Network priting

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Ray Kilham

Try to help my wifes boss who has the following set up:

Main pc (running Vista Business) connected to the internet with a ethernet
cable in to a BT hub, this hub sends out a signal which 2 other pc`s with are
running XP.

On one of these two pc`s is connected a Brother printer, this is conected as
is asked for by a network cable, on the pc ot is connected to it prints fine,
we need to be able to access it also from the machine running Vista.

In Vista when you install a printer the printer in question cannot be seen
in a search or even by putting in its IP address, all pc`s have file and
printer sharing turned on.

I have also tried to connect to the printer was all firewall disabled, no
luck here.

Checked the the settings on the hub, all pc`s have full access to the system.

Regards

Ray
 
G

Gordon

Ray Kilham said:
Try to help my wifes boss who has the following set up:

Main pc (running Vista Business) connected to the internet with a ethernet
cable in to a BT hub, this hub sends out a signal which 2 other pc`s with
are
running XP.

On one of these two pc`s is connected a Brother printer, this is conected
as
is asked for by a network cable, on the pc ot is connected to it prints
fine,
we need to be able to access it also from the machine running Vista.

In Vista when you install a printer the printer in question cannot be seen
in a search or even by putting in its IP address, all pc`s have file and
printer sharing turned on.

I have also tried to connect to the printer was all firewall disabled, no
luck here.

Checked the the settings on the hub, all pc`s have full access to the
system.

Regards

Ray
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I'm assuming that as the printer is connected to the machine by a patch
cable that it is a proper network-enabled printer?
Is there a spare Ethernet port on the BT Hub? If so, just connect the
printer there and you will have a TRUE network printer which should solve
all the problems at a stroke...
Or, buy a three-port switch and connect your hub, printer and main PC to
that....
Those are the easy solutions, which in addition to solving the printing
problem from the Vista machine, will also give you the option of printing
from any machine without having to turn the machine to which the printer is
connected, on.
 
R

Ray Kilham

Gordon said:
I'm assuming that as the printer is connected to the machine by a patch
cable that it is a proper network-enabled printer?
Is there a spare Ethernet port on the BT Hub? If so, just connect the
printer there and you will have a TRUE network printer which should solve
all the problems at a stroke...
Or, buy a three-port switch and connect your hub, printer and main PC to
that....
Those are the easy solutions, which in addition to solving the printing
problem from the Vista machine, will also give you the option of printing
from any machine without having to turn the machine to which the printer is
connected, on.
Click to expand...
Their is no spare port on the hub, the printer is conected with the correct
cable.
 

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