> |
> >> |
> >> hppav1
> >> |
> >> |
> >> hp ljet4 net
> >>
> >> I'd like the configuration to look <something like>like:
> >>
> >> Mshome
> >> |
> >> |
> >> hp ljet4 net
> >> |
> >> |
> >> hppav1
> >>
> >> Thanks for your help,
> >>
> >> Paul
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >.
> >