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wired network print sharingHello,
In my office I have 5 computers sharing a wired internet/dsl connection. Can I share printers between only 2 of the computers? or would I have to share them all. thanks much On Sun, 12 Nov 2006 09:56:26 -0500, "MS News" <myn***@today.com> wrote: You share printers, as files, between people, not computers. You connect>Hello, > >In my office I have 5 computers sharing a wired internet/dsl connection. > >Can I share printers between only 2 of the computers? or would I have to >share them all. > >thanks much printers to the network (preferred) or to individual computers (not preferred). People have access (or don't) to resources like printers. <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html Tell us more what, specifically, you want to do. And what operating system are you running on your computers? Read this article please. <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html -- Cheers, Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking] http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/ Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience. My email is AT DOT actual address pchuck mvps org. Sorry, I thought I sent this reply earlier, if this is a duplicate I
apologize. Im running windows XP SP2 on 5 computers in my office. All sharing (wired to the router) the same dsl connection. I want to be able to share printers for example, between computer 2 and computer 5. thanks Show quoteHide quote "Chuck" <n***@example.net> wrote in message news:1beel2t747ucbj7jbvld1emloavrqg1q16@4ax.com... > On Sun, 12 Nov 2006 09:56:26 -0500, "MS News" <myn***@today.com> wrote: > >>Hello, >> >>In my office I have 5 computers sharing a wired internet/dsl connection. >> >>Can I share printers between only 2 of the computers? or would I have to >>share them all. >> >>thanks much > > You share printers, as files, between people, not computers. You connect > printers to the network (preferred) or to individual computers (not > preferred). > People have access (or don't) to resources like printers. > <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html> > http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html > > Tell us more what, specifically, you want to do. And what operating > system are > you running on your computers? Read this article please. > <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html> > http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html > > -- > Cheers, > Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking] > http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/ > Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience. > My email is AT DOT > actual address pchuck mvps org.
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On Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:02:21 -0500, "MS News" <myn***@today.com> wrote: Do you have XP Home or Pro? If you have XP Home, or if XP Pro using Guest>"Chuck" <n***@example.net> wrote in message >news:1beel2t747ucbj7jbvld1emloavrqg1q16@4ax.com... >> On Sun, 12 Nov 2006 09:56:26 -0500, "MS News" <myn***@today.com> wrote: >> >>>Hello, >>> >>>In my office I have 5 computers sharing a wired internet/dsl connection. >>> >>>Can I share printers between only 2 of the computers? or would I have to >>>share them all. >>> >>>thanks much >> >> You share printers, as files, between people, not computers. You connect >> printers to the network (preferred) or to individual computers (not >> preferred). >> People have access (or don't) to resources like printers. >> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html> >> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html >> >> Tell us more what, specifically, you want to do. And what operating >> system are >> you running on your computers? Read this article please. >> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html> >> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html >Sorry, I thought I sent this reply earlier, if this is a duplicate I >apologize. > >Im running windows XP SP2 on 5 computers in my office. All sharing (wired to >the router) the same dsl connection. I want to be able to share printers for >example, between computer 2 and computer 5. >thanks authentication, anything shared from one computer is available to all users on all computers. <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Guest> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Guest If you have XP Pro with Advanced File Sharing, you CAN setup the printer server (computer with the printer attached) to allow access to specific PERSONS (accounts). If each individual computer is used by one and only one person, you can have a unique account for each PERSON, and call it access by computer, but it will really be access by account. <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Advanced> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Advanced -- Cheers, Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking] http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/ Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience. My email is AT DOT actual address pchuck mvps org. 
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