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
(E-Mail Removed)

That model isn't a Linksys product, but a NetworkEverywhere product.

According to specs on their website, this model doesn't function as a print
server.

To network your printers, you'll need to physicaly connect them to one or
more PCs and share them from the PC side.

"Steve Forrestor" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news5SdnUoEVa1SIdDcRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> 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
> (E-Mail Removed)
>
>
>
>
>
>

In article <p5SdnUoEVa1SIdDcRVn-(E-Mail Removed)>, "Steve Forrestor"
<(E-Mail Removed)> 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?
>
>Is this the best way to "network" this mess?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Steve
>(E-Mail Removed)

I love Linksys's little NetworkEverywhere NR041 router, Steve, and
I've installed a few of them for my consulting clients.

Unfortunately, you can't connect printers to it -- that requires a
print server. Here's a print server that should be ideal for your
setup, because it supports two parallel printers and one USB printer.
It works perfectly with my HP LaserJet 6P:

http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=166

Connect the print server to one of the router's LAN ports. The XP
computer will be able to access the printers using standard TCP/IP
ports. You'll have to install D-Link's software on the Win98
computer.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm

"Rob Elder MVP-Networking" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%238HM$(E-Mail Removed)...
> That model isn't a Linksys product, but a NetworkEverywhere product.
>
> According to specs on their website, this model doesn't function as a
> print
> server.
>
> To network your printers, you'll need to physicaly connect them to one or
> more PCs and share them from the PC side.
>
> "Steve Forrestor" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news5SdnUoEVa1SIdDcRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>> 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
>> (E-Mail Removed)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

Thanks!

"Steve Winograd [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> In article <p5SdnUoEVa1SIdDcRVn-(E-Mail Removed)>, "Steve Forrestor"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> 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?
>>
>>Is this the best way to "network" this mess?
>>
>>Thanks!
>>
>>Steve
>>(E-Mail Removed)
>
> I love Linksys's little NetworkEverywhere NR041 router, Steve, and
> I've installed a few of them for my consulting clients.
>
> Unfortunately, you can't connect printers to it -- that requires a
> print server. Here's a print server that should be ideal for your
> setup, because it supports two parallel printers and one USB printer.
> It works perfectly with my HP LaserJet 6P:
>
> http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=166
>
> Connect the print server to one of the router's LAN ports. The XP
> computer will be able to access the printers using standard TCP/IP
> ports. You'll have to install D-Link's software on the Win98
> computer.
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
> Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
> http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm

Steve,

Your solutions are always tops!

Thanks!

Steve