How do you connect your printer to a home network?

I have a Vista Laptop, a XP Desktop and a BT Home Hub. How to i connect the printer to both computers?How do you connect your printer to a home network?
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click on start menu


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click on Printers and Faxes


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in new window click on add a printer(left Column)


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in new window with this title';add printer wizard'; click next


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after that, in local and network printer,you must choice second


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in Specify printer window, click in next button


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in browser priner window, choice your workgroup and seclect a clinet or server that share printer.


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finish





persian gulfHow do you connect your printer to a home network?
If you have a ethernet port on your printer, its just a case of getting a cat5e/6 cable and then installing it directly to your hub. If not you will have to use one of your computers as a means of accessing it.





On Windows XP if you install it as per usual(installing drivers etc) then go to the control panel. Then go to Printers and Fax's and right click on your printer. Once there select properties and select sharing from the tab'd window. Select share this printer and give your printer a name. click ok/apply and reset your computer.





Providing you have a working workgroup you should be able to access your printer via the network.
You can share the printers as the others have described but you may be able to use the BT home hub as a print server. This may not work for all BT home hub models but its worth a try check this link out. If it works this is far better than sharing a printer on the PC as the pc has to be left on all the time





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to set up printer sharing using one of the PCs as a print server check this link out





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if you have a Vista PC you may need to run the printer on that, share it %26amp; get the XP box to access it across the network (had to set mine up like this) as Vista may not see the printer on the XP box or be able to use that driver
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