print to a printer on another network

[John Smith]

My lan topology is like this:

cable modem->Linksys router (192.168.x.x) with several computers
-> Linksys wireless router (10.10.x.x) with one laptop.

Is it possible for the laptop to print to a shared local printer
connected to one of the computers on the 192.168.x.x network
without reconfigure the wireless router (i.e. keeping the existing
IP address)? Thanks.

 

[Jack \(MVP-Networking\).]

Hi
Printing down from the network behind the second router should work as is.
Printing up needs special arrangement.
Basically the first Network becomes like the Internet to the second Network,
so the same arrangement that can be done to connect through the Internet to
a private LAN can be used (with some adjustments) for a segregated Network
(the Network behind the second Router).
Jack (MVP-Networking).

 

[Guest]

Yes, provided that the wireless access-point provides routing between the two
subnets, and its firewall (if any) does not block ports 137-9 or 445.

Connect to the shared printer using a commandline instruction:

net use lpt2: \\192.168.1.1\printername

Then install the driver locally and select lpt2 as the port.

This will avoid any browsing issues, since you probably don't have a DNS or
WINS server to link the namespace fo the two subnets.