"Malke" wrote:

> moe103 wrote:
>
> > I am working with Windows XP Pro, have set up my laptop for wireless
> > operation and this works fine. I have a Brothers 3240 ,all in one
> > printer ,and want to be able to print to it from the laptop
> > wirelessly. I installed on the lap top the printer drivers from the
> > Brothers printer. The printer is plugged into a USB 2 port. Is there
> > anything else I should have to do, to be able to print from the
> > laptop. At the present, when I click print it shows printing on the
> > laptop, but does not print at the printer. Thanks for any advice on
> > this. Moe
>
> You need to share the printer from the computer where it is connected.
> If the Brother is correctly shared, does the printer show up in the
> laptop's Printers Control Panel applet? If not, then go through the Add
> Printer routine. Check the documentation on the Brother for further
> details about networking.
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>

"moe103" <moe***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6D11DC28-686F-42C2-B375-B3E0DF892127@microsoft.com...
> Thanks : The printer does show in the laptop window . I went thru the
> whole
> thing but to no avail.
> I installed the drivers from the printer disk and then followed the
> instruction for the rest of the sequence.
> -- Installed drivers on laptop , made sure sharing was clicked on main
> computer, then checked that printer shows on laptop.clicked on this and
> then
> share this printer, named printer the same as the main one and clicked ok
> .Tried to print but didn't have any success. Have I missed something there
> from what you see. Thanks again.
> moe
>
>
> "Malke" wrote:
>
>> moe103 wrote:
>>
>> > I am working with Windows XP Pro, have set up my laptop for wireless
>> > operation and this works fine. I have a Brothers 3240 ,all in one
>> > printer ,and want to be able to print to it from the laptop
>> > wirelessly. I installed on the lap top the printer drivers from the
>> > Brothers printer. The printer is plugged into a USB 2 port. Is there
>> > anything else I should have to do, to be able to print from the
>> > laptop. At the present, when I click print it shows printing on the
>> > laptop, but does not print at the printer. Thanks for any advice on
>> > this. Moe
>>
>> You need to share the printer from the computer where it is connected.
>> If the Brother is correctly shared, does the printer show up in the
>> laptop's Printers Control Panel applet? If not, then go through the Add
>> Printer routine. Check the documentation on the Brother for further
>> details about networking.
>>
>> Malke
>> --
>> Elephant Boy Computers
>> www.elephantboycomputers.com
>> "Don't Panic!"
>> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>>

> Hi
> Usually the installation is done as noted above by Malke. Log to
> Control Panel / Printers.. Click on Add a Printer when the wiz start
> choose the network printer option (last one) and follow the wiz.
> While installing disable temporarily the Firewalls on both computers
> Howvever, the Brother drivers are "Finicky" sometimes it takes few
> times before they install correctly. Read the instruction on the CD, I
> do not remember whether the drivers have to be install before trying
> to Add a networked printer, or during the process.
> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>
> "moe103" <moe***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6D11DC28-686F-42C2-B375-B3E0DF892127@microsoft.com...
>> Thanks : The printer does show in the laptop window . I went thru the
>> whole
>> thing but to no avail.
>> I installed the drivers from the printer disk and then followed the
>> instruction for the rest of the sequence.
>> -- Installed drivers on laptop , made sure sharing was clicked on
>> main computer, then checked that printer shows on laptop.clicked on
>> this and then
>> share this printer, named printer the same as the main one and
>> clicked ok .Tried to print but didn't have any success. Have I missed
>> something there from what you see. Thanks again.

"Malke" wrote:

> Jack (MVP-Networking). wrote:
>
> > Hi
> > Usually the installation is done as noted above by Malke. Log to
> > Control Panel / Printers.. Click on Add a Printer when the wiz start
> > choose the network printer option (last one) and follow the wiz.
> > While installing disable temporarily the Firewalls on both computers
> > Howvever, the Brother drivers are "Finicky" sometimes it takes few
> > times before they install correctly. Read the instruction on the CD, I
> > do not remember whether the drivers have to be install before trying
> > to Add a networked printer, or during the process.
> > Jack (MVP-Networking).
> >
> > "moe103" <moe***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:6D11DC28-686F-42C2-B375-B3E0DF892127@microsoft.com...
> >> Thanks : The printer does show in the laptop window . I went thru the
> >> whole
> >> thing but to no avail.
> >> I installed the drivers from the printer disk and then followed the
> >> instruction for the rest of the sequence.
> >> -- Installed drivers on laptop , made sure sharing was clicked on
> >> main computer, then checked that printer shows on laptop.clicked on
> >> this and then
> >> share this printer, named printer the same as the main one and
> >> clicked ok .Tried to print but didn't have any success. Have I missed
> >> something there from what you see. Thanks again.
>
> I completely agree with Jack. I've had similar problems with networking
> Brother printers before. The last one I did was some fancy all-in-one
> for a client. I finally got it working after trying at least 4
> different ways and cursing a lot. I felt like I had zoomed back into
> the past and was installing a printer on Win95 where if you just banged
> on it enough the operating system gave up and installed the damn
> printer.
>
> If Jack's suggestion doesn't work, try using the local printer option in
> the Add New Printer wizard. Browse for it. When all else fails, turn
> everything off, power up the printer, power up the computers and see if
> the major rebooting helps.
>
> I'm sorry to not be more precise about this but I had the same
> experience as you with my client's computer and honestly, I can't
> remember what I did to finally win.
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>

"moe103" wrote:

> Jack/Malke: I appreciate you guys giving me all that help, so today I will
> remove the Brothers , since it is giving me so much headache, and work with
> another printer that is not an all in one unit. (Epson C86). I will see if
> this does the trick , if not ,I will have to wait for  some help from my son
> this weekend.
> I will keep you guys informed how it turns out either way . Thanks again .
> Have a good weekend.
> --
> moe
>
>
> "Malke" wrote:
>
> > Jack (MVP-Networking). wrote:
> >
> > > Hi
> > > Usually the installation is done as noted above by Malke. Log to
> > > Control Panel / Printers.. Click on Add a Printer when the wiz start
> > > choose the network printer option (last one) and follow the wiz.
> > > While installing disable temporarily the Firewalls on both computers
> > > Howvever, the Brother drivers are "Finicky" sometimes it takes few
> > > times before they install correctly. Read the instruction on the CD, I
> > > do not remember whether the drivers have to be install before trying
> > > to Add a networked printer, or during the process.
> > > Jack (MVP-Networking).
> > >
> > > "moe103" <moe***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:6D11DC28-686F-42C2-B375-B3E0DF892127@microsoft.com...
> > >> Thanks : The printer does show in the laptop window . I went thru the
> > >> whole
> > >> thing but to no avail.
> > >> I installed the drivers from the printer disk and then followed the
> > >> instruction for the rest of the sequence.
> > >> -- Installed drivers on laptop , made sure sharing was clicked on
> > >> main computer, then checked that printer shows on laptop.clicked on
> > >> this and then
> > >> share this printer, named printer the same as the main one and
> > >> clicked ok .Tried to print but didn't have any success. Have I missed
> > >> something there from what you see. Thanks again.
> >
> > I completely agree with Jack. I've had similar problems with networking
> > Brother printers before. The last one I did was some fancy all-in-one
> > for a client. I finally got it working after trying at least 4
> > different ways and cursing a lot. I felt like I had zoomed back into
> > the past and was installing a printer on Win95 where if you just banged
> > on it enough the operating system gave up and installed the damn
> > printer.
> >
> > If Jack's suggestion doesn't work, try using the local printer option in
> > the Add New Printer wizard. Browse for it. When all else fails, turn
> > everything off, power up the printer, power up the computers and see if
> > the major rebooting helps.
> >
> > I'm sorry to not be more precise about this but I had the same
> > experience as you with my client's computer and honestly, I can't
> > remember what I did to finally win.
> >
> > Malke
> > --
> > Elephant Boy Computers
> > www.elephantboycomputers.com
> > "Don't Panic!"
> > MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
> >