Setting up a printer to use over a wireless connection

[Duncs]

OK, here's the setup on which I need some advice.



I have a desktop PC, attached to which is a USB printer. The desktop is
connected to my router to access the internet via broadband.



My wife uses her works laptop downstairs, and connects to the company
network wirelessly, via my router. Once she has logged on to her laptop,
she then connects into the company network, which she accesses by connecting
to my internet connection wirelessly.



What has this got to do with a printer? Well, whenever she wants anything
printed, she e-mails it to me at my personal e-mail address at which point I
print it off. What I want to know is, is it possible to access the printer
that is connected to my desktop, from the laptop? If so, how?



TIA



Duncs

 

[Terry R.]

The date and time was 10/30/2008 9:42 AM, and on a whim, Duncs pounded
out on the keyboard:

OK, here's the setup on which I need some advice.



I have a desktop PC, attached to which is a USB printer. The desktop is
connected to my router to access the internet via broadband.



My wife uses her works laptop downstairs, and connects to the company
network wirelessly, via my router. Once she has logged on to her laptop,
she then connects into the company network, which she accesses by connecting
to my internet connection wirelessly.



What has this got to do with a printer? Well, whenever she wants anything
printed, she e-mails it to me at my personal e-mail address at which point I
print it off. What I want to know is, is it possible to access the printer
that is connected to my desktop, from the laptop? If so, how?



TIA



Duncs

Hi Duncs,

You don't say how your wife connects to her work? Using Remote Desktop?

Have you configured your two machines for networking together? If so,
share your printer and verify your wife can print to it when using her
laptop (not using Remote Desktop). Then when she double clicks on the
Remote Desktop icon, click the Options button, then Local Resources tab,
and check "Printers".

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[Jack \(MVP-Networking\).]

Hi
What you want to do is called Sharing through the Network.
Maybe this can Help,
Successful Sharing involves some general consideration in Network settings,
http://www.ezlan.net/sharing.html
As well as specific adjustment of each computer according to what it is
allowed to be shared.
Vista File and Printer Sharing-
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727037.aspx
Windows XP File Sharing -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304040
Printer Sharing XP -
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/honeycutt_july2.mspx
Windows Native Firewall setting for Sharing XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875357
Windows XP patch for Sharing with Vista -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922120
Jack (MVP-Networking).

 

[Duncs]

The date and time was 10/30/2008 9:42 AM, and on a whim, Duncs pounded out


Hi Duncs,

You don't say how your wife connects to her work? Using Remote Desktop?

Have you configured your two machines for networking together? If so,
share your printer and verify your wife can print to it when using her
laptop (not using Remote Desktop). Then when she double clicks on the
Remote Desktop icon, click the Options button, then Local Resources tab,
and check "Printers".

--
Terry R.

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Terry,

My wife uses an application called "Cisco Systems VPN Client" to connect to
her work. She launches the application and selects a connection. She then
enters her user name and a secure password, which then authenticates and
gives her access to the company network. So, I guess she doesn't really
connect to my desktop in anyway, rather she just uses the internet
connection to piggy-back into her work.

Given this, is there anyway that the desktop printer can be made available
to her?

TIA

Duncs

 

[Terry R.]

The date and time was 11/3/2008 9:09 AM, and on a whim, Duncs pounded
out on the keyboard:

Terry,

My wife uses an application called "Cisco Systems VPN Client" to connect to
her work. She launches the application and selects a connection. She then
enters her user name and a secure password, which then authenticates and
gives her access to the company network. So, I guess she doesn't really
connect to my desktop in anyway, rather she just uses the internet
connection to piggy-back into her work.

Given this, is there anyway that the desktop printer can be made available
to her?

TIA

Duncs

Hi Duncs,

I've used the Cisco VPN client. She should be able to use the desktop
printer by the method I described above from Remote Desktop, after you
have tested she is able to print locally first.

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