Sharing a printer on a wireless 98SE, XP Pro network

The primary computer in my home (the one with the printer)
is running 98SE. We have cable internet that we are
sharing with a wireless laptop with XP Pro and wireless
desktop (my daughter's). I need someone to give me the
step-by-step instructions to allow me to share our printer
with those wireless computers through our wireless router.

Additionally, will it be necessary for to lower our
firewalls in order to make this happen?

Any help that anyone can offer me would be of great help.

Ray

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Carey

"Ray" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> The primary computer in my home (the one with the printer)
> is running 98SE. We have cable internet that we are
> sharing with a wireless laptop with XP Pro and wireless
> desktop (my daughter's). I need someone to give me the
> step-by-step instructions to allow me to share our printer
> with those wireless computers through our wireless router.
>
> Additionally, will it be necessary for to lower our
> firewalls in order to make this happen?
>
> Any help that anyone can offer me would be of great help.
>
> Ray

In article <01a101c3d6dd$48df8330$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Ray"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>The primary computer in my home (the one with the printer)
>is running 98SE. We have cable internet that we are
>sharing with a wireless laptop with XP Pro and wireless
>desktop (my daughter's). I need someone to give me the
>step-by-step instructions to allow me to share our printer
>with those wireless computers through our wireless router.
>
>Additionally, will it be necessary for to lower our
>firewalls in order to make this happen?
>
>Any help that anyone can offer me would be of great help.
>
>Ray

On 98SE, go to Start | Settings | Control Panel | Network and make
sure that file and printer sharing is enabled. The, go to Start |
Settings | Printers, right click the printer, and share it.

XP Pro should automatically discover and install the shared printer
within a few minutes. To find it, go to Control Panel | Printers and
Other Hardware | "View installed printers or fax printers". If the
shared printer isn't there, click "Add a printer" and follow the
Wizard's prompts to install it.

For details of these steps, see:

http://www.wown.com

Configure your firewall to access by computers on your local area
network. XP's built-in Internet Connection Firewall doesn't have that
capability, so you must disable it on the local area network
connection. Enable XP's firewall on the cable Internet connection.
--
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Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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