"Brian" <b@freeeuk.com> wrote in message
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> Hi -
> I have two laptops, XPpro and XPhome. They each share a connection to the
> internet using a Netgear Modem Wireless router. If I have my printer
> connected to one of them using USB, can I connect the other one to the
> printer using the wireless connection or would I need a separate wireless
> print server?
>
> Any advice would be much appreciated,
> Thanks,
> Brian.
>
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"Jim" <jim-nor***@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> "Brian" <b@freeeuk.com> wrote in message
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>> Hi -
>> I have two laptops, XPpro and XPhome. They each share a connection to the
>> internet using a Netgear Modem Wireless router. If I have my printer
>> connected to one of them using USB, can I connect the other one to the
>> printer using the wireless connection or would I need a separate wireless
>> print server?
>>
>> Any advice would be much appreciated,
>> Thanks,
>> Brian.
>>
>>
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> I suppose you mean "can I share the printer through the network", and
> answer is yes.
> Jim
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"Jim" <jim-nor***@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> "John R Weiss" <jrweiss98155nospamatnospamcomcastdotnospamnet> wrote in
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>> "Brian" <b@freeeuk.com> wrote...
>>> Thanks Jim - now that I know it can be done, I'll attempt to figure out
>>> how!
>>
>> Set up the printer normally on 1 computer.  Enable Printer Sharing.
>> Share the printer in the printer Properties box.
>>
>> Enable printer sharing on the other computers.  Add a Printer in the
>> Control Panel.  Follow the prompts for a Network Computer or a Printer
>> connected to Another Computer.  The rest is automagical.
>>
>>
> The real problem with sharing is that you still will need to do such
> things as load paper and remove output.  That can be a real pain when the
> printer is upstairs but the computer is downstairs.
>
> Also a networked printer may not have all of the functionality that one
> would like.  For example, I lost double sided printing when I shared my
> Photo 1280.  I finally decided to forgo the networking scheme.
>
> It isn't hard at all to set one up for networking though.
>
> Jim
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