Networking Parallel and USB Printers

Help... Please!

I have:
o 2 PCs: One Win98 and one WinXP
o 2 Printers: A Parallel HP LaserJet 4L and a USB HP DeskJet 882c
o 1 4-port Network Anywhere (by LinkSys) NR041 Router

How do I connect the 2 printers to the router so both PCs can print to them?

Is this the best way to "network" this mess?

Thanks!

Steve
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Steve Forrestor wrote:
> Help... Please!
>
> I have:
> o 2 PCs: One Win98 and one WinXP
> o 2 Printers: A Parallel HP LaserJet 4L and a USB HP DeskJet 882c
> o 1 4-port Network Anywhere (by LinkSys) NR041 Router
>
> How do I connect the 2 printers to the router so both PCs can print
> to them?

Unless the router has a built-in print server and the appropriate
parallel/USB ports, just install the printers on the XP workstation or 98
workstation & share them over the network & install on the other PC - then
you can print from either computer.
>
> Is this the best way to "network" this mess?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Steve
> (E-Mail Removed)

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
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> Steve Forrestor wrote:
>> Help... Please!
>>
>> I have:
>> o 2 PCs: One Win98 and one WinXP
>> o 2 Printers: A Parallel HP LaserJet 4L and a USB HP DeskJet 882c
>> o 1 4-port Network Anywhere (by LinkSys) NR041 Router
>>
>> How do I connect the 2 printers to the router so both PCs can print
>> to them?
>
> Unless the router has a built-in print server and the appropriate
> parallel/USB ports, just install the printers on the XP workstation or 98
> workstation & share them over the network & install on the other PC - then
> you can print from either computer.
>>
>> Is this the best way to "network" this mess?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Steve
>> (E-Mail Removed)
>
>

The 98 does not have enough resources to act as the "print server" and the
XP is actually my laptop and it does not have any parallel ports nor is it
always available in my home office...

Any other suggestions???

Thanks!

Steve Forrestor wrote:
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> <(E-Mail Removed) ahoo.com> wrote in
> message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Steve Forrestor wrote:
>>> Help... Please!
>>>
>>> I have:
>>> o 2 PCs: One Win98 and one WinXP
>>> o 2 Printers: A Parallel HP LaserJet 4L and a USB HP DeskJet 882c
>>> o 1 4-port Network Anywhere (by LinkSys) NR041 Router
>>>
>>> How do I connect the 2 printers to the router so both PCs can print
>>> to them?
>>
>> Unless the router has a built-in print server and the appropriate
>> parallel/USB ports, just install the printers on the XP workstation
>> or 98 workstation & share them over the network & install on the
>> other PC - then you can print from either computer.
>>>
>>> Is this the best way to "network" this mess?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> Steve
>>> (E-Mail Removed)
>>
>>
>
> The 98 does not have enough resources to act as the "print server"
> and the XP is actually my laptop and it does not have any parallel
> ports nor is it always available in my home office...
>
> Any other suggestions???

Check out HP's external JetDirect devices. They can connect to the printer,
then via Ethernet connect directly to your hub/switch - you can assign a
static IP on each, and then have the XP box print directly to the printer
via a standard TCP/IP port (don't know how you set that up for Win98, but
I'm sure it's possible).

> Thanks!

>> Any other suggestions???
>
> Check out HP's external JetDirect devices. They can connect to the
> printer,
> then via Ethernet connect directly to your hub/switch - you can assign a
> static IP on each, and then have the XP box print directly to the printer
> via a standard TCP/IP port (don't know how you set that up for Win98, but
> I'm sure it's possible).
>
>
>

Thanks, again!!!

Steve Forrestor wrote:
>>> Any other suggestions???
>>
>> Check out HP's external JetDirect devices. They can connect to the
>> printer,
>> then via Ethernet connect directly to your hub/switch - you can
>> assign a static IP on each, and then have the XP box print directly
>> to the printer via a standard TCP/IP port (don't know how you set
>> that up for Win98, but I'm sure it's possible).
>>
>>
>>
>
> Thanks, again!!!

You're welcome - let us know how it works out!

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
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> Steve Forrestor wrote:
> >>> Any other suggestions???
> >>
> >> Check out HP's external JetDirect devices. They can connect to the
> >> printer,
> >> then via Ethernet connect directly to your hub/switch - you can
> >> assign a static IP on each, and then have the XP box print directly
> >> to the printer via a standard TCP/IP port (don't know how you set
> >> that up for Win98, but I'm sure it's possible).

I believe HP has a downloadble tool that gives Win98 and NT4.0 that ability.
We've used it on some of our NT4 machines. Normally only Win2000 and newer
can do that.

--

Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com

Phillip Windell wrote:
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> <(E-Mail Removed) ahoo.com> wrote in
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>> Steve Forrestor wrote:
>>>>> Any other suggestions???
>>>>
>>>> Check out HP's external JetDirect devices. They can connect to the
>>>> printer,
>>>> then via Ethernet connect directly to your hub/switch - you can
>>>> assign a static IP on each, and then have the XP box print directly
>>>> to the printer via a standard TCP/IP port (don't know how you set
>>>> that up for Win98, but I'm sure it's possible).
>
> I believe HP has a downloadble tool that gives Win98 and NT4.0 that
> ability. We've used it on some of our NT4 machines. Normally only
> Win2000 and newer can do that.

You made me curious so I looked it up & found it:

ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/networking/software/hpspm98.exe