Networking a printer

[SelfTaught and StillLearning]

I have a wireless network, consisting of my home desktop and personal and
work laptops with a broadband connection through a Linksys router. The
desktop is connected to an old, but perfectly good HP 4L. I would like to be
able to print to this device. How do it get it into my network?

PS The printer is old enough that the connection cord does not fit the
laptops, so I can't print directly to the device from them.

 

[Malke]

I have a wireless network, consisting of my home desktop and personal and
work laptops with a broadband connection through a Linksys router. The
desktop is connected to an old, but perfectly good HP 4L. I would like to
be
able to print to this device. How do it get it into my network?

PS The printer is old enough that the connection cord does not fit the
laptops, so I can't print directly to the device from them.

Have you successfully set up your Local Area Network (LAN) sharing? This
means that you are able to transfer files between all the computers. If
not, do this first.

Excellent, thorough, yet easy to understand article about File/Printer
Sharing in Vista. Includes details about sharing printers as well as files
and folders:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727037.aspx

Post back if you need more networking help.

Once the LAN file/printer sharing is set up correctly, share out the printer
on the machine to which it is connected. Then use the Add Printer utility
from Vista's Control Panel. Basic drivers are included in Vista.

Malke