donut
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| posted on 3/5/06 at 05:31 PM |
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Networking 2 PC's
I have 4 PC's in our house that all access the internet via an ASDL or ADSL router thingy (you can tell i'm up on this pooter lark
can't you!  ) I want to network my wifes work PC to my PC so she can print from her PC and not have to keep sending emails with attachments.
Q1: Do i have to network the 2 PC's in order to share the printer or can i share the printer through the router?
Q2: If i need to network the PC's together is it a simple seup using the wizard or is there more to it than that? Anything i should watch out
for?
Thanx
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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flak monkey
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| posted on 3/5/06 at 05:37 PM |
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You should be able to share the printer over the router. I assume the router is acting as a network hub for your 4 puters at the moment?
Go to control panel, then printers and faxes.
Right click on the printer you want to share and select sharing.
Select the share printer option, and give it a name.
Voila, job done (in theory)
David 
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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donut
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| posted on 3/5/06 at 05:42 PM |
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Do i need to set that up on my pc or the wifes?
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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muzchap
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| posted on 3/5/06 at 05:57 PM |
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The PC that has the printer currently connected
For her to connect to the printer - go to her PC and:
START - RUN - type '\\'pc with priner attached name'
hit enter
The printer will be displayed - double click and voila.
Note - your PC must be on for her to connect to the printer
[Edited on 3/5/06 by muzchap]
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donut
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| posted on 3/5/06 at 06:30 PM |
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i have no run command on her pc, probably due to it being a works machine 
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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muzchap
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| posted on 3/5/06 at 06:46 PM |
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Works as in - her works machine?
That's a blow
Ok - open internet explorer
delete all the stuff in address line and do
\\'machine with printer shared name'
that should do the trick
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donut
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| posted on 3/5/06 at 07:22 PM |
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She's just told me not to bother!!
Humph!
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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muzchap
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| posted on 3/5/06 at 07:39 PM |
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LOL wait till she's gone asleep
Or my personal fav!
Get a rag, douse it in choloroform and then go upto her and say - hey does this rag smell of chloroform - guaranteed she'll sniff it!
All women do!
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If you believe you're not crazy, whilst everybody is telling you, you are - then they are definitely wrong!
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Deckman001
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| posted on 3/5/06 at 09:14 PM |
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Networking didn't work for me either , have tried setting up a network, but the other comp doesn't have a floppy drive so
couldn't do a disk , they both use a netgear router and both 'automaticaly detect settings' for web access ??? Both comps use
XP Home as well
what do i need to change for printer sharing ??
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muzchap
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| posted on 4/5/06 at 12:16 AM |
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Deckman - that's a good setup - just follow the instructions above in Flak Monkeys and my posts and should all work
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