Networking My Printer

[W. eWatson]

I have a local network with a HP Photosmart 6180 printer. My wife has
managed to connect to it wirelessly by adding the printer via Control Pnl ->
Add Printer/Fax. When I tried the same thing from my laptop, it was a no go.
I suspect it's because I have a network set up via Win, SUNSPOT. How do I
proceed for the above printer.
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W. eWatson

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[Jack \(MVP-Networking\).]

Hi
If it is network printer, the printer has to be connect with wire, or
Wireless, to a Wireless Cable DSL/Router, and then it can be connected to
through the Router from any wired and wireless computer on the Network
(provided that the correct printer's drivers were installed on each
computer).
It might be that your wife's computer connects to the printer by itself in
Ad-Hoc mode, and thus it has nothing to do with the Network.
If this is the case you can do the same when she is off the connection to
the printer.
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)

 

[smlunatick]

Thanks. We have both a wireless and ethernet cable connection to the
printer. I tried the install about 30' from the printer, but I was easilyon
the wirless side of things when connecting to the internet. According to
her, she went through the Ctrl Panel Add Printer. She tried it on my laptop,
but it always seemed to head off to my local network, SUNSPOT, where nothing
seemed right. That is, I had to identify a printer. Maybe it's possibly to
get the ID from within XP?







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Usually. only one connection should be set up on the printer.

You need to install the printer drivers locally on the PCs, following
the network settings. Then, check all the anti-viurs settings and
firewal settings so as to permit the printer system to access the
network.

Also, like routers, the printer should have an IP addrress assigned to
it. Do not let the router's DHCP service give it an IP, as DHCP
service will change the IP address with-in the set interval.

 

[Jack \(MVP-Networking\).]

Hi
If the printer is a Network printer it has to be connected to the network.
Once connected to the Network each computer need to be equipped with the
printer's network drivers/software and the connection is done trough the
Network.
The printer's manual should explain how to use the printer as a network
printer.
If it is not a network printer, then it should be connected only to One
Computer and shared via the computer.
Vista File and Printer Sharing-
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727037.aspx
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)

 

[W. eWatson]

Misled by my wife. She tells me that she uses the printer both by her laptop
and desktop via an ethernet cable and not wirlessly. I don't even have my
laptop set up for a wireless connection. The need has disappeared. Acrobat
had broken down and I had hauled the pdf over to my laptop to use Acrobat
there, and "supposedly" print it. Not so. Thanks for the comments. This is
going on the back burner. I probably will get the laptop to connect to the
printer sometime in the near future.

Hi
If the printer is a Network printer it has to be connected to the network.
Once connected to the Network each computer need to be equipped with the
printer's network drivers/software and the connection is done trough the
Network.
The printer's manual should explain how to use the printer as a network
printer.
If it is not a network printer, then it should be connected only to One
Computer and shared via the computer.
Vista File and Printer Sharing-
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727037.aspx
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)

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W. eWatson

(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

Web Page: <www.speckledwithstars.net/>