Author Topic: Stupid hareware question #233 (Read 379 times)

Ripsnort · « **on:** October 06, 2003, 01:58:39 PM »

How do I use one printer at home for 2 computers? Is it just a matter of something like a split printer cable or something more elaborate like networking them together? (The latter I cannot do, since its a work PC, proprietary info)

mrblack · « **Reply #1 on:** October 06, 2003, 02:03:13 PM »

What OS do you have rip?
If you got Xp its real easy.
Just network em .

Ripsnort · « **Reply #2 on:** October 06, 2003, 02:18:23 PM »

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Originally posted by mrblack
What OS do you have rip?
If you got Xp its real easy.
Just network em .

Win2k on laptop, and XP on home.

mrblack · « **Reply #3 on:** October 06, 2003, 04:04:59 PM »

Yea Rip just go into network connections and follow the instructions its really easy with XP.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #4 on:** October 06, 2003, 04:33:51 PM »

I guess as long as my laptop info is not "shared" with the home PC, then I'm cool. Some of my work involves military design stuff and thats a big no no! (Although most of it is stripped down so that its not a proprietary issue)

capt. apathy · « **Reply #5 on:** October 06, 2003, 04:53:44 PM »

you could do the wireless thing. I kinda skimmed through an article in PC magazine (I think it was this months issue) about setting up a reciever on the printer and having a card in each pc that would send to it.

I didn't pay a lot of attention as I only have the one pc, but thought it would be kinda cool as you could set the printer up anywhere, and I'm a bit low on extra desk space.

anyway if your interested and don't have that issue, I can see if I can dig it up and scan it for you.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #6 on:** October 06, 2003, 06:32:12 PM »

Hey, thks for that offer Capt. but don't bother, I'll just get up and plug it in once a week when I'm at home working virtual, not worth the worry.

Roscoroo · « **Reply #7 on:** October 06, 2003, 10:29:47 PM »

Or you can get a router with a printer sharing port .. Remember those ?? the printer hooks up straight to the router box and you load the printer software/drivers on each pc.

Mines currently attached to my gateway pc ... and shared that way .. same thing basically

this perhaps ...

http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?grid=34&scid=32&prid=133

maddog · « **Reply #8 on:** October 07, 2003, 10:34:15 AM »

easy way is to add printer, network, select printer...... Have to go onto home and "share" home printer first.